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Tribune Broadcasting’s chief technologist Ira Goldstone announced that he is leaving the company after 25 years, TVNewsday reports. Goldstone, who was based at KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, said the decision was mutual and that he would re-emerge in another position…
NBC Direct plans to formally launch its free video download service in the next two months, Silicon Alley Insider reports, citing an unnamed source. The ad-supported service has received largely negative reviews in its beta stage, the Web site says….
New Census Bureau data reveals that U.S. TV consumption is growing, with TV sets in 110 million U.S. homes in 2006, Media Daily News reports. That figure is up from 76 million in 1980, the Web site says. It is…
British buyers did not buy any new U.S. programs at the L.A. Screenings due to the lack of finished pilots and the move by networks toward year-round programming and sales, Daily Variety reports. The days of frenzied buying appear to…
A Merrill Lynch analyst predicts cable stocks will rise, although box office take could drop, as U.S. consumers gravitate toward staying home and watching TV, the Hollywood Reporter says. A Conference Board survey revealed that while consumer spending intentions are…
Patrick Swayze is hopeful that A&E will pick up “The Beast,” his drama pilot about the FBI, the New York Daily News reports. Swayze, who is battling pancreatic cancer, is “doing well,” according to his publicist, the newspaper says. An…
Video site Redlasso has rejected a cease-and-desist order from CBS, NBC and Fox, which claim the site is hosting unlicensed clips of their content, the Hollywood Reporter says. Redlasso suggested a deal could be made and has hired former CBS…
Lisa Ling will join CNN for a follow-up documentary to the network’s “Planet in Peril,” the Hollywood Reporter says. “Planet in Peril: Battle Lines” also will feature Anderson Cooper and chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta in countries where battles…