The United States Tennis Association on Monday is expected to announce a deal to move cable rights for the U.S. Open to ESPN and the Tennis Channel beginning next year, according to a source familiar with the deal. USA Network…
A new bill that would preserve net neutrality was introduced by Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) on Wednesday, Media Daily News reports. The Internet Freedom & Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 would prohibit Internet service providers from discriminating against “lawful content” by…
NBC has made full episodes of some of its shows available for streaming on the iPhone, Silicon Alley Insider reports. Episodes of “The Office” and “30 Rock” have been converted to the iPhone’s Quicktime format without commercials and are accessible…
E.W. Scripps Co.’s board of directors approved a plan to divide Scripps into two public companies on July 1, TVNewsday reports. E.W. Scripps Co. will remain in control of its local newspapers, television stations and licensing and syndication businesses, the…
NBC has been using Skype’s video-over-IP service to transmit live footage back to the studio, unnamed sources confirm to Television Broadcast. Network affiliates claim the free service has “little or no delay” compared to satellite phone transmission, creating an immediacy…
Days before the start of broadcast network upfront presentations, television advertising sales veteran David Barrington is switching sides again. Mr. Barrington, who was hired by media buyer MPG as executive VP, managing director of video investments in January, is expected…
Justin Timberlake will produce a new show for MTV called “The Phone,” which is scheduled to premiere in the fall. The reality series is based on a Dutch format. Each episode of “The Phone” begins with two strategically hidden cell…
ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson signed a new four-year deal with the network, TVWeek reports. There had been speculation that Mr. McPherson, who turned ABC from an also-ran into a buzz magnet, might be leaving the network.
The CW is near an agreement to sell its Sunday primetime block to an advertising conglomerate, which would be able to develop programming and sell ad time, Daily Variety reports. The network is divesting the 7 p.m. to 10 p.m….
ABC’s “Lost” will have 17-hour seasons in 2009 and 2010, more than the 16-hour seasons it had planned, the Hollywood Reporter says. The show’s producers are adding the hours to help make up for the shortened season from the Writers…