http://www.deadline.com/tag/deadline-big-media/ en-us ℗ & © 2012 PMC Fri, 17 May 2013 17:59:00 -0400 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:06:00 -0400 Big media trends, news and happenings. Deadline.com A weekly conversation with Deadline.com Executive Editor David Lieberman about trends, news and the latest Wall Street happenings affecting big media, entertainment and tech. A weekly conversation with Deadline.com Executive Editor David Lieberman about trends, news and the latest Wall Street happenings affecting big media, entertainment and tech. PMC support@pmc.com No Deadline’s Executive Editor David Lieberman joins host David Bloom to discuss the advertising upfronts this week, including the CBS victory lap and whether an auto ad spending blitz will finance this year’s pricey programming; Daniel Loeb’s (and possibly Les Moonves’) plans for Sony; and National CineMedia’s whiz-bang new technologies to give exhibitors and studios more bang for their in-theater ad bucks. http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-35/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-35/ Fri, 17 May 2013 17:59:00 -0400 10:47 David Lieberman, Daniel Loeb, National CineMedia, TV Upfront Market Deadline’s Executive Editor David Lieberman and host David Bloom look at out-of-whack CEO pay; a Washington threat to the Pay TV oligopoly; YouTube goes subscription with 30 new channels; and why Time-Warner’s Jeff Bewkes thinks blockbusters make sense financially. http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-34/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-34/ Fri, 10 May 2013 19:15:00 -0400 9:12 David Lieberman, Jeff Bewkes, YouTube Deadline’s Executive Editor David Lieberman and host David Bloom look at earnings-season results for most of the Big Media companies; a worrisome prediction for summer box office bombs just as the summer movie season kicks off; the FCC’s new chairman; and DreamWorks Animation’s new tech acquisition. http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/deadline-big-media-podcast-fcc-dreamworks-animation-episode-33/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/deadline-big-media-podcast-fcc-dreamworks-animation-episode-33/ Fri, 03 May 2013 18:16:00 -0400 8:08 David Lieberman, DreamWorks Animation, FCC Deadline Executive Editor and host David Bloom discuss whether Netflix is about to take off or already has soared as high as it can; what to make of Apple’s massive stock buyback and dividend announcements; and disputes over whether Google Fiber is hurting Time Warner Cable and other competitors, even as Moody’s predicts heavy consolidation ahead for cable providers trying to lock down business clients. http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/deadline-big-media-podcast-netflix-apple-google-fiber/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/deadline-big-media-podcast-netflix-apple-google-fiber/ Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:24:00 -0400 7:41 David Lieberman, Apple, Google Fiber, Netflix Deadline Executive Editor and host David Bloom talk about this week’s CinemaCon gathering where exhibitors and major studios talked about creating more movies that more kinds of audiences might want to watch, and whether the theater business can coexist alongside Premium VOD services. David also discusses what Charlie Ergen may be trying to do with DishTV’s big $25.5 billion bid to buy the mobile phone company Sprint. http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/deadline-big-media-cinemacon-dishtv-sprint/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/deadline-big-media-cinemacon-dishtv-sprint/ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:12:00 -0400 10:09 David Lieberman, CinemaCon, DishTV, Sprint Deadline Executive Editor and host David Bloom talk about broadcaster threats to abandon the airwaves for pay cable if Aereo wins; a gloomy Fitch’s report on the exhibition business just ahead of next week’s CinemaCon gathering in Las Vegas; and what ultrafast internet connections such as Google Fiber might mean for Hollywood. http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-30/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-30/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:39:00 -0400 9:32 David Lieberman, Aereo, CinemaCon, Google Fiber Deadline Executive Editor and host David Bloom talk about a big win in the courts for Aereo’s video service and what that means for broadcast investors; whether we’ve reached Peak Netflix as company shares began a precipitous fall this week; and if CBS is going to ruin the stock buyback party for all of its big media counterparts. http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/deadline-big-media-podcast-david-lieberman-episode-29/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/deadline-big-media-podcast-david-lieberman-episode-29/ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:39:00 -0400 7:29 David Lieberman, Aereo, CBS, Netlfix Deadline Executive Editor and host David Bloom look at changes at the top of the Federal Communications Commission and what it means for the business of cable TV, broadband and wireless; a new No. 2 in the global film business and how that may change the film business; whether Hollywood is making enough family-friendly fare for the exhibition business; and if Angry Birds can disrupt with media business with an online cartoon. http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-28/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-28/ Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:05:00 -0400 9:14 David Lieberman, Angry Birds, FCC Deadline Executive Editor and host David Bloom look at Crood attempts to revive the sagging shares of DreamWorks Animation; brightening numbers for two of the biggest exhibition chains; and what it might mean for Los Angeles and the entertainment business as a whole now that live-entertainment and sports giant AEG is off the market, and its long-time CEO has departed. http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-27/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-27/ Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:06:00 -0400 8:09 David Lieberman, AMC Entertainment, Carmike, DreamWorks Animation, The Croods Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom look at Fox’s decision to launch a national sports channel; Time Warner’s plan to spin off its Time Inc. holdings; and Bob Iger’s wins at the Disney annual meeting this week. http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-26/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-26/ Fri, 8 Mar 2013 18:21:00 -0400 9:01 David Lieberman, Disney, Fox, Time Warner Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom look at the antitrust suit Cablevision filed against Viacom and what it might mean for the pay-TV oligopoly; whether Starz can be a star on its own; growing shareholder opposition to Bob Iger’s dual role at the top of Disney; and whether quality films can still sell lots of tickets. http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/cablevision-viacom-starz-disney-deadline-big-media-david-lieberman/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/cablevision-viacom-starz-disney-deadline-big-media-david-lieberman/ Fri, 1 Mar 2013 18:34:00 -0400 10:43 David Lieberman, Cablevision, Disney, Starz, Viacom Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom look at whether a rash of Big Media stock buybacks and special dividends are about brand strength or stockholder bribery; what to make of a new report that suggests the pay-TV business has some breathing room before its business models “implode”; and Tom Wolzien’s plan to bring the back-and-forth of talk radio to lower-tier cable TV channels. http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-24/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-24/ Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:14:00 -0400 7:37 David Lieberman, Tom Wolzien This week Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom look at a bullish CBS and its new minority stake in AXS TV; an upbeat Discovery despite missing the quarter’s expectations, Media Rights Capital’s new movie co-financing business and Time Warner’s decision get out of a very old business. http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-23/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-23/ Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:09:00 -0400 8:01 David Lieberman, CBS, Discovery Channel, Media Rights Capital, Time Warner This week Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom look at what’s driving Disney’s strong share price during a solid but unspectacular quarterly earnings report, the near-record lows hitting DreamWorks Animation and the near-record highs lifting News Corp. http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-22/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-22/ Fri, 8 Feb 2013 19:02:00 -0400 6:19 David Lieberman, Disney, DreamWorks Animation, News Corp This week Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss the red hot News Corp. stock, Moody’s moody take on the theatrical exhibition business, Mark Cuban‘s on the future of TV, and Blackberry‘s effort to ensure it has a future. http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-21/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-21/ Fri, 1 Feb 2013 18:29:00 -0400 8:55 David Lieberman, BlackBerry, Mark Cuban, News Corp This week Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss Wall Street’s wildly different responses to Apple and Netflix earnings announcements; whether Fox should create a national sports network; and a very bad week in the business of games. http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-20/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-20/ Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:38:00 -0400 8:19 David Lieberman, Apple, Fox, Netflix This week he and host David Bloom discuss some of the notable news and products out of the show and what it means for media and entertainment companies. They’ll discuss whether all those giant, thin, super-high-resolution screens will sell more movies and TV; the latest initiative to entice consumers into the Ultraviolet world and whether it can help shore up the sagging sales of DVDs and Blu-Ray discs; and the departure of Hulu’s CEO and what that means for the streaming-video giant. http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-18/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-18/ Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:56:00 -0400 7:39 David Lieberman, Consumer Electronics Show, Hulu This week, Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss the impacts of an important tax provision for Hollywood passed as part of this week’s fiscal cliff bill; what happens with Al Jazeera’s purchase of Current TV, especially after Time-Warner Cable dropped the channel; and a look at some of the big trends at next week’s Consumer Electronics Show, which Lieberman will be covering and for which he’ll host a panel on streaming TV. http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-17/ http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-17/ Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:52:00 -0400 7:30 David Lieberman, Al Jazeera, Current TV This week, Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom ponder what are likely to be some of 2013?s biggest questions in the business of Big Media: Are we headed for a fundamental restructuring of the pay-TV business? Will DirecTV and Dish merge? Will Pay-TV providers declare open season on pricey and underperforming channels? Will a cabler get out of the TV programming business altogether? Will there be an Apple TV and what does it mean for Hollywood? And can Netflix corner the streaming video market or will it risk overextending itself? http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-16/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-16/ Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:50:00 -0400 8:06 David Lieberman, DirecTV, Dish, Netflix This week, Deadline Executive Editor David Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss economic studies suggesting that movie moguls really are being rational when they favor a good story and dependable director over lots of big stars; what’s happening with Richard Schulze’s efforts to buy back Best Buy, the struggling big-box retailer he founded; and whether Netflix should be worried about streaming service Redbox Instant now that it has announced a price point and content providers. http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-14/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-14/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:41:00 -0400 6:32 David Lieberman, Best Buy, Netflix, Redbox Instant This week, Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss the news out of the 40th annual UBS investor conference on media and entertainment, including the escalating war of words between CEOs for pay-TV providers and owners of big cable networks; implications of the bombshell distribution deal between Disney and Netflix, including what it might mean for Liberty’s spinoff of Starz; and why share prices are jumping up for TiVo over its lawsuit against Google and new subsidiary Motorola Mobility. http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-13/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-13/ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:29:00 -0400 15:47 David Lieberman, Disney, Netflix, Starz, Tivo This week, Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss why this quarter is looking very good for a number of companies: big exhibition companies are seeing their projections raised on what looks like very strong box office, while NBC‘s improving situation on several fronts may provide a big windfall for parent Comcast and finally, Lionsgate is roaring in just about all parts of its business. http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-12/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-12/ Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:10:00 -0400 5:31 David Lieberman, Lionsgate, NBC This week, Deadline Executive Editor David Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss why Facebook is winning back some friends on Wall Street; why Big Media companies are going batty for baseball broadcast deals; how Black Friday may not be enough to pull Best Buy into the black, and what it may mean for Hollywood; and how the fall of Rise Of The Guardians in its opening weekend box office may be a challenge for DreamWorks Animation. http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-11/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-11/ Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:34:00 -0400 10:29 David Lieberman, Best Buy, Facebook, Rise Of The Guardians This week, Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss how Quarter 3 earnings season turned out; whether DirecTV and Dish Network should merge; Cinemark’s smartphone app Cinemode to encourage people not to use their smartphone during movies; and growing uncertainty over Google plans to renew funding deals with more than 100 original-content channels on YouTube. http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-10/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-10/ Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:38:00 -0400 10:05 David Lieberman, Cinemark Entertainment, DirecTV, Dish Network, Google, YouTube This week, Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss what this week’s presidential election may mean for Big Media companies and Hollywood; why Time Warner doesn’t want to create its own broadband subscription channel; and why the CEOs of Disney and CBS are pushing to measure TV ratings over a full week, even as Lionsgate’s boss wants to have some “adjustments” in such an idea. http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-9/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-9/ Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:00:00 -0400 7:08 David Lieberman, CBS, Disney, Lionsgate, Time Warner This week, Deadline Executive Editor Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss the impacts of Hurricane Sandy on New York’s entertainment companies; whether big media stocks will take advantage of low expectations for Q3 earnings to “kitchen sink” lots of expenses into their reports; Disney’s stunning purchase of LucasFilm and what Disney will have to do to make its money back; and the latest Netflix stumble, followed by Carl Icahn’s announcement that he has rights to a significant stake in the online streaming company. http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-8/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-8/ Sat, 3 Nov 2012 02:05:00 -0400 11:44 David Lieberman, Disney, Hurricane Sandy, Lucasfilm, Netflix Listen to the latest episode of our weekly podcast Deadline Big Media With David Lieberman. This week, Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss the impacts of poor Fall TV ratings on the Big 4 broadcasters and their parent companies; the implications of the imminent departure of Mel Karmazin from Sirius XM following the Liberty Media takeover: and the divergent paths being taken this earnings season by new media bellwether stocks Facebook and Netflix. http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-7/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-7/ Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:44:00 -0400 9:32 David Lieberman, Sirius XM, Facebook, Netflix Listen to Episode 6 of our weekly podcast Deadline Big Media With David Lieberman. This week, Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss whether the big entertainment companies, with their reliance on ever-increasing cable-TV fees, are driving off a fiscal cliff; what happened to Google in its awful quarterly earnings report; what to expect from the rest of earnings season; and whether a possible settlement of the $2.5 billion VOOM lawsuit will finally bring AMC Networks TV shows back to the Dish Network. http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-6/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-6/ Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:30:00 -0400 7:55 David Lieberman, AMC Networks, Dish Network, Google, Voom Listen to Episode 5 of our weekly podcast Deadline Big Media With David Lieberman. This week, Lieberman and host David Bloom discuss Wall Street’s growing worries over weak initial ratings for the fall TV season and what that means for the media companies that own the Big 4 broadcast networks; the boom in Internet advertising through the first half of the year, and which companies are benefitting most; and, finally in a courtroom, the $2.5 billion lawsuit by AMC Networks against Dish Network over closure of Voom Networks. Meanwhile, Lieberman discusses whether Dish-using fans of The Walking Dead are likely to be mollified by free scary movies as their beloved show debuts during Dish’s continuing blackout of AMC channels. http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-5/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-5/ Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:55:00 -0400 7:57 David Lieberman, AMC Networks, Dish Network, Voom Deadline’s Executive Editor David Lieberman talks with host David Bloom in Episode 4 of Deadline Big Media. This week Lieberman discusses how Major League Baseball managed to hit a home run in negotiating renewed rights deals with three networks; Netflix’s very good week with analysts and others; and an analyst report suggesting that, with TV’s booming syndication revenues across many platforms, it’s going to be very difficult and expensive for Apple or any other company to break up how the industry does business. http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-4/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-4/ Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:23:00 -0400 6:53 David Lieberman, Major League Baseball, Netflix Deadline’s Executive Editor David Lieberman talks with host David Bloom in Episode 3 of Deadline Big Media. This week’s topics include Dish’s efforts to persuade Viacom and other cable providers to consider a la cart pricing, a move that would turn the pay-TV business upside down and Barnes & Noble’s NOOK video service and what it all means for TIVO. They also discuss TIVO’s big patent-infringement settlement with Verizon, a run-up in its stock price and its big set-top box deal with Mediacom. http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-3/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman-episode-3/ Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:19:00 -0400 6:30 David Lieberman, Dish Network, Barnes & Noble, TIVO Deadline’s Executive Editor David Lieberman talks with host David Bloom in Episode 2 of Deadline Big Media. Lieberman discusses whether Mel Karmazin will stay with satellite broadcaster Sirius XM after Liberty Media completes its acquisition; what impact James Murdoch might have on News Corp’s U.S. TV operations if he takes over, as rumored; and who might be interested in spending up to $7 billion to buy the live-entertainment and sports powerhouse AEG from Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz. http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/deadline-big-media-david-lieberman-episode-2/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/deadline-big-media-david-lieberman-episode-2/ Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:44:00 -0400 7:10 David Lieberman, Mel Karmazin, News Corp, Sirius XM Deadline’s Executive Editor David Lieberman talks with host David Bloom in the first episode of Deadline Big Media. Lieberman discusses the face-off this week between CEOs for Dish Network and CBS over ad-zapping technology; Disney’s summertime blues over soft ad revenues; and questions about whether this year’s election ad spending may end up being both a misspent blizzard of overkill for viewers and a bonanza for station-group owners. http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman/ http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/deadline-big-media-with-david-lieberman/ Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:06:00 -0400 7:31 David Lieberman, Dish Network, CBS, Disney