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The pomp and circumstance of the 65th annual Golden Globes has been scaled back dramatically, with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announcing today the cancellation of the NBC telecast of the awards due to the writers strike. Instead, the HFPA…
Echostar struck a deal with interactive television technology firm BIAP that will let the satellite provider offer presidential election-related ITV content. Under the deal, Echostar has launched “Dish Decision 2008, a portal with political information on the national, state and…
On top of 3,600 hours of Summer Olympics coverage offered by NBC Universal, the studio announced that it was teaming up with MSN and Microsoft in a strategic partnership to form “NBCOlympics.com on MSN,” which will be powered by Microsoft’s…
ESPN has partnered with MobiTV to create ESPN Mobile TV. The 24/7 channel for wireless is designed to offer live, simulcast sports events; comprehensive and breaking sports news, mobile-exclusive programming; commentary and analysis; and real-time sports scores and game updates….
Video search service Pixsy struck a deal with Maxim Digital, the family of Web sites targeting young men. Under the deal, Pixsy will power video and photo search for Maxim.com, Blender.com and Stuffmagazine.com. Pixsy is one of a handful of…
Globes Canceled Due to Strike? Sources are telling Nikke Finke of Deadline Hollywood Daily that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globe Awards are being called off after threats of a boycott from the Screen Actors Guild and a picket…
GSN has named John Zaccario senior vice president, advertising sales. Mr. Zaccario, previously ESPN’s VP for digital media sales and marketing, will oversee advertising sales for all of GSN’s media assets, including its 66 million-subscriber television network and its online…
CNBC and the New York Times agreed to share original content that relates to business and technology. CNBC refused to discuss the length or other aspects of the deal announced Monday. It’s the first such deal for the Times with…
NBC’s Jay Leno and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel, the two West Coast late-night hosts under fire by striking writers for returning to the air last week without their guild writers, are going to appear on each other’s shows Thursday night. “There…