On the heels of competitors cutting their pilot scripts orders due to the ongoing writers strike, NBC Universal executives said Wednesday they will honor their fall deals. “This has been a very tough period for all of us—networks, studios, writers—and…
Social networking site MySpace formed a partnership with the BBC to bring archival short-form content to MySpaceTV. The deal is the first such global agreement between MySpaceTV and a major broadcaster, MySpace said. Under the deal, MySpace users can visit…
Video search service Pixsy struck a deal with Lycos to power video and image search across Lycos. Lycos will use Pixsy to let users search for the latest Web videos and photos. As a video search engine, Pixsy competes with…
The History Channel’s special “Life After People” on Monday generated the biggest audience in the cable network’s history. The show was seen by 5.4 million viewers and drew a 3.9 household rating, also a record for the History Channel. “Life…
USA Network said it will share an episode of one of its original shows, “Psych,” with Telemundo, a sister network also owned by NBC Universal. An episode called “Lights, Camera … Homicidio” will air Friday on USA at 10 p.m….
Versus has exercised an option to extend its agreement to carry National Hockey League games through the 2010-11 season. Versus reportedly pays $72.5 million a year for NHL rights and will pay slightly more over the next three years. Hockey…