November 09, 2005

Hallmark Cable Firm Trims Losses

Hallmark Cable Firm Trims Losses

The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) | November 08, 2005

  • Nov. 8--Crown Media Holdings, owner of the Hallmark Channel, narrowed its losses to 63 cents a share compared with $1.01 a share a year ago.
  • Losses for the quarter ended Sept. 30 were $65.8 million compared with $105.8 million a year ago.
  • The cable channel also recorded $10.5 million in sublicense fees and other revenues.

Sales of Aerosol Can Fire Extinguishers Top $1 Million

Backchannelmedia | November 09, 2005

  • LONGVIEW, Texas, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Summit Environmental Corporation, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: SEVT) announced Monday, November 7, 2005, the exceeding of $1,000,000 in sales for 2005 of the company's unique aerosol can fire extinguishers.
  • Summit spent seven years developing its unique, one-of-a-kind product.
  • Validation and listing as a portable fire extinguisher and proper classification according to USDOT guidelines as a consumer commodity ORM-D were among the time-consuming, mandatory necessities needed in order to create a product in a niche market.

CBS, NBC Break Mold of TV Distribution Model

Associated Press | November 09, 2005

  • NEW YORK--Will people pay to watch their favorite TV shows when they want to?
  • The two networks delivered a major challenge to the half-century old business model of broadcast television Monday by offering on-demand replays of several top shows including "CSI" and "Law & Order: SVU" for 99 cents.
  • The CBS shows will be offered to roughly 5 million subscribers to Comcast Corp.'s digital cable service, a company spokeswoman said.

Consumers' Use of Information Intermediaries and the Impact on Their Information Search Behavior in the Financial Market

Journal of Consumer Affairs, The | July 01, 2005

  • An information intermediary is a human or a nonhuman party designed to assist consumers in information processing.
  • The results indicate that a low level of perceived expertise in financial management, a large amount of total financial assets, and a high opportunity cost of time enhance the perceived value of information intermediaries, thus increasing the likelihood of using information intermediaries.
  • Finally, the results of our study should be generalized with context specificity in mind.

Paxson Steps Down From Network He Founded: NBC Gets Chance for Greater Control

Palm Beach Post | November 08, 2005

  • Paxson Communications Corp. founder Lowell "Bud" Paxson is stepping down as chairman of his namesake network, giving NBC Universal a chance to take greater control over the beleaguered West Palm Beach-based broadcaster.
  • "This is really the best of all worlds," said Brandon Burgess, an NBC executive vice president who will take the helm as Paxson's chief executive officer Thursday.
  • However, NBC can't buy a controlling interest in Paxson because of Federal Communications Commission rules that restrict the number of TV stations one company can own, Burgess said.

ICTV's Derma Wand Markets Continue to Expand Worldwide

Business Wire | November 08, 2005

  • International Commercial Television, Inc. (OTCBB:ICTL) ("ICTV" or "The Company") is a premier, full-service international retail and direct response television (DRTV) marketing company targeting the multi-billion dollar health and beauty industry.
  • The Company is pleased to inform its shareholders that Interwood Direct, a distributor for ICTV, has successfully tested the Derma Wand infomercial in the German DRTV market, and is continuing to expand the Derma Wand into other markets.
  • The Derma Wand infomercial was recently broadcast on various stations in Germany and preliminary results are extremely encouraging.

Nearly Half of All Online Marketers Engage in Word of Mouth Marketing Campaigns

MARKET WIRE | November 03, 2005

  • Word of mouth marketing, more than just the marketing buzzword du jour, is quickly becoming an indispensable tool, helping marketers turn good customers into their best advertisers.
  • eMarketer's new Word of Mouth Marketing report, published in association with the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA), reveals a wealth of statistics and research that attest to the growth of word of mouth marketing.
  • "Word of mouth is the 'hidden statistic,'" says Geoff Ramsey, eMarketer's CEO and author of the Word of Mouth Marketing report.

Tribune Broadcasting Affiliates Warner Brothers and Fox Networks Join Innovative's List of Media Clients

MARKET WIRE | November 09, 2005

  • Innovative Communications Technologies, Inc., (OTC: ICTN) now provides its Global Private Telecommunications Network (GPTN) product to 5 of the 7 major TV network affiliates in Seattle with the inclusion of Tribune Broadcasting television stations KCPQ-TV (Q13 FOX) and KTWB-TV (Seattle's WB), to its existing list of media clients in the Pacific Northwest.
  • "We are honored by this opportunity to provide Q13 FOX and Seattle's WB with both inbound and outbound private network products," says Joel Edwards, Director of Network Sales, Innovative Communications.
  • it's what we do best."

Yes, and the Creative Community Hopes the Next Big Idea Happens Here

Richmond Times-Dispatch | November 07, 2005

  • Nov. 7--A faded sign crawls across the side of an old warehouse in Shockoe Bottom: F.H. Boehling Co. Feeds and Seeds.
  • But on the other side of the brick wall, in an airy room with tall windows, sleek furniture and plenty of head space, they're planting seeds -- and working to feed a growing branch of Richmond's working class.
  • The Creative Change Center -- everyone calls it C3 -- defies easy definition.

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