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MySpace Dips Toes Into Video Production

MySpace, the largest social networking Internet site, is planning its first foray into producing video programming with a concert webcast set for Nov. 18.The “MySpace LIVE!” production will combine video of musical performances by artists including Paul Oakenfold with user-generated…

Senate Panel Calls Hearing on DirecTV’s Sunday Ticket Package

Concerned that the NFL’s exclusive Sunday Ticket package with DirecTV may be disenfranchising cable subscribers, the outgoing chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a last-minute hearing for Tuesday to talk about the package’s antitrust implications.The hearing was called…

Two NBC News Shows Set for Video Podcast

“NBC Nightly News” and “Meet the Press” are the first broadcast news programs to be offered on complete video podcast starting Tuesday. “Nightly News” will be available each evening at 10 p.m. ET, and “Meet the Press” will be available…

VH1’s Syndicated Player Will Put Content on User Web Sites

VH1 announced Monday the Nov. 27 launch of a syndicated player as part of its VSPOT broadband channel that will allow users to put VH1-produced special content on their own Web sites.“Home Purchasing Club,” an eight-episode satirical series about home…

Goodwill Charges Lead Discovery Holding to Q3 Loss

Discovery Holding Co. on Monday reported a net loss of $76.6 million in the third quarter, with $93 million in goodwill charges reversing $1.2 million in net earnings a year ago.Net revenue rose to $169.9 million from $168 million a…

Take a Page From the Kids: Enjoy Media

Youngsters, Who Navigate Platforms With Ease, Show Us What Multimedia Is About

Broadcast Net’s Most Engaging Newcomers

From IAG Research Summer’s end means the start of an annual ritual: the launch of another broadcast network prime-time season. This time around, the major broadcast networks have already introduced more than two dozen new entertainment series. A number of…

Featured Viral Video: Loss of Faith

TelevisionWeek is trawling video-sharing Web sites to find the hottest clips spreading on the Internet. The setup: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and country singer Faith Hill is here to prove it. This little gem, boosted from…

CW Wraps Spots in Magazine Style

MediaVest Says Sponsored Content Holds Audience

NFL Net Cries Foul at MSOs

Football Network Belongs on Sports Tier, Say Time Warner Cable, Other Operators