Fox Sports Ohio has appointed Henry S. Ford as its senior vice president and general manager. Mr. Ford will be responsible for the production, programming, advertising sales, marketing and team relations at Fox Sports Ohio. He will work with Fox’s…
Andrew Meyer has come on board at Versus as the network’s vice president of original programming. Mr. Meyer will oversee new original programming opportunities in order to further Versus’ brand on multimedia platforms and increase ratings. He also will oversee…
Hulu aired its first commercial during Sunday night’s Super Bowl telecast for free, the New York Times observes. The Web video service, a joint venture between NBC Universal and News Corp., received investment and commercial credits from the parent companies…
ABC Family has canceled “Kyle X/Y,” likely because of its poor ratings performance this season, according to a report in Entertainment Weekly citing unnamed sources. The series, which began its third season last month, will run the rest of its…
Netflix may be considering offering access to HBO content through its online and set-top box options for an extra fee, ArsTechnica.com reports. The possibility of the option came up in a recent customer survey released by the DVD rental company,…
NBC Universal said its television shows are driving a large portion of mobile video usage for its cell phone programming. The media company reported today that NBC.com generated more than 60% of traffic to NBCU programming on mobile phones, as…
A group of podcasters, in conjunction with industry group the Association for Downloadable Media, today introduced a set of standards for advertising in programs delivered on the Web. The ADM said many of its members have been supporting standard practices…
Verizon’s new wireless home phone service will carry several Web shows, the company said today. Verizon’s new “Verizon Hub” is a home phone device that runs on broadband and wireless, but does not require the use of a landline phone….
Apparently, a Super Bowl spot doesn’t buy much these days. So far today, Internet traffic to Web sites of companies that advertised during Sunday’s football game is about the same as for the week leading up to the game, according…
The House of Representatives vote on delaying the digital TV transition now is set for Wednesday, not Tuesday. The House Rules Committee today issued a notice saying it would meet tomorrow to set the rules under which the House would…