HBO is starting a Web series “Ring Life,” which follows eight young boxers, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The series, whose four- to six-minute segments will debut weekly on sites such as HBO.com and HBO’s YouTube channel, will be narrated by…
Online video provider Brightcove is ditching the free version of the service that it has offered for the last two years, the company announced Monday. Brightcove will shut down its so-called “Brightcove Network” on Dec. 17. The free version has…
More than 55 million people watched the 2004 presidential election on the top television news networks combined. This year, the broadcast and cable outlets are introducing new features to top that number today, the Wall Street Journal says. Last time…
CBS News may preliminarily call a winner in the presidential election as early as 8 p.m. East Coast, before polls there close, if Democrat Barack Obama or Republican John McCain clear the minimum threshold of electoral votes, the New York…
Struggling broadcast television shows may get some relief after the election as viewers drift away from addictive news coverage of the presidential race, the Hollywood Reporter says. Cable news has drawn more viewers in the pre-election mania and often viewing…
Viacom Inc., whose cable networks include MTV and VH1, reported a 37% drop in profit for the third quarter due to lower ratings and a softening economy, Television Week reports. The company posted net profit of $401 million, or 65…
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger wants millions in tax breaks to lure television and movie companies to film in California, the Los Angeles Times reports. The legislature in the past has rejected similar proposals, calling them unneeded giveaways. The new proposal…
NBC Universal’s chief digital officer George Kliavkoff is stepping down from his post by the end of the year, Daily Variety reports. Kliavkoff, who was behind the company’s digital ventures like Hulu and online summer Olympics coverage, is exercising an…
The Supreme Court today hears arguments by television networks that challenged the Federal Communications Commission’s so-called “fleeting expletives” rule in a brace of indecency cases, the Wall Street Journal notes. A federal appeals court had struck down the FCC policy…
ABC may pick up Fox’s recently canceled animated series “King of the Hill,” Daily Variety reports. ABC executives are believed to have expressed interest in the show from executive producers Mike Judge, John Alyschuler and Dave Krinsky, who are also…