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If a settlement with the striking Writers’ Guild is not reached within the next few weeks, broadcast network prime-time pilot development for the 2008-09 season could be significantly damaged. It also puts the May upfront ad buying period for next fall into a state of disarray, according to network executives and industry sources, none of …
Bebo has its sights set on UK television producers. Hit BBC shows such as Strictly Come Dancing and The Mighty Boosh and content based on BBC Worldwide and Greenlight Media's Earth natural history feature will be made available on social networking site Bebo. Other broadcasters offering up free footage for viewing to subscribers are Channel …
Far from the WGA picket lines, there’s a place where top-tier screenwriters are, in theory, still free to work on movies backed by the U.S. studios.It’s called the United Kingdom. The WGA has no jurisdiction here. But the question worrying producers, agents and studio execs in London is whether local writers can (or should) work …
WGA negotiations have unraveled over the DVD issue — seriously ratcheting up the chances of a strike. Talks hit the wall early Wednesday evening as companies demanded that the Writers Guild of America drop its demand to increase homevid residuals. Guild negotiators responded by saying they weren’t prepared to continue and gave no indication when …
How many people visited Style.com, the online home of Vogue and W magazines, last month? Was it 421,000, or, more optimistically, 497,000? Or was the real number more than three times higher, perhaps 1.8 million? The answer — which may be any, or none, of the above — is a critical one for Condé Nast, …
XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. plans to introduce new portable radios next year and expects car buyers to account for more than 65% of new subscribers by the end of 2007, its interim chief executive said in an interview. Nate Davis, who assumed the CEO role in August, said XM would grow because of automobile …
Free PassageOrcas sprint along a channel which has opened in the ice. They are headed deep into McMurdo Sound, where they hope to find food. They must hurry, however, for wind conditions can cause the channel to freeze again, cutting off the whales’ access to air. [Read More: time.com]
As some broadcast executives in Portland-Auburn see it, many Mainers don’t readily embrace change–and that bodes well for WCSH. Gannett’s NBC affiliate had a landmark July sweeps, grabbing total day ratings while winning late, evening and morning news. As Maine is the first continental U.S. state to see the sun each day, morning news is …
NBC is bringing back “Knight Rider,” tapping Doug Liman to produce a “Transformers”-inspired reworking of the 1980s hit action-drama series about a man and his indestructible supercar.Peacock is readying a two-hour backdoor pilot for the project, with tentative plans to air it as a telepic later this season. Liman is open to the idea of …
WNBC is one of the most watched and successful stations in the country. From special New York events to community programming, the station’s commitment to the tri-state area extends well beyond its top rated newscasts. This desktop Widget pulls directly from the WNBC RSS feed and will keep you up to date with the latest …
If you go to Ground Zero in New York City today, you will see encouraging signs of construction. Sometime next spring, the steel skeleton of the Freedom Tower—the centerpiece of a five-tower complex where the Twin Towers fell six years ago—will rise above grade. That is good news for the city’s broadcasters. They lost their …
It’s a sweet time for honeybees in the rolling hills of eastern Pennsylvania, and the ones humming around Dennis vanEngelsdorp seem too preoccupied by the blooming knapweed nearby to sting him as he carefully lifts the top off their hive. VanEngelsdorp, Pennsylvania’s state apiarist, spots signs of plenty within: honeycomb stocked with yellow pollen, neat …
WMAQ-TV, officially branded as NBC5 Chicago, is an American television station in Chicago, Illinois owned and operated by NBC. Broadcasting from facilities at NBC Tower on North Columbus Drive and its Magnificent Mile street-level Studio 5 on North Michigan Avenue, the station transmits from the Sears Tower. This Widget pulls directly from the WMAQ RSS …
AOL is making a big push for dominance in video search with the makeover of its video search service Truveo.com, slated to go live today. The AOL-owned company has been powering video search for an undisclosed number of Web sites, including AOL Video, CNET and Brightcove, on a behind-the-scenes basis. Now, the sites it powers …
There’s no doubt the iPod has revolutionized the way we to listen music. People take their iPods everywhere. On the run, in the car, or at the gym, our iPods have gone with us to the ends of the earth… except places near water. Until recently, a short fall or a splash of water meant …
As part the promotion for “The Simpsons Movie,” 20th Century Fox has a section on SimpsonsMovie.com that lets you make your own Simpsons avatar. What does yours look like? It took about 10 mins each to make these guys. Do they look familiar? I’ll give you a hint: they are east coast promotion execs. You …
Iron Man drives an Audi.In a rare case of a superhero owning a car that can also be bought by mere mortals, the German automaker has partnered with Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures to tie in with the bigscreen adaptation of “Iron Man.” Pic is now in production under the helm of Jon Favreau and …
