Patrick Pichette will take over as Google’s senior VP and chief financial officer on Aug. 12, Valleywag reports. He was formerly the president of operations for global communications company Bell Canada, the Web site notes. —Vlada Gelman
The two-hour “24” prequel movie slated to air on Fox this fall will be part of the 24-hour timeline for the series next season, according to actor Robert Carlyle, Premiere magazine reports. Twenty-two episodes starting with the third hour of…
Timothy Olyphant will join the cast of FX’s “Damages” for its second season. During his seasonlong arc, Olyphant’s character will become entangled with Ellen (Rose Byrne) as she deals with recent personal loss and conflict with her boss, Patty Hewes…
Asian pop-culture network iaTV has added Cox Communications of Orange County and select Los Angeles-area Charter Communications distributors to its expanding list of carriers. Programming on the network, which targets young Asian-American viewers, includes originals “Pancrase: Legends of Mixed Martial…
In line with the recent trend of stunt-casting tabloid-fodder starlets, Nicole Richie will guest star in an upcoming episode of NBC’s “Chuck.” Ms. Richie, who starred alongside Paris Hilton in “The Simple Life,” will return to television as the high…
Turner Broadcasting has replaced the heads of advertising and licensing at Cartoon Network. “Departing the company to pursue other interests” are Beth Goss, executive VP of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim sales, marketing and enterprises; John Friend, senior VP of…
Publicis Groupe, owner of Starcom MediaVest Group, Zenith Optimedia, Digitas and Denuo, said it was teaming up with Yahoo to look for ways to increase the effectiveness of advertising on mobile devices. “Our goal in working together with advertisers and…
Veoh Networks let go of three employees yesterday, but the company said those layoffs occur against a backdrop in which the world’s 16th-biggest video-sharing site has landed new partners and funding in recent weeks. The layoffs were for three “junior…
Web shows from online video studio Next New Networks are the most watched of the videos that TubeMogul serves up, the online video distribution firm reported today. TubeMogul ranked its top 40 most viewed content providers, with Next New Networks’…
Children’s programming producer DIC Entertainment has tapped content management and distribution company GoFish Corp. to serve as its liaison to Web advertisers across DIC’s online properties. GoFish will focus on bringing content- and age-appropriate advertisers to DIC’s various children’s Web…