Disney CEO Bob Iger said he’s “open to exploring” running entire cable networks online if it was possible to authenticate that users were subscribers. Speaking at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show in Washington Thursday morning, Mr. Iger…
QuickPlay Media, a closely held company, is planning to offer a service on BlackBerry devices to show TV programs on the smartphones, Reuters reports. QuickPlay has signed agreements with TV networks such as NBC and MTV and will charge $7.99…
Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, says that Web video can be a friend of the cable industry. Taking part in the opening session at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association’s Cable Show in Washington, D.C….
MySpace is hosting its first game show, a weekly series called “BFF” that’s hosted by “Last Comic Standing” finalist Amy Schumer, Daily Variety reports. The show is targeted to 18 to 24 year olds and debuts April 2 with four-minute…
WE is launching its first online original scripted series, “In Men We Trust ” The comedy, premiering April 1 on WEtv.com, follow a group of thirtysomething women as they date guided by a relationship guru played by Phoebe Jones. Seven…
YouTube is working on a site redesign that will help differentiate user-generated content from premium, long-form content, Clickz.com reports, citing unnamed sources at Google familiar with the situation. The major shift in the redesign will incorporate tabs for professional movies,…
Hit Entertainment has signed a content distribution deal with Sling Media that will bring various pieces of Hit’s children’s entertainment content to Sling.com, a free entertainment site, MediaPost reports. Among the Hit titles that will be available on Sling.com are…
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ABC and ESPN will put clips on Google Inc.’s YouTube, vastly expanding the Walt Disney Co. properties’ Internet reach, TelevisionWeek reports. ABC is also nearing an agreement to take a stake in the News Corp.-NBC Universal Web video joint venture…