The Championship Gaming Series (CGS) has partnered with G4 Media to bring its league of professional video gaming to the gaming and tech cable network. G4 will air four 90-minute programs beginning with the league’s 2008 North America playoffs July…
NBC Sports and World Championship Sports Network are uniting to create Universal Sports, a multiplatform destination for athletes and fans. The joint effort hopes to bring NBC Universal programming to WCSN’s established online Olympics audience. The partnership followed NBCU’s acquisition…
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Robert Oswaks to president of marketing. In his new role Mr Oswaks will oversee development and strategy for the company’s advertising and marketing efforts for network, syndication, cable and new media content. He will report…
The Outdoor Channel has relaunched its Web site to offer more online videos and a social networking component to its viewers. “We’ve turned OutdoorChannel.com into an interactive platform for outdoor enthusiasts,” Outdoor Channel COO Tom Hornish said. “It’s a virtual…
Actors D.B. Sweeney, Nick Tarabay and Michael Fairman have joined the cast of Starz Entertainment’s first original series “Crash.” Dennis Hopper leads the ensemble drama about Los Angelinos whose lives intertwine and crash into each other. Mr. Sweeney will play…
The National Association of Television Program Executives will honor Fox’s “American Idol” fundraiser “Idol Gives Back” with the inaugural Reality Innovator Award at the NATPE LATV Festival in Los Angeles July 31. The Reality Innovator Award recognizes outstanding achievement in…
Automakers such as Audi and Lamborghini have reached deals to have their cars prominently displayed in movies such as “Iron Man” and “The Dark Knight” while Toyota and General Motors have reached similar deals with television shows such as “Weeds”…
CBS met with MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann twice about replacing Dan Rather as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” before hiring Katie Couric, the New York Times reports, citing a New Yorker article set fore release today. Then-CBS News President Andrew…
Fox and ESPN plan to make bids for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic games, threatening NBC’s hold on the games, the New York Post reports, citing unnamed insiders at the networks. Ratings for the Olympics have been declining, but NBC…
Cable operators like Time Warner Cable are taking a stand against cable networks that provide their content for free online, AdAge reports. Time Warner Cable is threatening to withhold the subscriber fees it pays to cable networks for content. Time…