Congress has passed the Broadband Data Improvement Act, the Associated Press reports. The act requires the government to monitor closely who has access to the Internet and who doesn’t, the AP says. The bill’s goal is to help policymakers better…
First it was “Survivor,” now it’s CBS’ user-generated news Web site CBSeyemobile.com where nudity is turning up unexpectedly. Advertising Age is reporting certain users are posting obscene images and video via their Eyemobile applications for iPhone that are, well, not…
ABC News has promoted Al Prieto to vice president of ABC NewsOne. Mr. Prieto will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the network’s affiliate news service, which includes more than 200 stations and clients such as the BBC, Associated Press…
Peter Gaffney has been upped to senior vice president of programming strategy, scheduling and acquisitions for History and History International. Mr. Gaffney has been VP of scheduling and acquisitions for History since 2002. He was responsible for developing and implementing…
In an effort to reach the female market, fast-food chain Sonic is taking its commercial duo of Pete and T.J. to Los Angeles in an ad campaign that will mimic MTV’s “The Hills,” Adweek reports. Fourteen spots, titled “The Stalls,”…
Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has ignored NBC’s order to cease-and-desist using video and audio of NBC News’s Tom Brokaw and MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann, TVNewser reports. Since the order was issued the campaign has added a disclaimer at the end…
Social video Web site StumbleUpon is partnering with Web publishers National Geographic, Rolling Stone, HowStuffWorks and the Huffington Post, MediaPost reports. The new partnership will allow users to explore the site’s content without having to sign up. The goal is…
Online television programmer Next New Networks is launching a new women’s style network today. The new network, TMI Weekly, is being produced in partnership with the founders of the site Nonsociety.com: columnist Julia Allison, tech blogger and commentator Meghan Asha…
Vanessa Marcil has been tapped to host Lifetime’s reality competition series “Blush: The Search for the Next Makeup Artist,” Daily Variety reports. Marcil joins make-up mentor Charlie Green and judges Hal Rubenstein and Joanna Schlip. The six episode series, which…
Kerr Smith is making a guest appearance on frequent collaborator Greg Berlanti’s series “Eli Stone,” TV Guide reports. The actor will play one of Posner’s legal eagles, the magazine says. Smith and Berlanti previously worked together on “Dawson’s Creek” and…