Brad Adgate
Brad Adgate
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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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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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By broadening their programming (with more entertainment-oriented shows) and still keeping it under the legal drama umbrella that their niche is, they've been able to generate higher ratings. They've certainly raised the profile in the buying community with these types of programs, and to separate the two helps distinguish one from the other, so you have an entertainment network that's still Court TV with legal type of programming.
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Geographic lines that have held certain parts of the TV business together are being eradicated and it's a big concern.
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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.
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Thursday is going to be a very, very competitive night,
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Throw it up against a wall and maybe it will stick,
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There is some concern that even though shows like 'Entourage,' 'Deadwood' and 'Rome' are well-received, they are not replacements for the Sopranos as a top-notch series to attract subscribers.
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There is some value to playback (ratings), and I think that we'll see (it) because not everyone zaps the commercials. There are ways to avoid watching commercials when it's live. What the DVR ratings will tell you is who is zapping. When someone leaves the room (watching live TV), you never know.
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There are a lot of options out there that advertisers now have besides the 30-second commercial on network television,
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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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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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I think (bringing in a fresh face like Rock) was worth the risk.
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I think that advertisers and the networks will have several months of data to look at before going into the upfront next year and how they want to handle negotiating.