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Broadcasters File Suit Against Aereo Ask for permanent injunction against the online TV service

Broadcaster owners in New York filed lawsuits Thursday against Aereo, a service that delivers broadcast TV via the Internet. In two separate complaints filed in the U.S. District Court for…

March 2, 2012, 7:46 AM EST

Time Warner CEO Pushes TV Everywhere as a Necessity for Cable Operators Bewkes talks future of VOD at Deutsche Bank conference

Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes isn't exactly known for his shyness on the subject of streaming video on demand services, having referred to Netflix as both "a 200-pound…

February 28, 2012, 8:26 PM EST

CAB Touts Another Killer Year for Cable Ad-supported nets take in $22.1 billion in ad sales revenue

It was another banner year for the national cable networks, as overall ad sales in 2011 surpassed the $22 billion mark. Having crunched the numbers for all ad-supported cable nets, the…

February 27, 2012, 12:10 PM EST

Whoops: NBCU CEO Reveals True Feelings on New Show 'Smash' is 'more problematic' than 'The Voice'

In a season in which NBC has a shaky grasp on third place—only the Super Bowl is saving the network from an ignominious spot at the bottom of the heap—and…

February 15, 2012, 12:15 PM EST

New Company Aereo to Provide Online Streaming of Broadcast TV Service available to New York residents; backed by Barry Diller/IAC

First-run broadcast content has long been the holy grail in the streaming wars; now, it's coming to New York residents via a new company called Aereo. The Web-based service will…

February 14, 2012, 12:16 PM EST

Amazon Licenses Loads of Viacom Content Pact covers material licensed by Netflix in a nonexclusive earlier deal

Hot on the heels of Verizon's announcement that it too would be entering the streaming content wars, Amazon has added a large library of Viacom content to its $79 per…

February 8, 2012, 12:04 PM EST

Broadcast Spot Pricing Continues to Creep Up Average :30 network prime time increased 3 percent in 2011

The price of a 30-second advertisement on network prime time increased at a 3 percent rate in 2011, as strong demand helped push the average unit cost to just under…

February 7, 2012, 5:02 PM EST

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