Business Development Manager, Roo Media

New York, NY

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Business Dev. Manager, CBS Stations, Digital

New York, NY

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Account Services Manager, CBS Stations, Digital

New York, NY

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National Sports Producer, CBS Stations, Digital

New York, NY

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National News Producer, CBS Stations, Digital

New York, NY

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National Account Executive, CBS Stations, Digital

New York, NY

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Sneak peek of NBC’s new newsroom

Today Brian Williams gave a behind-the-scenes video tour of the construction that’s underway at 30 Rock to combine NBC Network News, MSNBC and WNBC facilities in the same mega facility. It’s slated to open by the end of the year.

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Disney Internet expects $1.5 billion in revenue

The digital side of Disney is starting to bring in some serious revenue. The Walt Disney Internet Group says it will hit $1.5 billion in revenue for 2006 driven largely by ecommerce ($800 million) such as travel and merchandise. WDIG President Steven Wadsworth says the company is pursuing a range of revenue models, yet the overall strategy is to use free, ad-supported content to lure consumers into subscription deals.

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TiVo ‘Idol’ viewers botched

When the live finale ran 9 minutes long, TiVo viewers who time-shifted American Idol were left hanging when the recording abruptly ended at the top of the hour. The winner was announced three minutes later. “We’re sorry that DVR users may have missed the conclusion of the “American Idol” broadcast,” said a Fox statement. “It was always our intention to bring the show in on time, but just as with any live sports, variety, awards or entertainment event, there is no way to absolutely guarantee that the show will end exactly on the hour. Fox and the producers apologize to those viewers who were inconvenienced.” But Fox went on to advise people to set “pad” on their DVRs next time. Um, isn’t there a way to automate this, folks?

Adds Zack in comments: “I work at a FOX affil., and all affiliates got screwed. If you start your newscast past 7 minutes 30 secs it doesn’t count in the book. So all affils, with a great lead-in, had to throw their best night out.”

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