WILL BOX OFFICE REBOUND IN 2012? ANALYSTS DISAGREE
January 3, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Two veteran media analysts, Anthony DiClemente of Barclays Capital and Eric Handler of MKM Partners, are predicting a small increase at the domestic box office in 2012 — not as a result of a more exciting film slate attracting more moviegoers but as a result of higher ticket prices. As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, […]
ADVERTISERS NOW SPENDING AS MUCH ON CABLE AS ON BROADCAST
June 20, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Although advertisers have increased their upfront spending for broadcast television by about 10 percent, they have increased them even more — by about 15 percent — for cable networks, the Wall Street Journal reported today (Monday). The result: advertisers for the the first time are spending as much on cable networks as on broadcast networks. […]
“AMERICAN IDOL” COMPANY MAY BE SOLD TO SHOW’S CREATOR
May 28, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Simon Fuller, the creator of Britain’s Pop Idol, America’s American Idol, and their assorted offspring, is teaming up with former Barclays Capital banker Roger Jenkins to buy CKX Inc., the company that now owns American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance and other lucrative TV properties, the Wall Street Journal reported today (Friday), citing […]
