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Brad Adgate
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No one expected it now. Five years ago this was something people might have (speculated about), but not recently. When you look at it, it probably makes a lot of sense.
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They can pretty much determine how many people went online and how long they were there.
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This lends stability to the company. It's always good to let people know who's in charge.
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I think a lot of people will be watching it in the office. People don't have TV sets in their office, but they do have a computer with a broadband connection.
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In this world of media fractionalization, this is one of the last times you can count on getting about 90 million viewers at the drop of the hat. Advertisers realize this is the one event where people will actually watch your commercials.
competition played
The stiffer competition probably played into (the 'Idol' falloff),
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It would mean the end of made-for-TV movies on an ongoing basis. It could be another TV genre to go the way of Westerns and variety shows.
passive television viewing
Television viewing has been, for the most part, a passive activity.
audiences continue deliver five networks prices television year
Television networks don't deliver the audiences that they did a year ago or five years ago and yet (ad) prices continue to go up.
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Cosmetic surgery and poker are popular right now.
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Fox has been very careful to protect to franchise by airing it once a year. That may work again and, unlike other reality shows, that may be the one thing going for it.
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CBS is obviously dealing from a position of strength. They've already renewed 14 shows, which is more than half of their prime-time schedule.
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TV can be so fluid. If you can get a hot show or two you can build around that,
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Thursday is going to be a very, very competitive night,