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CBS stake in AXS TV proves Live Programming is King

CBS stake in AXS TV proves Live Programming is King

Can 'Big Les' and 'Money Mark' truly lure young consumers AWAY from the internet and BACK to the boob tube? [...]

February 2013 The Boardroom

Jason Kilar’s exit from Hulu serves as a wake-up call

Jason Kilar’s exit from Hulu serves as a wake-up call

What's Next for Hulu After CEO Jason Kilar Resigns? [...]

January 2013 The Boardroom

Nokia destined to fail with Microsoft

Nokia destined to fail with Microsoft

Nokia and Microsoft are still a lousy fit. [...]

December 2012 The Boardroom

NBCUniversal’s iVillage Shifts To Digital News Unit

NBCUniversal’s iVillage Shifts To Digital News Unit

NBC News Digital houses NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, Today.com, TheGrio.com, NBCLatino.com and NBCPolitics.com among other properties. It has been building out new partnerships with other NBCUniversal divisions like CNBC and parent company Comcast’s Xfinity after NBCUniversal acquired full ownership of its digital networks from MSN back in July, ending a 16-year [...]

November 2012 The Boardroom

Re-branding the soon-to-be former G4 Network won’t be easy

Re-branding the soon-to-be former G4 Network won’t be easy

G4, the NBCUniversal-owned cable network aimed at gaming and animation, is undergoing a re-branding that could involve a name change and take G4 in a direction reminiscent of GQ, the magazine for the “modern male” whose interests span beyond the dorm room or messy bachelor pad. The guy-centric net [...]

November 2012 The Boardroom

CBS strikes Multi-Year Content Deal with Hulu, content arriving in early 2013

CBS strikes Multi-Year Content Deal with Hulu, content arriving in early 2013

CBS' series from the network library will now be available to Hulu Plus subscribers. [...]

November 2012 The Boardroom

Dawn Ostroff Predicts Heavy ‘Digital’ Competition for Broadcasters

Dawn Ostroff Predicts Heavy ‘Digital’ Competition for Broadcasters

Delivering a keynote in Cannes, the former Lifetime and CW exec said “digital is following the same path cable did in its early years.”   Arguably it takes someone who’s been in the TV trenches for 20-odd years but Dawn Ostroff put it all in perspective. Delivering a keynote [...]

October 2012 The Boardroom

Marissa Mayer Picks iPhones over Androids for Yahoo Employees

Marissa Mayer Picks iPhones over Androids for Yahoo Employees

Newly appointed Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is giving her entire staff new iPhones, which has to sting her former Google colleagues somewhat. She could have picked an Android device for the ten thousand-plus people who work at the company. Instead, she’s suggesting spending a couple million on the Apple [...]

August 2012 The Boardroom