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Data Points: Big Screen Even as more Americans download and watch movies online, the theater experience is more popular than ever

Infographic: Carlos Monteiro

February 21 2012

Comcast Sets 4 New Digital Networks Diddy, Rob Rodriguez, Magic Johnson among principals at FCC-mandated nets

Comcast is making good on its promise to beef up minority involvement in its cable division, though it's doing so with digital networks instead of terrestrial cable channels. It's not…

February 21 2012

Yet Another Streaming Service: Comcast's Xfinity Streampix On the 'TV Everywhere' model, Comcast is providing VOD to its customers to compete with Netflix

All right, it's more or less raining new streaming services at this point. Comcast is the latest company to unveil a new streaming VOD client, hot on the heels of…

February 21 2012

Trailer Mash: Oscar's Best Films 2012

February 21 2012

Bravo: Thematic Links With Shows Lift Ad Effectiveness Bravo and Neuro-Insight team up to show correlation between ad themes and program content

Bravo has conducted a study on ad receptivity (and no, its findings were not “OMG Bravo is the gr8est”) in tandem with market research company Neuro-Insight, and the report contains…

February 20 2012

First Mover: Matt Zoller Seitz 'New York' magazine's new TV critic isn't afraid to take tough stands on reality shows like 'Jersey Shore'

Have you been surprised at any of the comments you’ve gotten about what you’ve written so far? I don’t feel like Indiana Jones in front of the boulder at New York…

February 20 2012

NBC, 'Smash' Struggle to Find Their Voice Despite flagging ratings—and a diss from the boss—show still holds promise for the third-place contender

While it wasn’t a rave review, Steve Burke’s assessment of NBC’s musical drama Smash hardly constituted a death knell for the new series. Moments after Comcast concluded its Feb. 15 earnings…

February 20 2012

TV Check-In Apps Get Social With mobile utilities wanting to keep users engaged, big events like the Oscars are golden opportunities

Jeremy Lin and Pinterest weren’t Social Media Week’s only hot topics. Also dominating discussions was the maturation of second-screen experiences, especially when tied to TV’s biggest events. “Check-in is not the…

February 17 2012

MSG, Time Warner Cable to End Blackout Linsanity, pols force a resolution to the 48-day dispute

Thanks to the intervention of some New York political heavyweights, the seven-week staring contest between MSG Network and Time Warner Cable came to an end on Friday afternoon (Feb. 17). After…

February 17 2012

Turner, CBS Say College Hoops Fans Must Pay—Somehow Wanted: proof of cable subscription, or $3.99

RIP, MMOD. Turner Sports and CBS Sports, which last year became partners in broadcasting the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, have shaken up the way they deliver the tournament’s 67 games via…

February 16 2012

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