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TiVo Teams with Major Advertiser To Show Commercials When Viewers Fast Forward Through Content

In a pioneering deal, TiVo has partnered with a major advertiser to show messages from the advertiser even when viewers fast forward, rewind, pause, or delete certain content, Advertising Age reports. When viewers perform these functions with NFL games, message…

ABC Expands ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ to Original Web Series

A new web series based on "Grey’s Anatomy" has started online, reports B&C. The web series, titled "Seattle Grace: On Call," is available online after "Grey’s" airs on Wednesday nights. There will be six webisodes, mostly set in Joe’s Emerald City Bar,…

Garth Ancier Leaving Helm of BBC America

Garth Ancier is stepping down as the president of BBC America. UPDATE: This news was first reported this morning by Bill Carter of the New York Times on its Media Decoder blog. According to Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood, here’s the…

Smart and Sassy: The Brillance of (and Why We Love) Jon Stewart

The last thing you think you want to see is another video about Lou Dobbs leaving CNN. But trust us, you DO want to see this. It’s Jon Stewart’s interview with Dobbs and it’s why we love Stewart: It’s hysterically funny…

Spot Runner Intros New Online Buying and Selling Platform (It’s NOT Auction-based)

Spot Runner has announed a new online platform for buyers and sellers of commercial time on TV. It’s called the Malibu Media Platform and is not auction-based. Spot Runner said in the annoucement that: "The platform is based on the…

Hulu’s Latest Addition: Music Videos With Grammy Record of the Year Winner

Hulu, the well-know site for TV and other programming is getting into the music video arena, the New York Times’ Bits blog reports. The site has made a deal with EMI and Norah Jones, who won the Record of the Year…

TV Sales Strategy/Marketing Guru Hired by Clear Channel

A veteran TV sales stragegy and maketing executive has been hired by Clear Channel Outdoor, the company has announced. Debbie Reichig has been named Clear Channel Outdoor’s Senior Vice President, Business Development and Marketing. Previously Reichig had a long stint…

DirecTV’s Malone on Potential Comcast-NBCU Deal: Regulators Will Need to Put a Check on Comcast’s Market Power

John Malone, the chairman of DirecTV owner Liberty Media, says the government will need to monitor how a combined Comcast NBCU would wield its market power, according to the Wall Street Journal. (NOTE: The Journal’s content is behind a paid firewall.)…

3D TV a Pillar of Sony’s Plan for Profitablity

Sony Corp. sees 3D TV sets, 3D Blu-ray players, and Playstations that are 3D capable as a major part of its strategy to climb back to profitability, theAssociated Press reports. For its current fiscal year, which ends in March, Sony is…

Attention TV Stations and Cable Operators: Another Reminder That the Future, With its Changing Business Models, is Closer Than You Think

Technology marches on, reminding us once again that we need to adopt our business models along with these changes. Netflix, which has 17,000 titles on demand, has now gone live on Sony Bravia TVs and Blu-Ray players, Multichannel News reports….