In keeping with the general trend of cable companies getting through the recession largely unscathed, Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA) posted solid revenues and profits in Q1, thanks in large part to healthy performance at shopping network QVC. Meanwhile the Starz unit was a bit mixed. The Starz group’s revenue was…

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Post-MSG Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) turned in another strong quarter, defining why analyst Craig Moffet calls it a “cash machine. Profit for Q1 more than tripled to $74.1 million, with a 5 percent increase in revenue to led by increases in nearly every major cable category. Advertising results were mixed across…

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During the CBS (NYSE: CBS) earnings call yesterday, Les Moonves, the company’s president and CEO, repeatedly spoke about how broadcasters coveted the retrans and affiliate fees that those on the cable side have been able to tap. Scripps Networks (NYSE: SNI) Interactive’s Q1 results prove how valuable affiliate revenues can…

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By John Eggerton: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will unveil on May 6 the commission’s legal approach to clarifying its authority to regulate the Internet. A senior FCC official describes it as somewhere between a “weak Title I and overly burdensome Title II” approach. “The Chairman will seek to restore the…

As CBS and the other broadcast nets head into the heart of the upfront season, the ad recovery appears to be gaining momentum. The company’s revenues and profits were up by healthy amounts. But one of the clearest signs of a turnaround—and an indication that the expensive acquisition of Cnet…

Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) CEO Jeff Bewkes isn’t dismissing the possibility of a partnership between CNN and a broadcast news operation but he took pains in the Q1 earnings call not to single out CBS (NYSE: CBS) as the likely partner. Bewkes mentioned the new 14-year partnership with CBS Sports…

TV ad targeter Invidi Technologies has netted a huge $23 million fourth round led by Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and WPP media unit GroupM. When WPP first invested in Invidi almost three years ago, its backing of the Princeton, NJ-based ad delivery system was considered a way to blunt Google’s moves…

“Cloud TV” provider ActiveVideo Networks has bought streaming games provider Tag Networks. Terms weren’t disclosed. The deal will help San Jose, CA.-based ActiveVideo broaden its entertainment offerings to cable operators, while Tag Networks gets wider distribution. Release

Avatar didn’t bring home the Oscar for best picture but it helped News Corp (NYSE: NWS) to a win for its FYQ3—revenue up nearly 19 percent to $8.8 billion and a profit of $839 million. The cable networks also gave a big assist, including the best quarter ever for Fox…

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If you’re still looking for an explanation of Viacom (NYSE: VIA) CEO Philippe Dauman’s lucrative five-year contract extension, this should help. Revenues dropped 4 percent to $2.79 billion, missing Thomson analyst estimates and dragged down, the company says, by lower film revenues. But Viacom still managed a 21 percent increase…

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For the first time in two years, Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) is reporting a positive quarter for advertising. “We’re not entirely out of the woods,” Comcast CEO Brian Roberts told investors and analysts during the cable operator’s Q1 call, but an increase of nearly 24 percent in its cable advertising revenue…

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AETN makes the expected official: the programmer is staying inside when it comes to a successor for Andrea Wong as head of Lifetime. Nancy Dubuc, president of the History brands, adds president and GM of Lifetime effective May 1. Dubuc was considered a strong candidate to replace Wong, whose departure…

While it may seem that every major media outlet has had an iPhone app available for some time, there are a few holdouts. Fox News Channel has been one, but the News Corp (NYSE: NWS). cable net will announce the launch of the iPhone app later today. In a conversation…

The Hulu-will-charge-you-money rumor mill is churning once again, and the blogosphere has lit up with preemptively angered Hulu viewers vowing that they will never darken Hulu’s digital door again. Some call it greed, others point to nefarious pressure from ailing broadcast and cable operations - while some decry the end…

Things were supposed to be getting better for TV broadcasters this quarter…. NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), essentially a footnote in parent General Electric’s quarterly earnings until its merger with cable giant Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) gets approved, performed worse this past quarter than it did last year. The network’s profits were…

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A dozen broadcasters escalated their mobile TV efforts yesterday after forming a joint venture that included financial and content commitments. The more aggressive measures appeared to be in response to the FCC’s National Broadband initiative, which called for reclaiming unused spectrum from broadcasters for more wireless broadband networks. Without the…

Stephen Colbert has been using his Comedy Central show for weeks to plead for a free iPad and last night, he showed it off. “Nevermind how I got it—I had two kidneys,” he said to audience cheers. “Luckily, there’s an app that filters urine.” Colbert also showed how the media…

In addition to the ABC (NYSE: DIS) Player hitting the iPad App Store, its parent Disney has a number of special items for the iPad’s release on Saturday. Aimed at affluent, first-adopters with kids, Disney Publishing Worldwide has built two original Toy Story read-along apps for the iPad. These iPad…

A&E is looking to test how well Microsoft’s addressable TV platform Admira can handle targeted media buys across some of its smaller channels. While Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV Ads has received a lot of focus for how slowly its been able to drive targeted TV ads across set-top boxes, Microsoft’s…