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MGM Worldwide TV Hires Ian Hogg for Asia-Pacific

MGM Worldwide TV has tapped Ian Hogg as the company’s senior vice president and managing director for Asia-Pacific, the Hollywood Reporter says. Based in, Sydney Hogg will manage MGM’s film and TV titles across various TV formats, the trade says….

Panasonic to Launch Thinner, Greener Plasmas

Panasonic Corp. plans to release a new line of plasma TVs that are both thinner and use less electricity, Reuters reports. The new TVs will make their debut in Japan as early as April, with a North American launch expected…

RockYou Eyes Video Ad Format

Widget maker RockYou will be adding a video ad format to its service in light of increasing demand from advertisers, MediaPost says. The service currently reaches some 130 million users worldwide, and hopes to deliver some 10 million video views…

Super Bowl TV Ratings Change: Last Minute Victory

Sunday night’s telecast of Super Bowl XLIII has been declared the most-watched contest in the franchise’s history after TV ratings company Nielsen re-crunched its numbers. Unexpected new numbers from Nielsen Media Research released Tuesday find that the matchup between the…

Wuthrich Named Division President at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Jim Wuthrich has been promoted to president of international home video and digital distribution at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, the company announced today. Mr. Wuthrich will be involved in implementing growth and strategic opportunities for the division within international…

‘Doctors’ Beats ‘Regis’ in New York City

The prognosis for CBS Television Distribution’s “The Doctors” continues to look positive, as the freshman series tied for first place in household ratings in its genre for the week ending Jan. 25. The medical talk show even bested “Live With…

Video: Producing on Spec a Thing of the Past?

Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute

Online Video Needs Standards as Guidance, Not Limitation

Standards are critical for the online video business to grow and attract more advertising dollars, but agencies and portals are cautious about pigeonholing online video into standard categories. That was the message from executives at Break Media, Generate, OMD and…

Google TV Ads Teams With VCI Solutions

Google TV Ads and VCI Solutions have formed a partnership that will integrate Google TV Ads with VCI’s system for managing TV ad inventory. The integrated system will make it easier for VCI’s cable and broadcast clients to make their…

DirecTV Adds ‘Trailer Park Boys’ to The 101

DirecTV’s The 101 Network will broadcast the Canadian comedy “Trailer Park Boys.” The TV series will make its debut on the network on Feb. 5 with two back-to-back episodes. Two new episodes will follow every Thursday night at 10 p.m….