Television networks’ online video destinations are girding for the economic slowdown by focusing on advertising metrics and proven programming, executives at sites including Hulu.com and ABC.com said at the NewTeeVee conference in San Francisco today. Advertiser interest in ABC.com remains…
TV station owner Acme Communications announced revenue for its six stations is up $7.6 million, a percentage point higher than in the same period a year ago, TVNewsday reports. Total operating costs for the quarter were down this year from…
The nonexistent Martin Eisenstadt—who somehow hoaxed the Los Angeles Times, the New Republic and most recently MSNBC—is actually a character created by filmmakers Eitan Gorlin and Dan Mirvish to help them pitch a TV show based on the character, the…
Online video destination Metacafe set a traffic record in October, drawing more than 9 million unique visitors in the United States, the company said Wednesday, citing comScore numbers. That’s a 30% rise since January and a 10% bump over September,…
ESPN has signed a multiyear deal with the R&A, organizer of golf’s Open Championship, that takes effect in 2010. ESPN will televise 34 live hours of the British Open’s four rounds and also will produce six hours of encore highlights…
President-elect Barack Obama will give his first interview since the election to CBS’ “60 Minutes,” Daily Variety reports. Steve Croft will interview Obama and future First Lady Michelle Obama tomorrow in Chicago, to air on the newsmagazine on Sunday. This…
Thanks to the election, ABC’s “Nightline” beat CBS’ “The Late Show With David Letterman” and NBC’s “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” both in total viewers and in the 25-54 demographic, TVNewser reports. The 10.96 million viewers on Election Night…
With DVD sales and rentals already down by 2% during the first half of the year, Advertising Age reports Hollywood isn’t counting on the special-edition DVD box set to help its bottom line in these tough economic times. The publication…
Tina Fey, Miley Cyrus and Michael Phelps are among this year’s “10 Most Fascinating People,” the Associated Press reports. The special, airing Dec. 4 and hosted by Barbara Walters on ABC, also named Tom Cruise, Rush Limbaugh and Will Smith…
MSNBC officially retracted a false story it reported on-air that the name of the John McCain adviser responsible for leaking gossip about his running mate, Sarah Palin, was Martin Eisenstadt, the Associated Press reports. The “news” was delivered by MSNBC…