Bobbie Battista, a CNN news anchor in the 1980s and 1990s, now is leading the Onion News Network, the New York Times reports. Battista said she had her doubts about doing the show because of its fake news content, but…
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U.S. viewing of ad-supported Web television shows will grow to 10 times the amount of paid-for online shows, London-based researcher Screen Digest announced at its Peve Digital Entertainment Conference, Daily Variety says. The challenge will be for companies to convince…
CBS.com said it drew a record 21 million unique viewers in February, a more than sixfold increase for the month compared to a year earlier, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The site was helped by content from partner sites as well…
NBC.com saw a bump in full-episode streaming with its video player in the fourth quarter, as well as higher user satisfaction compared with the quarter before, the network reported today. Viewers also multitasked less when watching NBC shows on NBC.com…
Blockbuster is getting into the video-on-demand business with TiVo, USA Today reports. Blockbuster OnDemand will also be available through Internet-connected Blu-ray players, Televisions and mobile phones, the paper says. —Jon Lafayette
As Twitter becomes more popular as a message service, companies are trying to cash in by putting advertisements next to Tweets on selected subjects, the Wall Street Journal says. Magpie & Friends is charging between a few cents and $13…
Turner Sports will debut the original online series “Off Track” on April 1, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at Nascar star Tony Stewart, Mediaweek reports. The show will be distributed on Nascar.com and Yahoo Sports, with eight episodes available online every…
Twitter has been the talk of the media industry and the fastest-growing community destination on the Internet, according to Nielsen. A fast-growing group of Tweeters is adults 35 to 49, who send messages while at work, indicating that Twitter isn’t…