by Wayne Friedman
TV content owners may be moving quickly on HD programming; TV advertisers for HD commercials are another story. A new study says advertisers using … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
You don't have to be a sheep and you don't have to accept conditioning. No, it's not a political slogan from a George Orwell … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
San Francisco -- Big video usage numbers continue to come to the digital video industry: 180 million visitors watching videos per month. That comes … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
With two new judges and maybe some viewer fatigue in its 10th season, "American Idol" posted sharp drops for its season premiere Wednesday. The … Read the whole story
by Fern Siegel
Robert Bakish has been promoted to president and CEO of Viacom International Media Networks. Bakish will take charge of company properties operating outside the … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
ESPN said it has a 20-year deal with the University of Texas and marketing arm IMG College to operate a 24/7 (still-unnamed) network dedicated … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Another new digital video venture has launched -- this one more as a program guide looking to aggregate information and links of TV reruns. … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
Liz Dolan, who led marketing at Oprah's new network before leaving months before its debut, has joined News Corp. as CMO of the Fox … Read the whole story
by David Goetzl
The Outdoor Channel has renewed a deal with Bonnier Corp. to air programming carrying the iconic Field & Stream magazine brand, and the two … Read the whole story
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by Wayne Friedman
In a rare occurrence for a TV copyright owner -- not a TV network -- the National Football League forced sponsor Toyota Motor Corp. … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Jane Clarke
Last week we began with defining Set-Top Box, which is not as simple a task as it sounds. Generically, these boxes span the range … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Piers Morgan didn't wait for the marketing machine at CNN to take its normal course. The new digital world perhaps forced this. Twitter also … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Frank Maggio
small group of disruptive technologists and I spent the day yesterday in Ft. Myers, Fla. where we had the chance to dine at the … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
With all the details of the Comcast-NBC Universal deal now set, a big change will affect Hulu, one of the new venture's possibly major … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
Whatever you think of the FCC approval of the Comcast-NBC merger, it seems to be giving a big wet kiss to the online video … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Cutting the cable-cord? Maybe it's just going "off the grid", away from the traditional video programming grid. Some $1 billion is being spent on … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
Web-to-TV services looking to change the game -- Roku, Boxee, and Google TV, and will be apparent when it comes to the duration of … Read the whole story