The Weather Channel Interactive has launched a new "Countdown to Christmas" section on the Website www.weather.com, that includes the return of the popular “Will it Snow on Christmas” feature offering weather maps to aid in planning for the holidays. The holiday initiative is part of American…
Some broadcasters are showing interest in Apple’s proposal to offer Web-based TV subscription packages, The New York Times reports. ABC and CBS, which both have sister channels, are among those considering taking part, the paper said, citing sources who added…
Limelight Networks will acquire EyeWonder, an interactive digital ad provider, for about $62 million in cash and about 12.74 million common shares, Reuters reports. The deal, with a total valuation of up to $110 million, is expected to help Limelight…
NBC has pulled from the Web a "Saturday Night Live" "Weenend Update" segment originally aired Dec. 5 in which comic Abby Elliot portrayed an "incoherent" Brittany Murphy, The Wall Street Journal reports. The skit was prompted by the late actress being fired from…
The Television Bureau of Advertising, using Nielsen Media Research data, has determined that 29.3% of the country is currently receiving television from alternative delivery systems — non-cable outlets such as satellite and IPTV, reports MediaPost. That figure is up from 28.7% in November…
Ashton Kutcher’s short-lived CW drama "The Beautiful Life" is getting resurrected on the Web, Reuters reports. Only two episodes of the five that were produced were broadcast before the show about fashion models was canceled. But all five will now…