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NBC Universal and Qubo are joining the Department of Health & Human Services, the Ad Council and the U.S. Olympic Committee to extend a public service campaign about childhood obesity with Olympics themes. Ion Media Networks, Scholastic, Corus Entertainment and…
Google has found another way to extend the reach of YouTube with the addition of YouTube videos in Google Maps. Google announced today on a company blog that it is now including embedded YouTube videos in Google Maps. YouTube videos…
“Project Runway” remains part of the upfront presentation for Bravo, which is touting a 45% increase in original program hours as well. Last week, the Weinstein Co. made a deal to move “Runway” later this year to Lifetime, which had…
Reality fare, a game show revival, mixed martial arts and two scripted drama premieres dot CBS’ summer schedule, announced today. In the reality genre, the 10th season of “Big Brother” is gearing up for a July 13 premiere, while “Greatest…
Film and TV producer Harvey Weinstein said that when his company’s show, “Project Runway,” moves to Lifetime away from Bravo, it will be the same … only better. Speaking at an upfront press presentation for Lifetime in Manhattan Monday, Mr….
NBC Universal named Susan Malfa to head sales for both Bravo and Oxygen. Ms. Malfa, who had been executive VP for sales at Bravo, was also promoted to senior VP. She reports to Steve Mandala, executive VP of cable ad…
While Yahoo debates whether it would rather link up with AOL than Microsoft, a combined Yahoo-AOL would not have much impact on the business of online video, experts say. Microsoft made an unsolicited bid for Yahoo earlier this year, but…
Guess what the big topic of conversation in my house this weekend was? C’mon. Try. That’s right. My husband and I were all atwitter over the news that Veronica Belmont would be leaving Web show “Mahalo Daily.” I’m serious. We…
ESPN is working with Robert Redford on a theatrical movie about Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers and how they broke baseball’s color barrier. Mr. Redford will star as Mr. Rickey, the baseball executive who brought Mr….
Versus named Jamie Davis as president of the network, succeeding Gavin Harvey, who elected not to move with the network from Stamford, Conn., to parent Comcast’s headquarters in Philadelphia. Mr. Davis was previously managing director of ESPN Star Sports, a…