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How Can Discovery Make More Money? Its New COO Has Some Ideas

Convergent TV

Specs Current gig Chief commercial officer, Discovery Communications Previous gig Evp and chief revenue and marketing officer, DirecTV Age 54


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CBS, Time Warner Cable Carriage Beef Escalates

Convergent TV

After weeks of quietly working to hash out a new carriage deal, CBS and Time Warner Cable are no closer to reaching an agreement than they were on the day [...]

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Discovery Walks Back Talk of Developing Streaming Service

Convergent TV

Discovery Communications is reportedly developing its own streaming service modeled after HBO Go.

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TV Everywhere Hits Snags

Convergent TV

Faced with competition from Netflix and Hulu, cable companies have pegged TV Everywhere as a major strategic tool in the fight to retain influence.

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Turner Adds Digital Streaming to Its Programming Plans

Convergent TV

True to its word, Turner unveiled a solid slate of scripted and unscripted shows at its upfront presentation on Wednesday morning, as well as a major digital initiative: TNT and [...]

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After Streaming Kills Cable, Where Will the Content Come From?

Brand Marketing

To echo a familiar refrain, consumers are mad as hell and not about to take it from cable companies anymore! Networks are dinosaurs who think the big asteroid in the [...]