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Nickelodeon strikes deal with Hulu
Viacom's Nickelodeon has struck a deal to sell its programming to Hulu Plus, the subscription arm of the online video platform Hulu. Starting today, recent episodes of Nickelodeon shows such as "iCarly" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" and its much-...
Tags: Nickelodeon (tv network), iCarly (tv program), Hulu, Netflix Inc., SpongeBob SquarePants (tv program)
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'Dora the Explorer' executive out in Nickelodeon shake-up
Reeling from its spectacular ratings fall, Burbank-based Nickelodeon has pushed out animation chief Brown Johnson, the executive most responsible for creating the network's cartoon sensation "Dora the Explorer." Johnson is leaving Nickelodeon "to...Tags: Animation (genre), Nickelodeon (tv network), Los Angeles Times, Meg James
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Ratings for Burbank-based Nickelodeon tumble from loss of carriage on DirecTV
Ratings for Viacom's Nickelodeon have fallen dramatically in the days since the channel was dropped from satellite broadcaster DirecTV over a fee dispute. On July 10, the last day Burbank-based Nickelodeon had distribution on DirecTV, its total day...Tags: Nickelodeon (tv network), Disney Channel (tv network), SpongeBob SquarePants (tv program), Los Angeles Times, DirecTV Group Inc.
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Community: Going to work at Linden House
Employees of Viacom celebrated a day of giving back to the community by adding their creative touches to Linden House, a transitional facility for young adults run by the Family Service Agency of Burbank. Viacommunity Day is an annual event that brings...
Tags: Nickelodeon (tv network), Employees, Lifestyle and Leisure, Comedy Central (tv network), Education
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Disney, Time-Warner pony up against Prop. 24
The Walt Disney Co. and the parent of Warner Bros. have each given more than $1 million toward the effort to defeat an initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot that would restore an estimated $1.3 billion in business taxes to the state rolls, records show....Tags: Television Industry, California, Entertainment, General Electric Company, NBCUniversal
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Rupert Murdoch warns about Facebook, sees echo of 'crappy' Myspace
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Facebook's initial public offering, a milestone that often prompts reflection and introspection. And in the case of Rupert Murdoch, the occasion provided an opportunity for a nanny-nanny-nah-nah tweet: "Look out...Tags: News Corp., Media Industry, MySpace, Computer Networking and Internet, Social Media
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Less dancing at ABC! Viacom jumps gun in upfront ad race.
After the coffee. Before the CBS and TNT upfronts. Jealous yet? The Skinny: It feels like I've been here a week. Oh wait, I have been here a week! By the time most of you read this, I'll have already been to two upfront events and in desperate need of a...Tags: Entertainment Events, Fox Sports (tv network), Entertainment, ESPN (tv network), Jimmy Fallon
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A Sony entertainment spinoff would provide opening for CBS
New York hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb wants Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp. to spin off its Culver City entertainment business. CBS Corp. might like that, too. Loeb, whose Third Point funds own more than $1 billion in Sony stock, sent a letter...Tags: AMC (tv network), The Beverly Hillbillies (tv program), Entertainment, Mutual Funds, Bewitched (tv program)
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Give cable TV subscribers more freedom of choice
President Obama has nominated venture capitalist Tom Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the cable and the wireless industries, to serve as head of the Federal Communications Commission. "Tom knows this stuff inside and out," Obama said. If that's true, I...Tags: Arts, Entertainment, PBS (tv network), ESPN (tv network), Barack Obama
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'Gatsby' does great. Upfront week! Bruce Rosenblum on way out.
After the coffee. Before getting through two upfronts in one day. The Skinny: It's a beautiful day here in New York. Too bad I'll spend it indoors at the NBC and Fox upfronts, and then running in and out of Starbucks to steal their Wi-Fi to file blog...
Tags: Netflix Inc., Entertainment, The New Normal (tv program), Jimmy Fallon, Iron Man (movie)
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Economists predict modest growth in advertising spending
Economists are forecasting slow growth in advertising spending for the remainder of 2013 amid encouraging signs from the U.S. labor market. Media companies are doing their best to grab a bigger slice of the pie. This week, Wall Street cheered Viacom...Tags: Television, Nickelodeon (tv network), Television Industry, Entertainment, Advertising
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John McCain introduces Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013
Calling the business practices of the television industry an "injustice being inflicted on the American people," Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation Thursday he said will give consumers more choice and control over their pay-TV services....Tags: News Corp., Television Industry, Entertainment, ESPN (tv network), Comedy Central (tv network)
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