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Nielsen "TV household" ratings to include cord-cutters without TVs

Nielsen "TV household" ratings to include cord-cutters without TVs
  • Posted February 22, 2013, 1:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Nielsen will soon expand its TV ratings system to include online viewers, it told clients yesterday. Armed with its broadened definition of what constitutes a "TV household", Nielsen hopes to more accurately reflect modern day media consumption and advancements in technology…

Weekend Open Forum: What's your favorite horror movie?

Weekend Open Forum: What
  • Posted October 12, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in WOF
  • Although I don't regret "cutting the cord," there are some inherent drawbacks to relying on Internet services and discs for shows and movies -- namely that you always have to know what you want to watch. That's generally fine because I'm not interested in most of what's on TV and...

HBO will stream to non-cable subscribers... in four European countries

HBO will stream to non-cable subscribers... in four European countries
  • Posted August 30, 2012, 6:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News
  • HBO will start selling streaming subscriptions to non-cable customers for the first time in October, but only to citizens of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. The new service, dubbed HBO Nordic, will offer customers access to the linear, 24-hour movie…

Netflix working with cable companies as on-demand alternative?

Netflix working with cable companies as on-demand alternative?
  • Posted March 7, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • According to multiple sources at Reuters, Netflix may be considering a deal with cable network companies. Few details are known about the proposal, but one source claims the plan may be to bundle Netflix as an on-demand option for cable…

Hulu has 1.5m subscribers, commits $500 million to 2012 content

Hulu has 1.5m subscribers, commits $500 million to 2012 content
  • Posted January 13, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in The Web
  • Hulu has closed another fruitful year, expanding 60% from 2010 to approximately $420 million in revenue, according to CEO Jason Kilar. Despite a "soft advertising market" in the second half of 2011, the site's ad business grew aggressively. The company…

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