Sony Pictures Television has gone largely underacknowledged, but that is changing, partly because of prodding from one of its largest shareholders.
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The decision by Fox Television Studios not to be involved in producing a hotly debated mini-series for NBC was a financial decision, one executive said, and not a political one.
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The contract dispute is approaching the two-week mark with no hint of an imminent settlement.
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As the AMC show’s finale approaches, it may set near record advertising rates for cable TV for marketers vying for the limited commercial time still available.
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Despite Time Warner’s blocking of CBS in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, the network beat its rivals in total viewers and in important ratings categories.
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NBC has come under heavy fire, especially from Republican critics, for agreeing to broadcast the series about Hillary Rodham Clinton, which may end up being produced by Fox Television Studios.
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The men and women who steer six of the best TV dramas talk about the challenges of making a show in the Twitter age.
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At a City Council hearing, the two companies said that they had resumed negotiations over retransmission fees.
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Fox Sports agreed to a 12-year deal to carry the Open starting in 2015 on both its broadcast network and Fox Sports 1, a cable network that starts this month.
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The New York coffee company Vassilaros & Sons is using a mock political campaign to promote its expansion into direct sales to consumers.
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The five broadcast networks sold an estimated $9 billion worth of commercial time before the season starts, about the same or a little less than last year’s sales.
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Several media analysts suggested the standoff might be protracted, with predictions ranging from about 10 days to as long as six weeks.
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Both sides in the standoff over programming fees for CBS content on Time Warner Cable claim to be defending the consumer. It doesn’t wash.
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Time Warner Cable and CBS battle over retransmission fees like divorcing parents, leaving viewers like traumatized children.
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At a preseason press tour, the newsmakers of the industry gave a preview of offerings.
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Tom Rothman, previously the chairman and chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment, will head a venture at Sony that expects to make four films a year.
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Comcast surpassed analysts’ earnings projections while CBS Corporation reported its highest quarterly profits ever.
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A high-stakes battle between the cable company and CBS over fees caused the network’s programming to be blacked out in some cities for a half-hour.
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The hit series, based on a Stephen King novel, will return next summer.
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Cases against two services that change how viewers watch TV are far from settled, but the stakes, which would affect broadcasters’ profits, could not be bigger.
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