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Hill Returns to Fox Sports as Chairman

David Hill is returning to Fox Sports as chairman and CEO.Mr. Hill resigned his post as DirecTV Entertainment Group President, a job he has held since March 2005. While working at DirecTV, Mr. Hill continued as non-executive chairman of Fox…

NBC, NHL Extend Contract

NBC Sports extended its contract with the NHL through the 2007-2008 season. The arrangement continues as a revenue-sharing partnership, rather than a more traditional rights fee deal. NBC also has an option for the 2008-09 season.Next season NBC will add…

NATAS Fires Back at ATAS in Broadband Emmy Dispute

The New York-based National Academy of Arts & Sciences said the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences waited too long to be entitled to any form of “expedited relief” that could result from a temporary injunction preventing NATAS…

OK Go, Ask a Ninja Top First YouTube Video Awards

The online video community has spoken. YouTube today announced the seven winners of its first Video Awards.Videos were voted for by YouTube users, with the awards covering seven categories. YouTube phenoms OK Go scored the most creative trophy with the…

Pappas Taps Media Venture to Maximize Hispanic Market

Pappas Telecasting Companies hired Media Venture Partners, LLC, to actively assist the largest privately held commercial TV group in its assessments of strategic options. According to the announcement Monday, the options range from the sale of two of its largest-market…

Wireless Video Hinges on Content, Leaders Say

BY MATT KAPKO, RCR Wireless NewsIn a ballroom filled with tech-savvy players in the wireless industry, audio and video problems kept cropping up for each of the five panelists on the “Producing Mobile Content” session at Billboard’s Mobile Entertainment Live…

Lipton to Receive Lifetime Achievement Emmy

“Inside the Actors Studio” host James Lipton will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award given out by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences during the Daytime Emmy celebration. Mr. Lipton, whose early career included stints as a soap opera…

AT&T to Offer Three-Screen Viewing for Tournament

AT&T plans to offer its first three-screen programming project in conjunction with the 2007 Masters Tournament, with content slated for wireless phones, the Internet and TV, the company announced today. The golf event starts April 2.AT&T will offer previews, daily…

Vyyo Hires Chiddix as Vice Chairman

Cable industry veteran Jim Chiddix has been tapped as vice chairman of broadband equipment supplier Vyyo.Mr. Chiddix is best known for his 15 years as the chief technology officer at Time Warner Cable. He also served as CEO of interactive…

Video Ads More Effective Than Image Ads, Report Says

Internet users spend more time interacting with video ads than image ads, according to a new study from DoubleClick today.Users typically play video ads two-thirds of the way through and they are twice as likely to click “play” on a…