The Screen Actors Guild, accused by the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists of trying to lure the cast of the soap opera “The Bold and the Beautiful” to its union, never did so, Web site DeadlineHollywoodDaily reports, citing…
Nickelodeon promoted 11-year company veteran Mark Taylor to vice president and general manager of Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif., Daily Variety reports. Taylor, who will run what Nickelodeon calls the most prolific U.S. television-animation studio, will oversee such shows…
Madeline Lee Gilford, who was a stage actress and Broadway producer before appearing in television shows such as “Sex and the City” and “Law & Order,” died in New York this week at age 87, Daily Variety reports. Ms. Gilford,…
Executives of ESPN, Disney/ABC, MTV Networks, NBC Universal, Turner Broadcasting and Fox are taking the unusual step of publicly warning Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin about any attempt to force a la carte programming distribution on cable providers,…
Online television technology firm Move Networks landed $46 million in venture funding with Benchmark Capital leading the cash infusion, the company announced Monday. Additional investors include Cisco, Comcast Interactive Media, Televisa, Steamboat and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Move Networks provides…
The NBA and ESPN have collaborated for the first time on a 20-commercial campaign designed to promote the National Basketball Association playoffs. The ad concept, titled “There Can Be Only One,” has rival players such as Kobe Bryant and Shaquille…
Former MTV executive Mark Rosenthal has joined Spot Runner as president of media platforms and vice chairman. Mr. Rosenthal, most recently CEO of Interpublic Media, will oversee Spot Runner’s New York operations and head a division that develops programs that…
NBC Universal and Qubo are joining the Department of Health & Human Services, the Ad Council and the U.S. Olympic Committee to extend a public service campaign about childhood obesity with Olympics themes. Ion Media Networks, Scholastic, Corus Entertainment and…
Google has found another way to extend the reach of YouTube with the addition of YouTube videos in Google Maps. Google announced today on a company blog that it is now including embedded YouTube videos in Google Maps. YouTube videos…
“Project Runway” remains part of the upfront presentation for Bravo, which is touting a 45% increase in original program hours as well. Last week, the Weinstein Co. made a deal to move “Runway” later this year to Lifetime, which had…