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During his keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, CBS’s Les Moonves unveiled the next step in CBS’ high-profile partnership with YouTube. The network is launching a new campaign on the online video site called “15 Seconds”…
The BCS championship game gave Fox a huge victory Monday night, besting its closest competitor by more than double. The game pulled a 10 rating among adults 18 to 49, according to preliminary Nielsen Media Research data, which gave Fox…
Twentieth Television has cleared the new game-show strip “Temptations” on the ten MyNetwork affilates owned by Fox. The show is based on the concept of classic game format “Sale of the Century.” Twentieth, the programming arm of the Fox Stations…
Tom Cosgrove has been named senior VP of Discovery Networks.Discovery also named Jeff Goldberg VP of programming and scheduling and Hannah Beckerman director of development.Mr. Cosgrove, formerly general manager of the TV Guide Channel, will also oversee programming on Discovery…
(Corrects Event Location)Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steven Jobs unveiled his company’s latest forays into the world of television, introducing a mobile phone with video capability and a device to link computers and TV sets.Mr. Jobs, whose video iPod led TV…
USA Network, Sci Fi Channel, TBS, Cartoon Network, CNN and other channels are readying to launch simulcast high-definition networks by the end of the year. CNN announced plans to launch an HD network in September at its opening session at…
The fight to keep Internet providers from charging content companies higher fees for faster data speeds was rekindled today as senators led by Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, reintroduced so-called net-neutrality legislation.The senators said their Internet Freedom Preservation…
“Good Morning America” has hired conservative radio and CNN Headline News talk-show host Glenn Beck as a contributor. “Glenn is a leading cultural commentator with a distinct voice,” Jim Murphy, “GMA” senior executive producer, said in the announcement Tuesday.Mr. Beck’s…
The A&E Network is returning to the scripted drama business.The cable channel, which has focused on reality shows and acquired series in recent years, unveiled a drama development slate on Tuesday that features shows produced by Joel Silver, Steven Bochco…
Disney content has been played and downloaded more than 120 million times on digital venues such as iTunes, ABC.com and Disneychannel.com, company CEO Bob Iger said. Part of Disney’s motivation in offering its shows online and on mobile devices is…