Convention to Focus on New Media Topics
NAB the Destination as Stations Expand Into Broadband
NAB the Destination as Stations Expand Into Broadband
A Canadian crime wave is about to invade the United States. On television, that is. For the second season in a row, the Venice, Calif.-based distributor Program Partners is syndicating one-hour dramas that were originally produced for prime-time broadcast in…
Next time will be better.That’s the message NBC Universal parent General Electric was sending to investors last week after revealing that NBCU’s coverage of the Winter Olympics in February in Turin, Italy, lost $70 million in the first quarter, compounding…
National Show Spotlights Expansion of VOD
Home Ownership Near All-Time High, but Consumers Living Beyond Their Income
AOL and Warner Bros., which teamed to put dozens of classic TV programs on the Web via their In2TV service, are launching an ad campaign in which a couch potato is shown watching his laptop instead of a TV set.The…
‘Soft as Oatmeal … Tough as Nails’
ESPN is set to reteam with game developer Electronic Arts for a prime-time special based on the best-selling video game series “Madden NFL Football.”Dubbed “Madden Bowl,” the special will cover the 12-year-old Madden Bowl event, billed as the longest-running video…
Most top lawmakers are taking a pass on the National Association of Broadcasters convention this year, and industry insiders speculate that their conspicuous absence might have something to do with lobbying reform legislation currently under consideration by Congress. The only…
O’Hurley on Board as Durable Show Hits 30-Year Mark