Veteran television executive Don Ohlmeyer was named ESPN’s ombudsman, and will write a monthly column critiquing its content and journalism for ESPN.com, starting next month, says the Los Angeles Times. Ohmeyer, who retired in 1999 as president, NBC West Coast,…
CBS is joining the Comcast “On Demand Online” trial which will let cable subscribers watch many of the shows in their cable packages online, Broadcasting & Cable says. CBS, which notably doesn’t take part in Hulu, the web video outlet…
PBS scored nearly twice as many nominations–41–as the second-place network for the 30th Annual News and Documentary Emmys announced Tuesday by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. CBS was second with 23 nominations, followed by ABC and HBO/Cinemax,…
Starz Entertainment will contribute about 300 movies to Comcast’s test of a new program that allows cable subscribers to watch programs from their cable packages online for free, Broadcasting & Cable says. The initiative has been dubbed “TV Everywhere” by…
National electronics retailer Best Buy has entered a promotional deal with the video recording service TiVo, the New York Times reports. As part of the deal, TiVo products will receive heavy promotion in Best Buys 1,100 stores across the U.S.,…