Calling its viewers “the growth engine of tomorrow,” Spanish-language media company Univision unveiled its 2008-09 programming lineup to advertisers Wednesday. The media company, which has holdings across broadcast, cable and the Internet, presented statistics that suggest Spanish-language programming has been…
TNT is developing a roster of new drama programs from executive producers George Clooney, “24” co-creator Joel Surnow and L.A. cop Will Beall, the Hollywood Reporter says. TBS is developing a comedy series written and produced by its star, William…
Platinum recording artists Coldplay and the Pussycat Dolls are scheduled to perform at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, airing live June 1 on MTV. Coldplay will perform “Violet Hill,” the first single from their upcoming album “Viva la Vida,” which…
The Associated Press has joined with news networks ABC, Fox News Channel, CNN and CBS in a suit against a South Dakota law, which they claim infringes on speech and their ability to gather information and report on elections, Broadcasting…
This week’s episode of the New Media Minute digs into the latest venture capital speculations around Twitter, the service’s year over year growth and whether it’s mainstream. You’ll also get a look at TVGuide’s broadband strategy via an analysis of…
LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics will present their jointly developed mobile digital TV technology as the standard for North America, TVNewsday reports. The technology uses existing digital TV broadcast bandwidth with little broadcasting equipment investment and little impact on existing…
Windows Vista Media Center users found themselves unable to record NBC’s “American Gladiators” and “Medium” on Monday night, CNET.com reports. An error message read, “Restrictions set by the broadcaster and/or originator prohibit recording of this program,” hinting that the block…
ReelzChannel is geeking out this summer movie season with ReelzChannel Fan-tastic Summer, a “fan-centric” promotional programming initiative. The cable movie network plans to add special features and programming to its online and television lineup that focus on this year’s slate…
Local TV stations are creating social networking sites about local gas prices, political news, weather, dining and entertainment, TVNewsday reports. The vertically integrated, localized sites allow broadcasters to break free from the old school of thought that the Web is…
Cox Communications agreed to launch new services from Lifetime Networks, including Lifetime Television HD, Lifetime Movie Network HD, Lifetime on Demand and Lifetime Movie Network on Demand. Cox will begin rolling out Lifetime HD to subscribers in June. Financial terms…