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Viacom’s Embattled CEO Says Paramount Sale Will Proceed Despite War With Sumner Redstone

Convergent TV

In his first public comments since his public battle with Viacom founder and chairman emeritus Sumner Redstone over the company's future, Viacom executive chairman and CEO Philippe Dauman said the [...]


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The CW Extends Affiliate Agreement With Tribune in 12 Markets Ahead of Upfront Negotiations

Convergent TV

The CW has completed an essential piece of business prior to beginning upfront negotiations, and we're not talking about last week's presentation to buyers.

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The 5 Buzziest Television Trends That Defined This Year’s Upfronts

Convergent TV

The annual broadcast upfronts week has wrapped, as the networks spent four days wooing buyers with their new schedules, lots of impressive-sounding stats (some figures were more accurate than others) [...]

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How TV Networks Battled Back This Week Against Bold Claims by Digital Companies

Convergent TV

"Is television dead?" During Turner's upfront presentation on Wednesday, truTV host Billy Eichner called that a silly question, adding, "It's so stupid. That's more stupid than not giving Samantha Bee [...]

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The 10 Most Memorable Moments From This Year’s Upfronts

Convergent TV

That's a wrap on upfronts week, where the networks were unusually cordial to one another—well, except for Jimmy Kimmel—as they banded together to attack a common foe: digital video companies.

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Movie Theaters Are Thriving With Millennial Viewers, According to Ad Sales Teams

Brand Marketing

Talks of a merger between movie theater advertising powerhouses Screenvision and National CineMedia (NCM) broke down 14 months ago. A little over a year later, the companies are going their [...]