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Broadcast TV Presidents Want Nielsen to Get Things ‘Right’ and Delay Total Content Ratings Rollout

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The broadcast network presidents have added their voices to those in the industry asking Nielsen to modify its rollout plans for the new total content ratings metric.


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FX Chief Says There Could Be 500 Scripted Series Airing By 2017

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One year after coining the phrase "peak TV" to describe the overwhelming amount of TV available on broadcast, cable and streaming platforms, FX Networks and FX Productions CEO John Landgraf [...]

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FX CEO Says ‘Human Curation’ Is Still More Important Than Data

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Just a month into upfront season, and the buzz around data has already become deafening. But at least one company, FX Networks, is making the case to advertisers that their [...]

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How FX Competes for New Series Without a Netflix-Size Budget

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As streaming services like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu snap up original series away from linear networks and lure creators with big paydays and promises of creative autonomy, their competitors have [...]

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FX Chief Says Industry Hasn’t Reached ‘Peak TV’ Yet, Blasts Netflix’s ‘Wonky’ Economics

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Five months after he coined the term "peak TV" to describe the overwhelming amount of video content available to audiences, FX Networks CEO John Landgraf said we're not yet at [...]

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With a Record 409 Scripted Series in 2015, Did TV Reach Its Peak?

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"Peak TV" has a name, and now it has a number: 409.