Reality producer Endemol, maker of CBS’ “Big Brother,” is getting into the sports market, says the Hollywood Reporter. The company plans to compete with the likes of IMG with its new Endemol Sports. The startup aims to partner with broadcasters,…
MediaWeek is reporting NBC has added a half-dozen new distribution partners to its recently formed NBC Digital Health Network. The NBC Digital Health Network distributes health-related video content to partner Web sites, video-on-demand services and place-based digital platforms, the publication…
Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert talk politics, Palin and presidents in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. The comedic news anchors also took the time to re-create the controversial New Yorker magazine cover from earlier this year featuring…
ABC’s “Pushing Daisies” has cast Jennifer Elise Cox to guest-star on a future episode, TV Guide reports. The actress, best known for portraying Jan Brady in “The Brady Bunch Movie” and Amy Anderson on TBS’ “10 Items or Less,” will…
Internet service providers Verizon Communications, Time Warner Cable and AT&T all told the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday during a hearing that they support an opt-in system for targeted online advertising, the Washington Post reports. The companies pledged that they…
Sen. John McCain’s unexpected call to delay Friday’s presidential debate is just another in a series of twists and turns thus far in the campaign, say news organizations, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “It’s only the latest drama,” said Jay Wallace,…
General Electric, parent company of NBC Universal, cut its earning outlook today, the Wall Street Journal reports. The conglomerate cited “unprecedented weakness and volatility in the financial services markets” for the move. GE’s full-year target is now between $1.95 and…
Oxygen has acquired the off-network rights to reruns of The CW’s “America’s Next Top Model.” The NBC-owned cable network bought the rights to the full library of “Model,” including its current and future cycles, from CBS Television Distribution. Oxygen will…
Crown Media Holdings has renewed its distribution agreement with Charter Communications for Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movie Channel. Hallmark Channel, which is expected to show substantial increases in its subscription revenues, renewed nearly all of its other distribution agreements earlier…
Bloomberg Television has agreed to let Google sell some of its commercials through Google’s TV Ads platform, the companies said Thursday. Google, which dominates Internet search advertising and has been looking to crack the TV advertising market, last month made…