As he takes the helm as CEO of Time Warner, Jeffrey Bewkes is playing things close to the vest. The conglomerate’s stock was stagnant under his predecessor, Richard Parsons, who had to clean up after the disastrous merger with America…
Ex-Universal TV Exec Forms Digital Ad Service Company
Realistic-looking news bulletins from the future about flooding in New York and water emergencies in Southern California are part of a multifaceted campaign for an upcoming special on global warming on National Geographic Channel. The “bulletins” don’t mention the special,…
Service Offers Downloads for High-Speed Subs
TV Guide Network is expanding its broadband video slate this year and plans to acquire and develop original scripted series for the Web for the first time. The new initiative follows the cable channel’s successful Web video efforts last year,…
Showrunners Split on Merits of Directors’ Pact
The greatest opportunity in the revamped Apple TV may not be in the device itself, but in its potential to nudge cable and satellite operators to introduce Web-to-TV convergence services quickly, as TiVo did for the digital video recorder business….
Red Bull has signed on to sponsor an original scripted series for IFC’s Web site. In a nod to the trend toward user-created content, the series will be developed from ideas that come from IFC’s new Media Lab Studios. An…
Attendance, Ratings Gains Reflect Popularity
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation was scheduled to announce the nominees for its 19th annual GLAAD Media Awards on Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The awards recognize “fair, accurate and inclusive representations of…