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Fox Makes Headway as First Week of Upfront Deals Ends Network sacrifices bigger CPM hikes for dollar volume

After jumping out to an early start on Wednesday, Fox steadily has been closing its 2013-14 upfront deals, writing business at slightly less inflated rates than in recent years. According to…

May 31, 2013, 5:29 PM EDT

Disney’s Rasulo Dismisses the Fox Sports 1 Threat Mouse House CFO relegates ESPN rivals to a ‘distant No. 2’

While Fox Sports 1 believes it will be competitive with ESPN within a few years after its August 17 launch, at least one of Bristol’s corporate overseers seems all but…

May 31, 2013, 12:59 PM EDT

Fox, ABC Begin Hashing Out Upfront Deals Déjà vu all over again as spring bazaar gets off to a fast start

Call it the déjà vu upfront. In what appears to be a simulacrum of last year’s orderly upfront bazaar, Fox and ABC have started writing deals with some of the major…

May 29, 2013, 5:36 PM EDT

Early Stirrings in the Cable Upfront Marketplace Broadcast quiet

And they’re off! Sort of. Though there’s not been any substantial movement in the broadcast market yet, a few of the cable players are already deep in negotiations. Viacom has worked…

May 28, 2013, 5:27 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: Dodge The Charger is tough enough that you'll still be using it to outrun aliens in 2046

It's the rare commercial that you wish went on longer. But such is the case with this 30-second Dodge Charger spot advertising the Chrysler brand's tie-in with the groundbreaking TV…

May 24, 2013, 2:27 PM EDT

Rapture-Palooza Star Anna Kendrick Is Addicted to Reddit Uses Snapchat through the day

Specs Who Anna Kendrick Age 27 Accomplishments Starring in Rapture-Palooza (in theaters June 7) and Drinking Buddies (Aug. 23); played a cappella prodigy Beca Mitchell in last year’s Pitch Perfect Base Los…

May 24, 2013, 12:27 AM EDT

Lego Builds Awesome Life-Size Star Wars X-Wing Fighter, Its Largest Model Ever Iconic jet appears in Times Square

Lego has unveiled a life-size Star Wars X-Wing fighter jet made entirely of Legos in Times Square. It promotes an upcoming Cartoon Network show called The Yoda Chronicles. You can…

May 23, 2013, 1:30 PM EDT

Yankees, Manchester City Team Up for MLS Launch New NYC pro soccer club to debut in 2015

Two of the world’s most prominent sports franchises have joined forces to bring a new Major League Soccer club to New York. The New York Yankees and Manchester City Football Club…

May 21, 2013, 6:00 PM EDT

ESPN Lays Off More Than 100 Employees Rare cost-cutting measure for Disney’s sports giant

ESPN on Tuesday began making a significant reduction of its work force, laying off more than 100 employees at its Bristol, Conn., headquarters and in at least one regional technology…

May 21, 2013, 2:39 PM EDT

ESPN's Cherie Cohen Headed to NBCUniversal to Focus on Cable Exec moves from vp to svp role as network goes through changes

This afternoon, NBCUniversal will announce that ESPN exec Cherie Cohen has joined the fold, reporting to evps Dan Lovinger and Laura Molen with the title of svp of cable advertising…

May 21, 2013, 2:13 PM EDT

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