Tim Winter, the Parents Television Council’s executive director in California, said that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin “has been our hero,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Martin, who has sought to cleanse television of indecent and offensive programming, has…
NBC has signed WPP Digital’s Schematic unit to provide the Web video player for its 2,200-plus hours of live streaming Olympics coverage, Online Media Daily reports. The player, which will be available on NBCOlympics.com and will feature interactive picture-in-picture, also…
“The Howdy Doody Show” will come to DVD for the first time on Nov. 4, the Hollywood Reporter says. Mill Creek Entertainment and NBC Universal have made a deal to release 40 of the show’s 126 licensed episodes in a…
Michael Rosen has been named executive producer for the Saturday edition of CBS’ “The Early Show,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. Rosen is the senior broadcast producer for the weekday edition, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
XETV San Diego will become “San Diego 6 The CW” on Aug. 1, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The Grupo Televisa station, formerly a Fox affiliate, was left without affiliation after KSWB announced it would become San Diego’s Fox affiliate as…
A poll conducted for Best Buy by GfK Roper Public Affairs and Media Omnibus Services revealed that while 88% of Americans have heard of the transition to digital television, many do not know what they must do or why the…
Google must turn over the records of videos watched on YouTube to Viacom, according to a ruling from the U.S. District Court for Southern New York in Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit. The ruling Wednesday raises serious issues over…
Actors on basic cable programs make up the majority of contenders for Emmy nominations in the best acting categories this year, the Washington Post says. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences revealed the top ten finalists in the best…
Universal is tapping NBC Universal personalities for a cross-promotional campaign leading to the July 11 theatrical release of “Hellboy II: The Golden Army,” the Hollywood Reporter says. In a series of spots, Hellboy interacts with Zach Levi of “Chuck,” Wolf…