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Daily Archives : Jan 22, 2008

NBCU Takes 26% Stake in India’s NDTV

NBC Universal has formed a long-term strategic partnership with India’s NDTV, beginning with NBCU paying a reported $150 million to acquire a 26% stake in NDTV Networks, a holding company for entertainment and lifestyle channels, digital media, media products and…

Blender Brings Wolverine, Green Minutes to NATPE

Blender Media Services is preparing five programs to showcase at this year’s NATPE, including an X-Men animated series and a one-minute environmental series. Blender, which specializes in television sales to Latin America, will promote “Wolverine and the X-Men,” an animated…

World Poker Tour Unveils Revamped Web Site

World Poker Tour, whose pioneering TV show sparked the boom of card games on television, unveiled a new Web site powered by digital marketing and technology firm Digitaria. The revamp is part of World Poker Tour’s effort to bolster its…

FCC Rejects Kucinich Complaint About CNN Debate

The Federal Communications Commission is rejecting candidate U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s contention that CNN unfairly excluded him from last night’s debate of the Democratic presidential candidates in South Carolina. In a decision that apparently was handed down late Friday but…

Turner Extends Deal to Manage NASCAR Web Site Through 2014

Turner Broadcasting System said it extended its agreement with NASCAR to operate the auto racing circuit’s official Web site, NASCAR.com. The extension gives Turner Sports the right to continue to manage the site through 2014 and gives it oversight of…

Bravo Renews Griffin’s ‘D-List’

Bravo is renewing “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List” for a fourth season. The series is set to return later this year. “Kathy has a brilliant ability to capture the pulse of pop culture with her devastatingly entertaining commentary,”…

YuMe to Power Ads on NBC Direct

NBC will rely on broadband video advertising network YuMe Networks to power the ads NBC delivers for its online download service NBC Direct, the companies announced today. Under the deal, YuMe will provide ad management, campaign management, trafficking and reporting…