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I Love Lucy Changed Television History In Ways That Should Never Be Forgotten
“I Love Lucy” — and Desi Arnaz in particular — is often credited with the invention of the multi-camera shooting style in front of a live audience that the vast majority of sitcoms have adopted until the last few years. This isn’t entirely true. According to a piece written by the LA Times back in…
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Behind Disney’s Spectrum blackout: A ‘proxy battle’ for the future of television
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger has made no secret of his company’s plans to eventually offer ESPN channels directly to consumers, bypassing its longstanding partners — the cable and satellite TV providers. “We have a great brand, we’ve had a great business,” Iger said during a mid-July appearance on CNBC from Sun Valley,…
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Behind Disney’s Spectrum blackout: A ‘proxy battle’ for the future of television
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger has made no secret of his company’s plans to eventually offer ESPN channels directly to consumers, bypassing its longstanding partners — the cable and satellite TV providers. “We have a great brand, we’ve had a great business,” Iger said during a mid-July appearance on CNBC from Sun Valley,…
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Giants vs. Cowboys: Time, television, radio and streaming schedule
The New York Giants (0-0) will open their regular season against the Dallas Cowboys (0-0) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday night. For information on how to watch or listen to the game, read on. Game Information New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 10 MetLife…
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Giants vs. Cowboys: Time, television, radio and streaming schedule
The New York Giants (0-0) will open their regular season against the Dallas Cowboys (0-0) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday night. For information on how to watch or listen to the game, read on. Game Information New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 10 MetLife…
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Disney Entertainment Television Names Chunguang Yu SVP Data & Advanced Analytics
Data and analytics executive Chunguang Yu has joined Disney Entertainment Television, Networks & TV Business Operations as SVP, Data, Measurement and Advanced Analytics. Chunguang moves to Disney from NBCUniversal where she led the measurement innovation and data science team. She will begin her new role on September 11, reporting into Kavita Vazirani, EVP of Research, Insights…
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Disney Entertainment Television Names Chunguang Yu SVP Data & Advanced Analytics
Data and analytics executive Chunguang Yu has joined Disney Entertainment Television, Networks & TV Business Operations as SVP, Data, Measurement and Advanced Analytics. Chunguang moves to Disney from NBCUniversal where she led the measurement innovation and data science team. She will begin her new role on September 11, reporting into Kavita Vazirani, EVP of Research, Insights…
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Gently down the stream
Last week we were having some afternoon visiting and snacks with a group of friends at the home of a woman who’d recently gotten a new television set. There was nothing wrong with the one she had other than its technology was not advanced enough to allow her to take advantage of Netflix, Prime Video,…
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Gently down the stream
Last week we were having some afternoon visiting and snacks with a group of friends at the home of a woman who’d recently gotten a new television set. There was nothing wrong with the one she had other than its technology was not advanced enough to allow her to take advantage of Netflix, Prime Video,…
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Hearst Television pulls local channels for Dish customers
Sept 8 (Reuters) – Dish Network (DISH.O) said on Friday U.S.-based Hearst Television removed customer access to 37 local channels in 27 markets after the companies failed to agree on distribution rates despite months of talks. The news comes days after Disney (DIS.N) channels disappeared from Charter Communications’ (CHTR.O) Spectrum cable service, depriving its nearly…
