MCN Newswire: The Weather Channel Comes Off FiOS TV; March Madness Ad Sales to Jump by Double-Digits: Bogusz; Bewkes: Apple Will ‘Elevate’ HBO Now
Top Stories - March 11, 2015
The Weather Channel Comes Off FiOS TV Verizon's FiOS TV has dropped The Weather Channel after saying agreements to carry the service expired and have not been renewed. In the slots where TWC was running in high definition (619) and standard definition (119), FiOS is now carrying AccuWeather Network. The switchout also took place on the FiOS mobile app. more
March Madness Ad Sales to Jump by Double-Digits: Bogusz Mid-single-digit price increases and greater volume will push CBS and Turner Broadcasting to a double-digit jump in ad sales revenue for the 2015 version of March Madness. more
Bewkes: Apple Will 'Elevate' HBO Now A day after its Home Box Office announced more detailed plans for its long-awaited direct-to-consumer offering dubbed HBO Now, Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes said partnering with Apple TV on the product will help "elevate" it in the eyes of consumers. more
Upfronts 2015: GSN Greenlights Two New Series GSN, after adding millions of new viewers and enjoying its most-watched year in 2014, said it greenlit two more original series and has ordered three new pilots, including an unnamed spinoff of the Rebecca Romijn-hosted bodypainting competition series Skin Wars. more
Fox News Dominates Weekly Cable Ratings Fox News was the most-watched cable network last week, beating out all cable entertainment networks in primetime, according to Nielsen. more
Don't Miss Wonder Women, on March 19 The Wonder Women luncheon on Thursday, March 19, in New York is shaping up as another don't-miss event, and tables are selling fast. more