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Harris to Stream NAB Events Online
Harris will host live video feeds from this year’s National Association of Broadcasters gathering in April, TVNewsday reports. The live videos from the NAB Show floor, demonstrations and presentations will bring a “near real-time NAB experience” to those broadcasters not…
Digital Agent Henderson Departing WMA
Veteran digital media agent Lewis Henderson is leaving the William Morris Agency at the end of the month, according to published report. Mr. Henderson has been with the agency for 17 years and he’s been leading the digital media group…
Web Users Expect Events to be Streamed
Following President Obama’s inauguration, Internet users expect to find live video of major events when they’re online, the Associated Press reports. During Sunday’s Grammy Awards, updates were provided on several sites, but users complained the ceremony wasn’t being streamed. —Jon…
Goldenson Starts Digital Company
Max Goldenson, daughter of ABC network founder Leonard Goldenson, has created digital production company MWG Entertainment and will launch with the Web series “My Two Fans,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The 16-episode Web series and musical will debut March 9…
TV.com Use Explodes as It Gains TV Video
TV.com has posted major Web-traffic increases after its partnership with CBS Interactive ushered in new content—particularly premium video—to the site. Nielsen VideoCensus information for the month of January finds that TV.com more than tripled unique monthly users over the month…
11% of Online Americans Now Using Twitter
Online microblogging services like Twitter, a popular social media tool for many media companies and television networks, are used by 11% of online Americans, according to a research report conducted by Pew Internet & American Life Project in December and…
Univision Shows Most Pirated on YouTube
Univision ranks as the most pirated broadcast network on YouTube, Advertising Age reports, citing findings from Web video analytics company TubeMogul. The 10 most-pirated shows from the Spanish-language network tracked 586 million views on the Web video site, compared with…
Google: Paid Search Boosts TV
Google says TV programmers can boost viewing by paying for a search ad link, MediaPost reports. When TV networks buy such an ad, which usually appears at the top or right of “organic” results, it boosts the likelihood that viewers…
‘Lost,’ ‘SNL,’ ‘Grey’s’ Tops in Online Viewing, Nielsen Says
In the first report of its kind on online video viewership of television shows, Nielsen reported today that “Lost” is the most popular TV show watched on the Web, followed by “Saturday Night Live” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” “Lost” drew 1.4…