Ion Television will begin to roll out a full high-definition simulcast transmission on Feb. 16, TVNewsday reports. The initial rollout will begin in 20 markets, with more to come throughout the year, the site says. The initial shift will reach…
Comcast Corp. and Disney-ABC have teamed up for video on-demand service Disney Family Movies, Video Business reports. The service, which is available to all Comcast digital cable customers, will offer about 20 hours of content each month, the site says….
Online video network Break Media formed an internal development and production group called Creative Lab, designed to develop original content for branded advertisers for Break Media, the company announced today. Break Media targets men 18 to 34 and reaches 60…
News Corp. has launched a gossip side called DailyFill, and TechCrunch says it’s off to an impressive site. DailyFill is getting 1.7 million unique visitors, TechCrunch says, citing figures from Quantcast. —Jon Lafayette
MTV Networks will start selling advertising for the Internet site JibJab.com as part of the cable-network’s “Comedy Tribe” advertising network, MediaPost reports. While humor site JibJab.com has 6.3 million registered members, it’s had difficulty attracting large advertisers, the publication says….
ABC led the broadcast networks among the nominees for the 20th annual GLAAD Media Awards, receiving six nominations, followed by CBS with four and The CW with three. The awards are presented by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation,…
Web series are facing the difficult challenge of developing and maintaining an audience beyond their first episode or few installments, Advertising Age reports. Based on a study it commissioned from TubeMogul, an online video tracking and distribution service, the trade…
Congress is on track to delay the digital TV transition scheduled for Feb. 17 until June 12, with wheels in motion to send legislation postponing the transition to President Obama before week’s end. Monday night, hours after the Senate unanimously…
AT&T and AccuWeather.com have teamed up to offer AT&T U-verse TV customers Weather on Demand, a new interactive feature that will give customers weather information for their cities whenever they like, the companies announced via PRNewswire. Customers in Atlanta, Austin,…
Some PBS stations in Colorado are urging viewers to make the switch to DTV reception early in order to receive station signals after the analog antenna of Denver’s KBDI was damaged by heavy winds, TVNewsday reports. A spokeswoman for the…