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Monthly Archives : May 2008

‘Wizard’s’ to Star Horner, Regan

Sam Raimi’s syndicated series “Wizard’s First Rule” has cast Craig Horner and Bridget Regan in the lead roles, the Hollywood Reporter says. The hourlong weekly series, which is based on Terry Goodkind’s series of fantasy novels, “The Sword of Truth,”…

Turner Plays KnockNok With NBA

Turner Sports has enlisted technology company KnockNok to host chat rooms for the NBA Playoffs on TNT.tv and TNT OverTime on NBA.com, the Hollywood Reporter says. KnockNok previously hosted chat rooms for February’s NBA All-Star Weekend on TNT OverTime and…

Video: What Do Web Shows Cost?

What does it really cost to produce a Web video series? $200 per minute or $2000? Or maybe $20,000? Daisy Whitney’s “New Media Minute” gives you the low-down. The numbers may surprise you. This week’s “New Media Minute” breaks down…

And the Web Video Search Winner Is …

The last time you searched for a video of cats on skateboards what were the search terms you used? I bet it wasn’t “cats on skateboard videos.” It was probably just “cats on skateboards.” Because more than a year after…

Adderton, William Morris Launch Agency 3.0

Former Amp’d Mobile founder Peter Adderton has resurfaced on the entrepreneurial circuit via a new venture he’s launching today in partnership with the William Morris Agency. Mr. Adderton and William Morris said they have formed Agency 3.0, an agency that…

MySpaceTV Nabs ‘Banzai’ Webisodes

MySpaceTV struck an exclusive programming deal with production shop RDF USA to carry Webisodes of the British format “Banzai.” Under the deal, the episodes will be exclusive to MySpace (link to: www.myspacetv.com) for 30 days before additional U.S. Web distribution…

Online Video Counts Grow as Measurements Change

The number of videos viewed online is increasing dramatically each month because video sites have lessened their standards for what constitutes a view. That’s the finding of a new research report from online video services firm TubeMogul, which claims video-sharing…

Howcast Adds Distribution Partners

The how-to video company Howcast expanded its reach today via distribution deals with AOL, Metacafe, Bebo and Blip.tv. Under the new deals, Howcast’s user-generated, how-to videos will be available to those sites. Howcast said the deals expand its reach to…

GM to Sponsor Discovery’s Planet Green

General Motors will be the exclusive automotive sponsor of Planet Green, the new cable network being launched by Discovery Communications on June 4. As part of the deal, GM’s Chevrolet will be the premier sponsor of the series “Greensburg,” which…

Fox Wins Season on Super Bowl, ‘Idol’

News Corp.’s Fox will be the network ratings winner for the 2007-08 season as the Super Bowl and “American Idol” shielded it from audience declines stemming from the Writers Guild of America strike, Daily Variety reports. Fox’s ratings increased 5%…