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Sony Corp. Chairman-CEO Howard Stringer delivered a list of seven imperatives to consumer electronic success at Thursday morning’s keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. His seven imperatives were, in order: —Embrace the fusion of industries. —Adopt…
House Democrats today are expected to name Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., to replace Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., as chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Telecom and the Internet Committee. The immediate impact of the move is to potentially…
After laying off about one-third of its staff in October, online television network Revision3 is hiring again. It announced today that it appointed TV producer Ryan Vance as its VP of programming and production. Mr. Vance most recently worked as…
Kevin Conroy has been appointed president of the newly renamed Univision Interactive Media. Formerly known as Univision Online, the division will include Univision.com and Spanish-language mobile offerings unit Univision Móvil. Mr. Conroy previously was executive vice president of global products…
Time Warner Inc. said today that it had a 2008 operating loss, compared with a 2007 gain of $8.9 billion, on $25 billion worth of fourth-quarter impairment charges. The charges were primarily related to franchise rights of Time Warner Cable,…
Never subtle in seeking promotional synergies, NBC Universal, whose NBC will broadcast the Super Bowl on Feb. 1, has its cable network USA thinking pigskin. USA’s series “Burn Notice” will feature a guest appearance by former Dallas Cowboys star Michael…
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has given a multiyear extension to the contract of Chief Operating Officer Alan Perris. Mr. Perris, who has served as COO since joining the organization in April 2006, supervises department heads and staff…
Richard Parsons, former Time Warner chairman-CEO, is under consideration to replace Bill Richardson as President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for Secretary of Commerce, Time magazine reports in a blog post. Parsons previously was a White House aide under President Gerald Ford…
Web video consumption has increased by one-third over the last year, MediaPost says, citing new comScore numbers. U.S. Internet viewers watched 12.7 billion videos and clips during November 2008, a 34% increase from the year before, the site says. YouTube…