Facebook makes its first foray into original Web series today as the social networking site debuts a Web series in partnership with actor-producer Ashton Kutcher’s production company, the companies announced. “Katalyst HQ,” a reality Web show on the inner workings…
Which companies get the most online visitors? According to Nielsen Online, Google was tops in December, with more than 133 million unique visitors who spent more than two hours with its sites and applications. The rest of the top 10…
Time Warner’s troubled AOL unit named former Yahoo exec Gregory Coleman as president of its Web advertising division, the Wall Street Journal reports. The paper says that AOL’s decision to replace Lynda Clarizio in the post is a sign that…
DirecTV has partnered with AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets for a co-branded satellite TV service, the Austin Business Journal reports. The service will replace AT&T’s previous deal with Dish Network across the company’s 22-state residential region, the site says. AT&T…
CBS Interactive and Head & Shoulders have teamed to produce the original Web series “Heckle U.” Tom Arnold and Owen Benjamin star in the 10-part Web series, premiering Feb. 9 on CBS.com and TV.com. Three episodes will be released during…
Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor” is currently filming in a temporary studio as the show’s usual home is upgraded for full HD, TVNewser reports, citing reports from Inside Cable News. Bill O’Reilly is expected to make his full high-def…
Widget maker RockYou will be adding a video ad format to its service in light of increasing demand from advertisers, MediaPost says. The service currently reaches some 130 million users worldwide, and hopes to deliver some 10 million video views…
Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute
Standards are critical for the online video business to grow and attract more advertising dollars, but agencies and portals are cautious about pigeonholing online video into standard categories. That was the message from executives at Break Media, Generate, OMD and…