7 posts and columns on ABC.com

Big Media Tells Big Media That Hulu Is Hurting Big Media

in Media on January 5, 2011 at 4:00 pm PT

“Modern Family” is a hit online, but that popularity may hurt its value down the road.

ABC iPad App’s Newest Feature: Twice as Many Ads

in Media on June 16, 2010 at 4:26 am PT

The TV networks have been unwilling or unable to run many ads with their online shows. But ABC is pushing to change that, starting with its popular app. Next up: More ads at ABC.com, too.

Disney and Cablevision Leave the Web Out of Their Fee Fight

in Media on March 2, 2010 at 4:29 am PT

Why does this week’s Disney-Cablevision fight feel familiar? Because it’s just like the ones we saw a few months ago. One difference: Neither side is threatening to use Web TV as a weapon–for now.

Lost, Twitter and the Tragedy of the Commons: A Semi-Modest Proposal

in Media on February 2, 2010 at 12:17 pm PT

Does this sound familiar? I love watching “Lost,” though it takes me a day or two to get to it. But I can’t take a day or two away from Twitter. Something’s got to give.

Another Down Quarter for Disney, but Cable’s OK

in Media on May 5, 2009 at 1:14 pm PT

A bad quarter for Disney, but it could have been worse–at least Wall Street was expecting it. After factoring out one-time charges and write-offs, Bob Iger and company earned 43 cents a share on revenues of $8.1 billion. Wall Street had been looking for 40 cents and $8.15 billion, respectively. The bright spot for the entertainment conglomerate is the same one you see at every media giant these days: Disney’s cable business.
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Disney Combines Digital Units (Here's the Iger Memo)

in News on June 4, 2008 at 9:52 pm PT

In what is likely to turbocharge its heft in the digital space, according to an internal email sent out by Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger, the company is combining its Disney Interactive Studios and the Walt Disney Internet Group. The new unit, called Disney Interactive Media Group–will be headed by WDIG’s Steve Wadsworth. WDIG has a wide range of properties, like Club Penguin, ABC.com and Disney.com. DIS makes a range of games for Disney brands like “Hannah Montana” and “Wall-E.”
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