Joost is pulling out of the ad-supported Internet TV business, ending its attempts to rival YouTube and Hulu as video providers, Variety says. After closing its U.K. and Netherlands offices, the company will be based in New York and will…
The Internet was filled with conspiracy theories and speculation in the wake of Michael Jackson’s death while genuine questions about the cause remained, the Telegraph reports. The U.K. publication cites Hollywood blogger Perez Hilton’s initial post that he was "dubious" about Jackson fallling ill,…
Scripps Networks, Cablevision Systems’ Rainbow Media, A&E Television Networks and Comcast Networks have joined the Comcast test that will make cable TV content available online on a password-protected basis to cable and satellite subscribers, Multichannel News reports. Time Warner’s TNT…
Julius Genachowski has been confirmed by the Senate as the new head of the FCC, TheWrap reports. He is expected to be sworn in next week.
Nielsen says some 400,000 homes are no longer without a digital TV connection since the digital switchover, but that still leaves 2.1 million TV households unable to receive a DTV signal as of June 21, says Broadcasting & Cable. The…
Time Warner and Comcast Corp. will go public today [Wed.] with their “TV Everywhere” initiative to make more cable programs available for online viewing, Variety says. The initiative would make shows available on a password-protected basis only to consumers who…
Add the Wimbledon men’s and women’s finals matches to the list of events that NBC Sports will stream live on the Web, MediaPost says. All of NBC’s coverage of the tennis tournament will be available at NBCSports.com. This is the…
Name: Brian Brushwood Title: Magician, Web host, live performer If you have ever wanted to eat fire or hammer a nail in your nose—or, really, just learn how those tricks are performed—Brian Brushwood is your man. Last year, Mr. Brushwood,…