A unit of ABC will be selling ads on giant billboards atop a new Walgreen’s store in New York’s Times Square, the New York Times reports. The drug store chain will also have a presence this summer when ABC’s “Good…
James Van Der Beek is back in North Carolina, the site of his star turn in “Dawson’s Creek,” to film a guest spot on the CW’s “One Tree Hill,” the Associated Press reports. “This is just a real nice homecoming…
NBC Entertainment co-chairman Ben Silverman has joined the Peacock Equity Fund’s board, the Hollywood Reporter says. The fund is a $250 million joint venture between NBC Universal and GE Commercial Finance’s Media, Communications and Entertainment branch. It invests in and…
The new Major League Baseball Nework is already looking forward to 2013, when it can pick up a larger package of live ballgames, Multichannel News reports. Speaking at a conference Wednesday, MLB’s Tim Brosnan said the channel’s “goal is to…
ABC Family has added five cast members to its upcoming series adaptation of the film “10 Things I Hate About You,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Among the new castmates are Nicholas Braun, Kyle Kaplan, Meaghan Jette Martin, Ethan Peck and…
HD programming picks for Nov. 20-26: “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “Crusoe” and “True Blood” “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?,” (Starz) Thurs., Nov. 20, 5:35 p.m.: In the Coen brothers’ film loosely based on Homer’s “The Odyssey,” three escaped convicts…
Wal-Mart Boasts Lowest-Priced Blu-ray Player for Black Friday Wal-Mart is unveiling the Magnavox Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player for $128 on Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving. That’s the lowest retail price ever for the format, Home Media Magazine reports. The…
Sony is offering free disposal and recycling of old television sets to consumers who purchase a 32-inch or larger Bravia high-definition LCD set under its Green Glove Service. Sony’s goal is to address a mounting environmental concern as consumers upgrade…
Netflix took two big steps in the area of high definition this week, officially moving to HD streaming and tying up loose ends with HD DVD. Going live on Wednesday via an upgrade to the Xbox 360, Netflix entered the…
China’s top network, CCTV, sold $1.4 billion in ad time during its version of an upfront, representing a 15% increase from last year, the Wall Street Journal says. “This is a tremendous amount of investment being committed to China at…