3 posts and columns on movie studio

Rock Band Falls Flat for Viacom, but Profits Soar

in Media on February 11, 2010 at 4:39 am PT

Viacom blames a revenue slide on a once hot videogame, but says movie hits, cable fees and cost-cutting have pushed up profits. Oddly, no mention of Snooki or The Situation.

Time Warner Dumping Its Magazines? Not So Fast.

in Media on September 28, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

Heavyweight media investor Gordy Crawford–who happens to own a big chunk of Time Warner–says the conglomerate plans to dump its magazine business. But I get the sense that Jeff Bewkes and company plan on keeping at least some of the unit’s iconic titles.
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How to Make Money With Web Video: Books and DVDs

in Media on September 17, 2009 at 6:28 am PT

Eric Spiegelman has a Web video hit on his hands. “Old Jews Telling Jokes,” a series of short clips featuring exactly what the name suggests, is popular, viral, and cheap to make. But he still can’t cover his costs with Internet advertising. Enter the ancillary products, like a new book deal.
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