Broadcasting & Cable - July 25, 2011

Since the economic recovery began, media company stock prices have rebounded, earnings have jumped, and while head counts remain tight, CEO compensation has skyrocketed. Comcast, CBS, Viacom and Cablevision Systems have all felt secure enough in their fiscal future to declare or raise dividends.

• Nina Tassler’s Mitzvah

• Market Eye
• Market Eye: Land of Kings

• News
• Currency
• VOD Pumps Up Turner Dramas
• Fifth Estater
• An Exec Who Loves Variety on His Plate
• Station to Station
• Meredith Joins Raycom Hub Club
• Syndication
• Will Sheen Get Payne Treatment on New Show?
• Washington Watch
• Cable Ops Voice Protest Over CALM Act
• Coalition Seeks Teen-Targeted Privacy Protections

• Opinion
• Editorial
• Editorial: Trust But Verify

• Special Report
• Leverence Sees Broadcast–Cable Balance in Emmy Noms
• Planning to Get Consumers to Tune In
• Going With the Flow
• Series Examination