ABCReport: Apple Pitching Networks $30 iTunes TV SubscriptionsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 2, 2009 - 7:59am.
New York
- Apple (NASD: AAPL) has been pitching TV networks a plan to offer an iTunes-based TV
subscription service that would cost about $30 a month, All Things D reported,
citing multiple unnamed sources.
Analysis: Jay Leno And The End Of The Mass Broadcasting EraAuthored by Rohit Bhargava on September 14, 2009 - 11:01am.
AT&T Debuts Entertainment Site with Free TV Shows, MoviesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 10, 2009 - 12:01pm.
Dallas
- AT&T (NYSE: T) on Thursday announced the launch of AT&T Entertainment, a new Hulu-like
website that offers thousands of streaming TV shows and movies from partners
including ABC (NYSE: DIS), NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) and (NYSE: CBS)CBS. The free site is available to all
consumers, not just subscribers to AT&T services. The company said it plans
to add more programming from additional providers in the coming months.
Netflix Adds Streaming Episodes of ABC's "Lost," Other SeriesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 3, 2009 - 11:35am.
Los Gatos,
Calif. - Netflix (NASD: NFLX), developer of an
online DVD rental service with more than 10 million subscribers, said on Monday
that it has signed a deal with Disney-ABC Television Group (NYSE: DIS) that will make
several of ABC's series available to be streamed instantly from Netflix. In its
entirety, the deal will allow Netflix members to instantly watch the first five
seasons of "Lost," seasons four and five of "Desperate
Housewives," season five of "Grey's Anatomy" and seasons one and
two of "Legend of the Seeker."
Untangling Your Brand: 4 Marketing Lessons From LostAuthored by Rohit Bhargava on May 14, 2009 - 12:01pm.
ABC Teams With Twitter for Web Version of "NightTline"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 12, 2009 - 1:08pm.
New York
- ABCs (NYSE: DIS) "Nightline" news program is launching a new weekly online
program that will take advantage of the interactivity provided through the
Twitter microblogging service. "NightTline" will feature opposing
sides debating an issue while moderated by an ABC anchor, with viewers able to
comment and ask questions via a Twitter widget.
ABC.com Debuts Music Lounge, Features Songs From ShowsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 7, 2009 - 12:40pm.
Los Angeles
- Disney's (NYSE: DIS) ABC Entertainment has launched a new streaming music player on ABC.com
with a playlist that includes songs featured in shows like "Grey's
Anatomy," "Ugly Betty" and "Scrubs." The ABC Music
Lounge, which currently features songs from over 200 artists heard on ABC, will
also include music videos, performance footage, photos and interviews with
artists, series producers and music supervisors.
Disney Takes Equity Stake in Hulu; Adds ABC Full EpisodesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 30, 2009 - 8:12am.
Los Angeles
- Confirming earlier reports, Disney (NYSE: DIS) announced on Thursday that it has signed a
deal to take an equity stake in, and provide full-length TV episodes to Hulu,
the video website joint venture between News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE). Coming to
Hulu will be shows from ABC, SOAPnet and Disney Channel, including "Grey's
Anatomy," "LOST," "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "The
View" and "General Hospital."
ABC's "Lost" Streamed 35.8M Episodes in MarchAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 14, 2009 - 12:29pm.
Los Angeles
- Disney/ABC's (NYSE: DIS) "Lost" served 35.8 million video streams of
full-length episodes during March, and counted 1.4 million unique viewers, Variety
reported, citing Nielsen VideoCensus data. ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and
"Dancing With the Stars" also took second and third place among
streaming shows in March, with 19.7 million and 19.6 million streams,
respectively. Overall, ABC.com came in sixth among all video sites, with 176.9
million streams last month, behind YouTube (5.47 billion), Hulu (248 million),
Yahoo (231.7 million), Fox Interactive Media (207.5 million) and Nickelodeon
(196.2 million).
Disney Licenses TV Clips to YouTubeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 12:06pm.
San Bruno,
Calif. - Confirming recent
reports, Disney (NYSE: DIS) has signed a deal licensing clips of its ESPN and Disney/ABC
television programming to Google's (NASD: GOOG) YouTube. Disney will sell ads against the
sub-five-minute videos and split revenue with YouTube. The ads will for now
consist of displays and video overlays, though Variety notes that Disney is
expected to eventually add pre-roll ads.
Report: Disney in Talks to Put TV Clips, Episodes on YouTubeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 30, 2009 - 11:46am.
Los Angeles
- Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Google (NASD: GOOG) are in advanced talks on a deal that would see clips of
ABC, ESPN and Disney programming on YouTube, while Disney is also considering a
full-episode deal, PaidContent reported.
Report: Disney in Talks With Hulu; Could Get Equity StakeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 27, 2009 - 10:58am.
Los Angeles
- Disney (NYSE: DIS) is in talks to take an equity stake in Hulu, the online video joint
venture between News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) and NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), in exchange for licensing ABC
programming on the service, PaidContent reported, citing a source familiar with
the situation. It's not clear what other Disney-owned programming would be part
of a prospective deal, but sources told PaidContent that Disney Channel content
has been discussed; Disney also owns ESPN.
Verizon Adds ABC, ESPN to Mobile Video ServicesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 26, 2009 - 2:07pm.
Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) said on Monday that it has signed deals with the Disney/ABC Television Group (NYSE: DIS) and ESPN, that will bring full-length episodes of shows from ABC Entertainment, ABC News and Disney Channel, as well as content from ESPN, to Verizon Wireless V CAST Video and Mobile Web customers. Subscribers to the $15 per month V CAST service now have access to episodes of "Ugly Betty," "Lost," "Hannah Montana" and "Nightline," among others. Which Online Video Website Provided The Best Inauguration Coverage?Authored by Jay Baage on January 20, 2009 - 12:44pm.
Analysis: Dancing With The Stars - Personality Marketing In Disguise?Authored by Rohit Bhargava on September 25, 2008 - 7:37am.
I am not what you would call a fan of reality television. In fact, I have previously said
that I can literally feel myself getting dumber every moment that I am
around a reality TV show that happens to be on. So you can imagine my
chagrin at being forced to watch part of Dancing with the Stars
last night because one of my wife's favourite actors was on (no, not Kim Kardashian - but you can't blame me for using her bio shot among all
the participants).
Mark Cuban: My Olympics 2016 Business and Technology PredictionsAuthored by Mark Cuban on August 26, 2008 - 8:00am.
Disney-ABC Inks Deal to Stream Full TV Episodes on VeohAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2008 - 9:56am.
Los Angeles - Disney's (NYSE: DIS) ABC has signed a deal to offer full episodes of some of its primetime TV shows on Veoh, a video site backed by former Disney head Michael Eisner. Included will be episodes of "Lost," "Desperate Housewives," "Ugly Betty" and other programs, in addition to clips from Disney-owned sports network ESPN. Under the terms, Veoh will utilize ABC's own media player on its site, and pay Veoh based on the traffic it generates for ABC.com, according to PaidContent. VOD Service ReelTime Adds Disney-ABC ContentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 18, 2008 - 12:09pm.
Los Angeles - ReelTime, a for-pay online video-on-demand site that streams content directly to televisions, has signed a deal with Disney-ABC Domestic Television to offer content from Walt Disney Pictures, Disney-Pixar, Touchstone and Miramax on the site, Broadcasting & Cable reported. The deal includes titles such as "No Country for Old Men" and "National Treasure." Disney Forms New Digital Studio, Debuts "Squeegees" SeriesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 28, 2008 - 11:25am.
ABC Offers Free TV on VOD, With Ad-Skipping DisabledAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 26, 2008 - 11:12am.
Los Angeles - Disney's (NYSE: DIS) ABC has announced plans to make its primetime TV series available for free viewing on cable, satellite and telco TV video-on-demand services, with the stipulation that viewers will not be able to fast-forward through commercials. |
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