MIPCOM message: new media finally lucrative
After years of talk, new media is finally emerging as a significant revenue stream in the TV marketplace. That was the message streaming out of Cannes …
Putting Her Passion For Music to Work
In 1981, Judy McGrath was a copy writer for Warner Amex Satellite Entertainment, working on projects such as the “Devo Goes Hawaiian” …
Muslims Offended by Apple Store
Jason O’Grady from PowerPage.org found an interesting research report that says the 5th Ave Apple Store is offensive to some Muslims. Why? …
Alphabet, Eye top early fall lineups ‘Heroes’ saves the day for NBC
NBC is making a mark, thanks to the fall’s best-looking newbie ‘Heroes.’ ABC’s ‘Desperate Housewives’ hit one of …
NBC’s 30 Rock may be the Season’s Best New Comedy
Maybe a good place to start is to attack the notion that “30 Rock” is a satirical take on “Saturday Night Live.” If …
NBC to Stream Pale Force Webisodes on Web, Mobile Phones
NBC said it plans to launch an original digital series, Pale Force, which is drawn from a series of animated sketches that have been featured on Late …
KEITH GETS LOW RATINGS IN BED
A BROWN-haired beauty who claims she had an unsatisfying one-night stand with Keith Olbermann is getting her sweet revenge – she’s …
Media Reform Activists Defend VNR Study
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) has issued a rebuttal to claims by the Radio-Television News Directors Association that its study finding …
Sprint Boosts JV Head’s Role
With its joint venture with four cable operators nearly one year old, Sprint Nextel is trying to kick-start its relationship with the entire cable …
Nielsen moves to cast a wider net
The TV viewing habits of family members who are away at college or other schools will be included in the ratings. Moving to assuage critics who say …
Ebersol’s Gridiron Groove
On Sunday, Oct. 1, Dick Ebersol was in Chicago working the night shift. Since the beginning of the football season, the chairman of NBC Sports & …
Video Message From YouTube Founders
It’s official. Say hello to Chad and Steve, the worlds newest millionaires. Web-search giant Google has acquired YouTube for roughly $1.6 …
Flav is the flava of the times
William Jonathan Drayton Jr. once made headlines for giving his girlfriend a trouncing on a public street in Roosevelt, his birthplace and an …
CBS, YouTube in Content Deal
YouTube and CBS said today they have struck a content and advertising deal through which CBS and sibling cable operations Showtime and College Sports …
Google in Talks To Buy YouTube For $1.6 Billion
The latest prize in the great Internet land grab, online-video company YouTube Inc., could soon be snapped up by Google Inc. Web-search giant Google …
iPod: TV’s Odyssey: They Blaze the Trail for Next-Gen TV
Over the past year, a handful of executives have risen in prominence at broadcast and cable television networks in the role of “digital …
