Oxygen Media announced a rebranding of its cable network using the new slogan “Live Out Loud.” Acquired by NBC Universal last year, Oxygen also announced plans to air its original programming Tuesday nights at 10 p.m., a strategy designed to…
Online video ad network Broadband Enterprises has paired up with technology firm ScanScout to provide in-stream video ads and overlay ads to Broadband Enterprises’ affiliated Web sites. Broadband Enterprises counts more than 1,800 sites in its network and will use…
Podcast provider PodShow is relaunching its service today as Mevio with a focus on original episodic content programmed for the Internet, the company said. Mevio said it will offer “millions” of hours of episodic programming, videos and music centered around…
By moving to acquire Newsday from the Tribune Co., Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. will be challenging new media ownership rules adopted by the Federal Communications Commission, the New York Times reports. News Corp. already is in the process of seeking…
Former top Showtime executive Mark Greenberg is expected to be named head of the new premium TV service being launched by Viacom and three movie studios, BusinessWeek reports. Hiring an exec who worked for Showtime when Viacom ran it is…
ABC is talking to actress Lucy Liu about joining the cast of “Dirty Sexy Money,” which has been renewed for a second season, the Hollywood Reporter says. Ms. Liu starred in ABC’s “Cashmere Mafia” and appeared as a guest on…
“Deal or No Deal” matched its lowest ratings ever despite an appearance by President George Bush on Monday, the
The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers has filed an unfair labor practices charge against the Writers Guild of America for naming 28 writers who resigned from the union during its strike earlier this year, Daily Variety reports. The…
The Screen Actors Guild has signed deals to insure the completion of 95 feature films being made by independent producers as its talks with major studios enter their second week, Daily Variety reports. At major studios, the prospect of an…
The Golden Globes are set to return earlier than ever next year after being deflated by the Writers Guild of America strike earlier this year, the Hollywood Reporter says. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association plans to hold its awards show,…