Online video advertising technology firm Adap.tv landed $13 million in a series B round of venture funding, the company announced today. The round was led by Spark Capital, one of the most active investors in the online video business, and…
“Friday Night Lights” will be the centerpiece of the fall season on DirecTV’s original programming service, The 101 Network. A critical darling challenged by low ratings on NBC, “Friday Night Lights” returns for a third season with original episodes that…
CBS News picked up five awards to finish as the leading network winner at the 29th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards ceremony Monday night in New York City. Three of the CBS Emmys went to work done by “60…
Fox has officially placed a 13-episode order for “Lie to Me,” a drama first announced during the network”s upfront presentation as a high-priority project, TelevisionWeek reports. The show stars Tim Roth as a behavioral investigator who can identify lies based…
Miley Cyrus is not leaving Disney Channel and her hit series “Hannah Montana” any time soon, Reuters reports. The tween sensation tells People magazine that she is “fully committed” to the series that made her famous. Cyrus made the clarification…
The National Hockey League is hoping to draw hardcore fans through a new paid Web subscription service GameCenter Live, the Wall Street Journal reports. GameCenter will allow fans to watch nearly every professional hockey matchup live online, allowing fans that…
Former “Gilmore Girls” writer Rebecca Kirschner has been named an executive producer of the CW’s “90210,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Kirschner joins the show as the network picked up its full 22 episode season, TelevisionWeek says. —Sergio Ibarra
Monday marked the official start of the new TV season in an era when the definition of a TV season is in a state of change, the New York Times says. Although Nielsen Media Research deems this week the official…
A New York Supreme Court says Dan Rather can pursue a $70 million lawsuit against CBS, but not its former parent company Viacom, TelevisionWeek reports. Rather is suing the network for break of contract in the fallout related to his…
Comedy Central is teaming up with music superstar Kanye West for a new puppet project tentatively titled “Alligator Boots,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The show, which is described as “hip-hop meets the Muppets,” has already shot a half-hour pilot. The…