As Sony and Toshiba responded to Warner Bros.’ recent decision to exclusively back Sony’s Blu-ray high-definition DVD player format, Comcast and Apple used technology conferences this month to push their own technologies in the battle for home-based HD movie purchases….
The player: David Asch, executive VP of iN Demand Networks. The play: Mr. Asch is helping to boost the profile of all-HD network Mojo, which became a full-time linear channel last year after four years of providing programming blocks and…
HD programming picks for Jan. 17-23: “AFC/NFC Championships,” “The Producers,” “WWE’s Monday Night Raw” AFC and NFC Championships. Sunday, Jan. 20. San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots (CBS), 3 p.m. ET. New York Giants at Green Bay Packers (Fox),…
Travel Channel, Oprah’s New Network to Broadcast in HD Cox Communications’ Travel Channel and Oprah Winfrey’s new channel are among networks that will start broadcasting in high definition. Travel Channel, which Cox bought from Discovery last year, said this week…
Jason Klarman has been named general manger of Oxygen Media, which was acquired by NBC Universal last year. Mr. Klarman had been executive VP, Marketing and Digital Strategy, for NBC Universal’s Bravo Media. He will continue to report to Lauren…
Turner Broadcasting System expanded its relationship with the National Basketball Association, assuming responsibility for programming and marketing the NBA TV cable channel and hosting and operating the league’s Web businesses, including NBA.com. “We think the best way to optimize our…
NBC Universal announced two deals to expand its out-of-home digital video advertising business. Mark French, senior VP and general manager of NBC Everywhere, pitched the collection of place-based media platforms to advertisers and media buyers at an upfront-style presentation at…
Super Bowl Sunday will start at 9 a.m. Eastern on Feb. 3 with a three-hour Super Tuesday political preview on Fox-owned and Fox-affiliated TV stations. Produced by Fox News, “Fox Super Sunday” will be anchored by Shepard Smith from Glendale,…
Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich—who got invited, then uninvited, to participate in MSNBC’s Democratic debate last night in Las Vegas—is angry. Lisa Howfield, general manager of Sunbelt Communications’ KVBC-TV, NBC’s Las Vegas station, isn’t thrilled, either. She wanted to air…