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NBC, CBS, ESPN Set 2015 Prime-time Football Schedules

Convergent TV

With the 2015 NFL regular season matchups now set, the rights-holding networks have revealed their schedules. The NFL season kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 10 with the Pittsburgh Steelers at [...]


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Seasonal Stumbles for Monday Night’s Hottest Series

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Monday night’s biggest broadcast shows are starting to settle into their seasonal troughs … a pattern that unfortunately coincides with the first full week of November sweeps.

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NFL Flex Schedule a Godsend for NBC

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For NBC, the National Football League’s flex schedule rules can’t kick in soon enough.

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Cable Upfront Haul Passes the $10 Billion Mark

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While the national cable TV networks continue to siphon off upfront dollars from the broadcasters, the days of torrid double-digit volume increases appear to be a thing of the past.

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Why Dunkin’ Donuts CMO Wants to Combine Twitter Passion With TV Spots

Brand Marketing

Dunkin’ Donuts today is launching TV spots called #MyDunkin, featuring the brand’s passionate Twitter fans. It’s the latest social media-minded initiative led by global CMO John Costello, who was behind [...]

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ABC Has Found a Man Magnet With Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Convergent TV

In the seven long years since ABC punted its powerhouse Monday Night Football franchise to cable sibling ESPN, the network has struggled to field a series that delivers a reliable [...]