Ryan Seacrest has expanded his deal with Clear Channel Communications, according to a number of media outlets. The New York Times reports that the new deal extends Seacrest’s contract for three years and is worth $60 million. According to the…
After it struck a deal with Netflix to be its content delivery network for online-video streaming, Level 3 says Comcast demanded a recurring fee "to transmit Internet online movies and other content to Comcast’s customers who request such content," according…
Judy Vogel, well known for her research expertise, has been hired by media agency Media Storm as its first ever director of insights and analysis, the agency has announced. Media Storm is located in South Norwalk, CT and has an office…
" ‘Cyber Monday came in as the biggest shopping day of the year so far,’ said John Squire, chief strategy officer of Coremetrics, a unit of IBM Corp," CNNMoney reports. Furthermore, "Online sales on Cyber Monday surged nearly 20% from…
Google wants to make its next fortune from apps, according to Business Insider. Primarily they will do it by "attracting more more mid-size businesses," the article says. The article adds, "According to Google Apps group product manager Rajen Sheth, who…
One of the cast members of CW’s "Gossip Girl" will be going on indefinite hiatus after the episode that airs on Monday, Nov. 29th, reports Michael Ausiello at Deadline.com. It’s Taylor Momsen, the 17-year old actress who annoyed "Project Runway"’s…
One of two companies known for streaming television station signals over the Internet without permission from stations, networks or content producers, has been issued a temporary restraining order from a federal judge, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The…
The new executive lineup for NBC Universal announced by Comcast is telling in a number of ways, writes Bill Carter in The New York Times. First, it shows that the cable division is the "crown jewel" of NBC Universal, according…
ABC affilates are now making some of their commercial time available to ABC, B&C reports. Accroding to the article, "Affiliates will offer the network 16 units, mostly in prime. The first week involves The Bachelor, No Ordinary Family and The…
CBS edged out ABC in another close battle for Thursday night ratings supremacy, and once again it was the two networks’ powerhouse shows–CBS’s “Big Bang Theory” and ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy”–leading the way, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. For the night, CBS came out…