The second day of the NCTA’s Cable Show ’08 found panelists discussing branding and debating whether cable networks should charge a fee for online content, the Hollywood Reporter says. Meanwhile, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said he opposes more government…
Netflix today will start selling a set-top box that will allow subscribers to stream movies directly to their television sets from Netflix’s Web site. Netflix Player by Roku, which was co-developed by digital-media technology company Roku Inc., will be available…
Worldwide television unit sales during the first quarter were little changed from a year earlier as a drop in demand for TVs 40 inches or larger caused a plunge in the sale of rear-projection TVs. Cathode-ray tube TV sales also…
NBC Universal promoted Shari Post to VP, prime-time ad sales, and confirmed that it hired Dave Barrington, who will be VP, daytime and late night, sales. Ms. Post, who had been in charge of daytime and late-night sales, will continue…
Hallmark Channel announced the first upfront deal of the buying season, completing a multimillion-dollar ad buy with media agency Starcom. The deal covers Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel in high definition. Bill Abbott, Hallmark Channel executive VP for ad…
Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse, whose “Emeril Live!” series has been on Scripps Network’s Food Network for more than a decade, is taking the show to Scripps’ Fine Living Network in July, the Associated Press reports. Fine Living is available to…
“The Simpsons” producers haven’t agreed on a contract with its voice actors for its 20th season, which may be shortened to 20 episodes from 22 if a deal isn’t reached soon, Daily Variety reports. Each of the primary voice actors,…
Digital advertising will for the first time be a major component in marketers’ negotiations of upfront television advertising because of a jump in the size of the audience that watches TV episodes on the Web, the Wall Street Journal reports….
AFTRA wants actors to be asked for permission before clips of their work is used online, Daily Variety reports. The demand has also been made by the Screen Actors Guild, which has been negotiating with the studios separately. AFTRA’s head…
NBC ordered a season of the new drama “Kings,” which stars Ian McShane of “Deadwood” fame, TelevisionWeek reports. Francis Lawrence, whose credits include “I Am Legend,” will direct the two-hour pilot while Michael Green and Erwin Stoff will executive produce,…