• spirits Skyy Launches 'Be Part Of The Art' by Karlene Lukovitz

    To support the debut of its new Skyy Infusions Moscato Grape variety, Skyy Vodka has launched a campaign that combines an art-gallery theme and a hip-hop sensibility. The "Be Part of the Art" campaign, developed with agency partner Lambesis (La Jolla, Calif.), launched May 20. ...Read the whole story

  • Digital TV Video Biz Is Booming by Wayne Friedman

    As traditional TV platforms project small gains in their $70 billion business, new digital TV video businesses are looking at major hikes in the coming years to a smaller $4 billion business -- with cost per thousands seeing, at best, modest hikes. ...Read the whole story

  • Sony Debuts Marketing Campaign For 4K TV Sets by Wayne Friedman

    Although U.S. TV programming networks are not close to transitioning to the new 4K TV technology, Sony Electronics has started a marketing campaign for its new 4K Ultra HD TV sets. Sony profiled filmmaker Garth Davis, who made a 4K film shot on new Sony professional cameras. ...Read the whole story

  • Dish TV Expands On-Demand by David Goetzl

    Dish Network, which has allowed subscribers to watch live TV on mobile devices for some time, is expanding access to on-demand content from networks and its Blockbuster-branded offering. It will be available on certain Android and Apple devices. ...Read the whole story

When News Twists In The Wind, TV Show Up Faster & With More Detail by Wayne Friedman

Seemingly minutes after a massive tornado hit, an MSNBC news image showed a speedboat sitting on top of a house in Moore, Okla. This was followed by scores and scores of homes reduced to something less than rubble. ...More

  • Episode 608: "The Crash: She's My Mother/ She's My Sister/ Don Gets His Heart Examined." by Barbara Lippert

    Called "The Crash," this week's episode reflected a fresh focus for Mad Men: Whores and death and death and whores. ...More

  • Aereokiller Agrees To Change Name by Wendy Davis

    Aereokiller, embroiled in litigation with the TV networks, is putting at least one legal dispute behind it. Founder Alki David agreed to stop calling his online video company Aereokiller, in order to settle a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by its Barry-Diller backed rival, Aereo. ...More

  • 'Constitution USA': The Most Important TV Program You'll See All Year by Ed Martin

    In the opening moments of the four-part PBS series "Constitution USA," host Peter Sagal sums up the significance of this program far better than anyone else could. After noting that the Constitution of the United States was written in 1787, Sagal observes, "More than two centuries later, many of us don't have any idea what the Constitution says. Of course, that's never stopped us from arguing about what it means." ...More