Oct
25
Publishing Executive at Amazon to Depart
Posted in: UncategorizedLaurence Kirshbaum also worked at Random House and eventually became the chairman and chief executive of the Time Warner Book Group.
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Sep
10
Behind Time Inc. Purchase of American Express Publishing Lies a Long History
Posted in: UncategorizedYears of collaboration between the companies smoothed the way for Time Inc. to add magazines like Food & Wine and Travel & Leisure to its roster.
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Sep
09
Time Inc. in Talks to Buy American Express Magazines
Posted in: UncategorizedThe purchase would include luxury titles like Food & Wine and Travel & Leisure, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
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Sep
09
Latest Overhaul of the MGM Studio Appears to Be a Moneymaker
Posted in: UncategorizedAfter emerging from bankruptcy and cutting costs, the venerable studio is generating cash and has a number of movies and TV shows in the works.
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Aug
31
U.S. Open Fans Affected by Coverage Blackout Have Options
Posted in: UncategorizedThe CBS blackout on Time Warner Cable continues, but fans can still watch the matches online or on the CBS Sports Network cable channel, which is not subject to the blackout.
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Aug
22
Advertising: TCM Moves to Lure Film Buffs Out of Their Living Rooms
Posted in: UncategorizedThe cable channel Turner Classic Movies is expanding a slate of offerings like bus tours, theatrical screenings and memorabilia sales to increase revenue and brand recognition.
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Aug
22
Sony and Viacom Reach Tentative Deal to Stream Cable Channels
Posted in: UncategorizedThe agreement is believed to be the first of its kind between a major programmer and any of the technology giants that are trying to disrupt traditional modes of TV delivery.
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Aug
16
Tv Sports: ESPN Challenger Will Try to Punch Above Its Weight
Posted in: UncategorizedFox Sports 1 appears to be the stiffest competition for ESPN because of the resources of its parent and ambitions of its chairman, but it has a long way to go to match the ESPN empire.
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Aug
13
Blacked Out in 3 Cities, CBS Still Wins Ratings Race
Posted in: UncategorizedDespite 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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Aug
09
Time Warner Cable and CBS Are Scolded Over Blackout
Posted in: UncategorizedAt a City Council hearing, the two companies said that they had resumed negotiations over retransmission fees.
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Aug
08
Profit at Time Warner Surges 87%
Posted in: UncategorizedInvestments in mythical kingdoms and alien invasions are paying off for Time Warner, which posted an 87 percent jump in income after it increased spending on original programming.
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Aug
07
Advertising: Advance Ad Sales for New TV Season Called Lukewarm
Posted in: UncategorizedThe 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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Aug
05
A Wait for CBS and Time Warner Cable to Make Up
Posted in: UncategorizedSeveral 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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Aug
04
The Media Equation: Self-Serving War of Words by 2 Giants in Television
Posted in: UncategorizedBoth 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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Aug
04
The TV Watch: Surviving CBS’s Fight With Time Warner Cable
Posted in: UncategorizedTime Warner Cable and CBS battle over retransmission fees like divorcing parents, leaving viewers like traumatized children.
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Jul
31
N.F.L. Television Pioneer to Step Down Next Year
Posted in: UncategorizedSteve Bornstein, who secured coverage of N.F.L. games for ESPN and helped establish the NFL Network, will step down in the spring of 2014.
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Jul
30
Time Warner Temporarily Removes CBS in Major Cities
Posted in: UncategorizedA 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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Jul
27
Sharing the Wealth as a Comic Book Goes to Hollywood
Posted in: UncategorizedThe movie “2 Guns,” adapted from the comic books from Boom Studios, opens this week. Thanks to Boom’s “creator share” model, both the publisher and comic’s writer reap benefits.
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Jul
25
Advertising: Glenn Britt to Retire as Time Warner Cable Chief
Posted in: UncategorizedMr. Britt, 64, will be succeeded by Robert Marcus, who at 48 represents generational change both for the company and the industry.
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Jul
22
Former Time Warner Executive Is Coming Back to Run Time Inc.
Posted in: UncategorizedJoseph A. Ripp is being installed as the new leader at Time Inc.’s magazine division ahead of its spinoff into a separate company.
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