The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the hunt for a division win, but they’ve already captured this year’s Governors Award in nominations for the 60th annual Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, announced today. L.A.’s boys in blue will receive the…
Investors continue to pour more money into the online video how-to business sector. Instructional video network Graspr said it landed $2.5 million in series A funding from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and angel investors. Graspr also launched a syndication platform and…
Sumner Redstone, chairman and majority shareholder of Viacom and CBS, says in an interview with CNBC airing today that his daughter Shari will not be taking over his positions when he’s done with the media companies, the New York Times…
Many Hollywood studios are considering proceeding with their planned filming schedules as a possible strike by the Screen Actors Guild appears less likely following rival union AFTRA’s decision to ratify an agreement, the Wall Street Journal says. Meanwhile, the studios…
HBO gave the green light to the Forest Whitaker-produced pilot “Fat Sells,” Daily Variety reports. The show will follow a family in the herbal weight loss business as the FDA begins investigating the company. 25/7’s Dave Broome will serve as…
China’s business boom may put a crimp in your ability to buy a high-definition television in a few years. Demand for desktop computers with flat-screen monitors in regions such as Latin America and China is likely to surge as businesses…
If you can’t beat ’em… Cable companies looking to win back customers who have moved over to satellite providers and other multichannel service operators may be rethinking their strategy of focusing on high-definition video-on-demand offerings. Instead, they’re hoping an increased…
The player: Scott Young, chief marketing officer at LodgeNet Interactive The play: Mr. Young is helping to boost sales at what the company says is the largest U.S. interactive-media systems provider for hotels. Its products, which allow guests to use…
Comcast to Boost 2009 Spending for HD Channels Comcast, the U.S. cable television leader, will significantly boost its capital expenditures next year in an effort to widen its inventory of high-definition channels, Multichannel News reports, citing Collins Stewart analyst Thomas…
HD programming picks for July 10-16: “Billy Elliot,” “Miss Universe Pageant,” “Major League Baseball All-Star Game”