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NAB Partners With NewBay Media for NYC Television Week

Trade Group Joins As Presenting Sponsor Of Inaugural Event
Trade Group Joins As Presenting Sponsor Of Inaugural Event

The National Association of Broadcasters has partnered with NewBay Media, publisher of Multichannel News, Broadcasting & Cable, Next TV and TV Technology, for the inaugural NYC Television Week from Oct. 28-31.

Next TV: Monetization Still a 'Train Wreck,' But Shows Signs of Clearing

Panelists Predict Device Fragmentation Will Continue, Stress Understanding Consumer Habits
Panelists Predict Device Fragmentation Will Continue, Stress Understanding Consumer Habits
 
New York -- A cross-section of new-TV platform experts both lamented the "train wreck" of the landscape in terms of monetization and expressed optimism about the leaps technology will take in coming years.

Next TV: NBC's Schiller: Audience Loyalty More Important Than High Traffic

Exec Calls Move from Portal System with Microsoft Is 'Long-Term Proposition'
Exec Calls Move from Portal System with Microsoft Is 'Long-Term Proposition'
 

New York -- A ranking of the top news sites by comScore in February saw that NBCNews.com, which had previously been at the top during its partnership with Microsoft, had slid down to fourth, behind ABC News, which partners with Yahoo.

Next TV: It's Not Social TV, It's Just TV

Facebook, Twitter Campaigns a Given Nowadays for TV Marketers, Programmers
Facebook, Twitter Campaigns a Given Nowadays for TV Marketers, Programmers
 

New York -- Just about every snippet of compelling content features a social media component, said a panel of social media experts, but the second-screen activity will only flourish if the content truly stands out.

Doug Scott, president of OgilvyEntertainment, moderated the high-energy "Brands Leveraging Social TV Reach the Consumer Zeitgeist" session that closed out B&C/Multichannel News' Next TV Summit here Thursday.

Next TV: Facebook Exec Gives TV ‘B+’ On Tapping Potential of Platform

TV Brands’ Marketing Improving, But Room to Grow
TV Brands’ Marketing Improving, But Room to Grow

New York – In grading TV brands’ efforts using Facebook to market their shows, Howard T. Stein, head of entertainment & global partnerships at Facebook, gives the industry a “B-B+.”

Next TV: Networks Find Friends on Digital Playground

Panelists: Online Video, Traditional Television Can Coexist Nicely
Panelists: Online Video, Traditional Television Can Coexist Nicely

New York -- Far from cutting out the legs from under TV, Internet-video platforms are providing new avenues for networks and producers to expand their brands -- and can act as a low-cost way to incubate original content.

That was the upbeat sentiment of a panel of industry executives here at Multichannel News/B&C’s Next TV Summit.

“Digital, the Web -- it’s another playground to get your content in,” said John P. Roberts, senior vice president of digital media and commercial affairs for production company Endemol USA.

Next TV: Sarandos Says Netflix Knew 'House of Cards' Was a Hit in Week 1

Content Chief also Rips Traditional TV for 'Becoming a B-to-B Business'
Content Chief also Rips Traditional TV for 'Becoming a B-to-B Business'
Kevin Spacey In Netflix's 'House of Cards'
 

It didn't take Netflix long to deem House of Cards a hit.

A week after the show launched Feb. 1, in fact, according to the company's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, who shed light on Netflix's game-changing operations at the Next TV Summit, in partnership with B&C/Multichannel News, on Thursday in NYC.

Next TV: Sarandos Says Netflix Knew 'House of Cards' Was a Hit in Week 1

Content Chief Also Rips Traditional TV for 'Becoming a B-to-B Business'
Content Chief Also Rips Traditional TV for 'Becoming a B-to-B Business'

It didn’t take Netflix long to deem House of Cards a hit.

A week after the show launched Feb. 1, in fact, according to the company’s chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, who shed light on Netflix’s game-changing operations at B&C/Multichannel News’ Next TV Summit on Thursday.

Next TV: Fox Social Media Strategy Focused on Engagement

Digital Chief Says Net Is “Viewer-Centric”
Digital Chief Says Net Is “Viewer-Centric”

 

 

New York -- Fox Broadcasting’s digital president David Wertheimer said the television giant’s social media strategy is focused on bringing back human interaction to viewing entertainment.

At the NextTV Summit, sponsored by Multichannel News and B&C, Wertheimer told moderator, &C executive editor Dade Hayes, that Fox’s main goal in social media is to drive deeper engagement for viewers in its shows.

Next TV: Monetization Still A ‘Train Wreck’

Panelists: Device Fragmentation Will Continue, But Tech Gains Should Ease Pain
Panelists: Device Fragmentation Will Continue, But Tech Gains Should Ease Pain
Arshwin Navin of Flingo

A cross-section of new-TV platform experts both lamented the “train wreck” of the landscape in terms of monetization and expressed great optimism about the leaps technology will take in coming years.

“There is a movement happening” to reap profits from the new multi-platform landscape, Tom Ahn Hicks, head of business development and strategy for adRise, said during a panel session at the B&C/Multichannel News Next TV Summit on Thursday in New York.

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