Dish Network will begin offering all programming in MPEG-4 form, Multichannel News reports. The satellite provider is touting itself as the first in the industry to transmit both standard and high-definition programming in the MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding Standard. New…
Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group President Cyma Zarghami will give the keynote address at Mipcom Junior 2008 on Oct. 12. Ms. Zarghami will address how localization of global hit properties can make for a stronger worldwide brand. Other figures participating…
Many television networks that offer children’s programming are being more proactive when it comes to the health and wellbeing of their young viewers, Multichannel News reports. Nickelodeon began “The Big Green Help” initiative to teach kids to become more environmentally…
Writers for ABC’s “Boston Legal” and HBO’s “The Wire” and “John Adams” are up for the 2008 Humanitas Prize in the 60-minute TV category, says the Hollywood Reporter. The Humanitas award honors writing that explores the human condition. Other television…
The first night of the Democratic National Convention, featuring an address by Michelle Obama, drew fewer broadcast television viewers than the event four years ago, when former President Bill Clinton kicked things off. ABC, CBS and NBC brought in 12.1…
Online television technology provider Move Networks has landed strategic funding from Microsoft, the companies announced today. The amount was not disclosed. Microsoft has been working with Move to integrate Microsoft’s Silverlight platform into Move Networks’ technology. In addition, Move Networks’…
Republican presidential candidate John McCain might have more views for his YouTube channel than Democratic candidate Barack Obama, but an Internet research company says there are more videos overall on the world’s biggest video site about Mr. Obama. More than…
TBS said it ordered 10 episodes of a new sitcom from Tyler Perry. The new series, “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns,” is scheduled to debut on TBS in January. “Meet the Browns” stars David Mann as Leroy Brown, a character…