Despite the public’s thirst for stories and videos on Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the speeches from the Democratic National Convention so far have pulled in 50% more online video views than those from the Republican National Convention. The…
Fox is doing everything it can to turn Sunday’s encore presentation of the “Fringe” pilot into an event, offering viewers an advance look at the next episode, as well as “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and “24: Redemption.” In…
Apple and NBC ended their yearlong spat today. Shows from NBC and some of its cable networks will return to Apple’s iTunes store, one full year after NBC defected from Apple in a public dispute over pricing. Apple CEO Steve…
Jennifer Lopez will serve as a guest judge for the season finale of Bravo’s “Project Runway,” Us Weekly reports. Although a Bravo representative would neither confirm nor deny the news, sources tell the magazine the actress-singer will be shooting the…
HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords” has begun production in New York on its second season. The 10-episode season will premiere early next year. “Flight of the Conchords” is co-created by James Bobin and music-comedy duo Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie,…
The Disney-ABC Television Group expanded its digital media team today with the addition of three executives, the company announced. Karin Timpone joins as senior vice president of product strategy and marketing for the digital media team; Lauren DeVillier joins as…
Promax/BDA has named Christopher Pursell vice president of content innovation. He will step into the newly created position on Sept. 22. Mr. Pursell will oversee editorial direction for all of Promax/BDA’s content platforms, including the organization’s quarterly print publication, DNA…
Official details regarding the Charles Gibson-Sarah Palin interview were released today, TVNewser reports. Gov. Palin will sit down with the ABC News anchor for a one-on-one interview on Sept. 11 and Sept. 12 in the Alaska cities Fairbanks and Wasilla,…
Nielsen tested the performance of its A/P meter Monday in Wilmington, N.C., MediaWeek reports. NBC affiliate WECT-TV and ABC affiliate WWAY-TV agreed to participate in Nielsen’s first performance test in an all-digital broadcast area. The purpose of the test is…
Most Wilmington, N.C., residents were aware of Monday’s digital conversion and well equipped for it, but many did not know how to adjust their equipment during the transition, Multichannel News reports. The majority of calls from viewers with problems did…