By Patrick Hipes
05.05.2020 - 18:09 / deadline.com
By Jill Goldsmith
AMC Networks anticipates ad revenue will drop by a massive 30% in the current second quarter but that many advertisers pummeled by COVID-19 have opted to shift money to later in the year.
Given the trauma and lack of visibility, however, It’s pretty clear the traditional launch of the May upfront sseason looks nothing like previous years. “We think think the upfront will happen on a more staggered basis than the upfront we are used to,” said COO Ed Carroll. But, “There is
By Patrick Hipes
The Walt Disney Co. keeps reworking its organizational structure following the departure of Kevin Mayer and elevations of Rebecca Campbell and Josh D'Amaro.
With the forced production shutdown creeping into summer, the fall broadcast television schedule is being significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
By Brian Steinberg
By Denise Petski
By Joe Otterson
By Joe Otterson
By Joe Otterson
The A+E Networks head into a delayed and downsized upfront market with a slew of new projects —Bill Clinton, Betty White, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Lee Curtis are among those attached to new projects —but it's the cable portfolio's current slate that’s inspiring internal confidence in a tumultuous economy. "The key message for us is that we already have big, meaningful, high-quality content that can air between now and Q3 of next year," A+E Networks group president Paul Buccieri tells THR.
By Dade Hayes
ViacomCBS, in its second financial report since the recombination of Viacom and CBS Corp. in December and its first for a full quarter of the merged firm, on Thursday reported lower first-quarter earnings and revenue, including advertising revenue, as the novel coronavirus pandemic led to the cancellation of March Madness and the delay of a key film release.
AMC Networks, the cable networks company that operates AMC, IFC, WE tv, BBC America and SundanceTV, on Tuesday reported lower first-quarter earnings, saying U.S. advertising revenue fell nearly 11 percent in the period, which was affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic in its final weeks, with the second quarter set to see a 30 percent drop.
By Jill Goldsmith
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By Dade Hayes
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