Word: timely
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...experiment was the most radical attempt to change the TV business model, but it wasn't the only one. Fox recently got Time Warner Cable to agree to pay to retransmit Fox's free over-the-air signal, suggesting that broadcasters could someday operate more like cable channels (with cable subscribers paying for it). Reality shows and newsmagazines are, like the Leno show, devices to fill prime time on the cheap - and they'll fill some of the vacuum left by Leno...
That's the same bind that NBC, and media companies at large, are in. People aren't going to enjoy watching a lame prime-time talk show for the satisfaction of knowing they're helping the parent company save on payroll. People who expect something else - lavish scripted dramas or typo-free news from costly foreign bureaus - will get alienated and leave, only deepening the revenue spiral that led to the cuts in the first place...
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...first International Cougar Cruise, says he understands the pressure Carnival feels to build that customer base in the current economy. "They've got to do what they've got to do to survive," says Gosse, "and we're grateful they gave us the chance to start this." (See TIME's photo-essay "The Allure of the Oasis Cruise Ship...
...products they were selling would cause conflicts of interest and limit their ability to do business. Instead, the executives said they instituted so-called clawback provisions, which allow banks to reclaim compensation from bankers who sell products that cause the firm losses down the road. Because of time constraints, the executives were asked to respond to the panel in writing whether clawback provisions have ever been used...