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NBC is offering some Golden Globes advertisers the option of getting cash back because the broadcast has been scuttled, and could end up returning up to $15 million. Meanwhile, ABC is reaching out to ad buyers to discuss what to do in case its Oscar broadcast is canceled. (http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=122954 1/8)
Up to 1,000 employees at Time Warner’s Warner Bros. studio in Burbank, Calif., could be laid off after Friday as a result of the Hollywood writers strike. The Warner Bros. notice represents the first concrete sign that the strike could trigger massive job cuts across Hollywood. (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i1472d5304a5c1a5016cc9844f4f9e97c 1/9)
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts promised expanded HD channels and enhanced Internet services at rates up to 100 Mbps to International CES attendees Tuesday. Roberts also extended his beliefs that future PCs will soon offer full cable services. (InformationWeek/EE Times 1/8)
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