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Yearly Archives : 2008

Couric Keeps Busy With Lieberman, Letterman

Katie Couric interviews Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., tonight, TVNewser reports. The interview will be the senator’s first since Senate Democrats agreed to allow him to remain chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, a post he had endangered by campaigning…

FNC’s VP Rhodes to Join Bloomberg

Fox News VP David Rhodes is leaving the network for Bloomberg Television, TVNewser reports. Rhodes will head Bloomberg’s U.S. television operations. The 34-year-old phenom got his start at Fox News Channel as a production assistant before the channel went on…

Pixsy Expands Its Video Search Business

Online video search service Pixsy inked deals to provide private-label video search to five additional sites including eZanga.com, GenieKnows.com, IceRocket.com, EgoTVOnline.com and GossipGirls.com. Those Web properties will use Pixsy to power searches for video content on their sites. Pixsy is…

Pixsy’s Network Expands With New Deals

Video search engine Pixsy has expanded its syndication network with five new distribution deals, MediaPost reports. eZanga, GenieKnows.com, IceRocket, EgoTVOnline and GossipGirls will rely on Pixsy’s Video Search Playback platform for access to the Pixsy Video Index. The videos can…

Online Advertising Immune to Budget Cuts

With advertising budgets being slashed left and right, online and digital media marketing remains the most resistant to reduced spending expectations, MediaPost reports. A survey by Advertiser Perceptions showed more than two-thirds of the 1,000-plus ad executives interviewed expected to…

Syndie ‘Seeker’ Finds Strong Ratings in Premiere

“Legend of the Seeker” rode in with a strong ratings showing for its premiere, while “Deal or No Deal” and “The Doctors” showed growth during the week ending Nov. 9, a week rife with preemptions. Disney-ABC’s “Seeker” premiered during the…

A Smith & Co. Ups Howard to Production VP

A. Smith & Co. Properties has promoted Sharalynn Howard to vice president of production. She will oversee production of all shows currently in production and development, including Jesse Ventura’s truTV series. Ms. Howard has worked at A. Smith & Co….

Waxman Gains Early Support on House Commerce Committee Chairmanship

U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., has won a preliminary vote over U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., in their battle to head the House committee that oversees all broadcast, telecom and health legislation. On the eve of tomorrow’s vote of Democratic…

ContextWeb Picks Up Time Warner Exec

Time Warner’s Joe Kutchera has been hired by Adsdaq ad operator ContextWeb as director of Spanish-language markets, MediaPost reports. Kutchera will oversee ContextWeb’s new ability for marketers to target the Spanish-speaking audience online by category and keyword. Kutchera previously developed…

‘Seeker’ Makes Legendary Debut

Disney-ABC’s “Legend of the Seeker” is performing well after its first week on the air, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The show scored a 2.9 live-plus-same day household rating and 4.1 million total viewers during its two-hour premiere on Saturday and…