About one-third of U.S. homes now have at least one high-definition television set, up from 29% in November, MediaPost reports, citing data from Nielsen. Nielsen found that HDTVs were the most popular home entertainment system purchases during the 2008-09 holiday…
While Google TV has gotten upfront commitments from some agencies, the deals are far from final, MediaPost reports. Crown Media Holdings President Bill Abbott tells the trade publication that there aren’t any price agreements, which are crucial in upfront deals….
While videos of Scottish singer Susan Boyle performing on “Britain’s Got Talent” have been viewed 220 million times on YouTube, she has made little money for the television program’s producers or distributor, the New York Times says. It’s another example…
As YouTube tries to win over television programmers and the brand advertisers that want to sponsor their shows, the site is offering more flexible terms for providers of premium TV content. The new inducements? Functionality that lets programmers run pre-roll…
A record number of consumers called the Federal Communications Commission’s national helpline Thursday in response to a nationwide DTV soft test. The FCC helpline received more than 55,000 calls from consumers, a single-day record. The helpline has averaged 15,000 calls…
Web video site Hulu.com plans to add a live concert to its mix of TV series and movies, the New York Times says. A Dave Matthews Band appearance Monday will be streamed on the site, owned by News Corp., NBC…
Warner Bros. Entertainment wants to buy the assets of Midway Games, a company formerly controlled by Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone, the Wall Street Journal reports. The assets Warner Bros. would get as part of a $33 million bid include the…
E! soon will begin running celebrities’ Twitter posting in its news crawl at the bottom of the screen during the network’s programming, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The “Celebri-Tweet” component will come with a widget on the entertainment network’s homepage, the…
Hulu may launch in the United Kingdom as soon as September, the Telegraph reports, citing unnamed senior sources close to negotiations. The site most likely will launch with 3,000 hours of American video content, along with programming from the BBC,…
Alcatel-Lucent is getting into the mobile advertising business with a new service that allows cellphone carriers to offer customers tailored alerts about sales at favorite stores or nearby bank branches, the Wall Street Journal reports. Alcatel-Lucent’s technology identifies cellphones near…