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Biggest TV Syndication Deals Besides 'The Simpsons'
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 7:23am | 116The Simpsons recently earned an impressive $1 million per episode from FXX, the spinoff network from FX. It's a huge deal that could be worth more than $750 million over the life of the series, assuming that the show continues to provide new episodes. If not, FXX will still have to pay more than...
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Disney vs. 21st Century Fox - Which Stock Entertains You More In 2014?
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 1:03pm | 513Disney (NYSE: DIS) has its hands in many different media operations. From operating its namesake -- the Disney franchise -- to sports empire ESPN, Disney has become almost ubiquitous in the visual entertainment field. One of the company’s main rivals is 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA), home...
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No TV and No More Episodes Make Homer Something, Something?
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 11:42am | 728The grumblings of letting Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie go to cartoon heaven have grown louder recently, as it appears that "The Simpsons" is no longer profitable for News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWSA), and 20th Century Fox Television unless the actors take a dramatic pay cut. According to the L.A...
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Are Facebook Advertisers Wasting Millions of Dollars?
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 2:50pm | 684At $1.74 per click and $0.75 CPM, is the social networking giant screwing advertisers? Facebook loves to brag about its success, even at the risk of putting us to sleep. There's no denying that the site is popular; at 750 million users, the social networking entity has become an enormous...