ESPN is starting a new program that inserts interactive video ads into programs on its Web sports network, ESPN360.com, Multichannel News reports. The technology was developed with the Disney Interactive Media Group and will debut during College Basketball’s Championship Week,…
Adult entertainment has successfully migrated from the television screen to multiple platforms, giving some cable operators ideas for gaining additional revenue from the Internet, Multichannel News reports. “There was a reluctance on their part in the past to get involved…
Bob Johnson, the founder of BET, said he doesn’t see going to straight to cable with his proposed Urban Television network if the FCC doesn’t approve his request for mandatory cable carriage, Broadcasting & Cable reports. “Cable operators today, as…
Lionsgate and Carl Icahn are in discussions that may result with the investor controlling several seats on the media company’s board, Daily Variety reports. The company didn’t have any comment, although the trade paper says its sources described the discussions…
An HBO special on animal cruelty in factory farming has U.S. pork producers worried, Reuters reports. The network plans to debut the special, called “Death on a Factory Farm,” on March 16, with 20 airings by April 1, the news…
Discovery Channel has made a video game out of US Airways Flight 1549’s crash landing in the Hudson River, the New York Post reports. On the network’s Web site, users also try to safely land a jet in the water,…
The second-season premiere of AMC’s original series “Breaking Bad” drew 1.7 million viewers, up 40% from last year’s season average. The show generated a 36% increase among adults 18 to 49 and a 50% increase among men 18 to 49,…
Consumers could cut back their spending on subscription television, broadband and mobile services by $5 billion in the next 12 months in response to the economic downturn, research company In-Stat reports. For TVWeek’s comprehensive coverage of how the recession is…
The recession has put CNBC in the spotlight as its commentators vent about the Obama administration’s economic policies, the New York Times says. Jon Stewart loudly ripped the channel for cheerleading for the stock market as it tumbled, but viewers…
Thousands of Charter Communications customers in the Los Angeles area lost service for about five hours on Sunday when a fiber-optic cable was cut, the Los Angeles Times reports. A Charter spokeswoman didn’t know what severed the cable, the paper…