iTunes has displaced Wal-Mart as the top music retailer in the U.S., according to Digital Media Wire. The Apple service outsold Amazon.com and Best Buy in 2007 to take second place, and is now in first with more than 4…
Not so long ago, it would have been hard to imagine a show named “Assy McGee” getting on the air, much less with a major advertiser as a sponsor. And yet, “Assy McGee,” the AdultSwim animated series that follows the…
For flat-panel television buyers, size matters, but price matters more. Price was the most important factor among recent flat-screen TV buyers, and it played a bigger role among TV buyers than among consumers of other consumer electronics products such as…
Last year, almost 30 million North American consumers ponied up the $1,000 or more for a new high-definition television set. But that extra $10 a month for the HD subscription service? Not so fast. While about two in five U.S….
The player: Bob Zitter, chief technology officer at HBO The play: Mr. Zitter was largely responsible for HBO being the first cable network to broadcast in high definition. That was in 1999, the same year CBS started HD broadcasts. More…
AT&T’s U-verse fiber-optic television service this week added three HBO channels, pushing its total high-definition linear channel inventory to more than 40. Meanwhile, Verizon’s FiOS service will expand its HD video-on-demand service to 14 states, up from four, within the…
HD programming picks for April 3-9: “Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace,” NCAA Final Four, “Play Misty for Me” “Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace” (Spike TV). Friday, April 4, 8 p.m. ET. Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman…
The popular social networking site MySpace has signed deals with Sony BMG, Universal Music Group and Warner Music for a new joint venture, MySpace Music. MySpace Music will allow fans access to DRM-free digital downloads for purchase, ad-supported audio and…
Denise O’Connor has been named VP of business development for the National Association of Television Program Executives. Ms. O’Connor most recently was associate publisher at Broadcasting & Cable Magazine, and previously was sales director, cable and international, at Electronic Media…
Cartoon Network said the new George Lucas series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” will anchor a fantasy/adventure block on Fridays, part of a new schedule for Turner Broadcasting’s kids network. Sunday night will be movie night on the channel, which…