Hulu will be streaming a live feed from the New Year’s Eve festivities in New York’s Times Square, TVNewsday reports. The NBC Universal-News Corp. Web video site is teaming with Countdown Entertainment and the Times Square Alliance to stream live…
New York Health Commissioner Richard Daines posted an infomercial on YouTube that defends Gov. David Paterson’s plan to add an 18% tax to sales of sodas, the New York Post reports. The five-minute ad, in which Daines uses a hunk…
Departing Federal Communications Commission commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate was saluted today by fellow commissioners at her final FCC meeting before she departs the agency. Ms. Tate, who got a recess appointment to the commission by President George Bush, was never…
CBS Interactive will Webcast a series called “Heckle-U,” starring Tom Arnold and Owen Benjamin, in February, the Hollywood Reporter says. The 10-part series, starring Benjamin as a slacker who enjoys heckling at college basketball games, will be timed to CBS’…
Web video company Blinkx has unveiled a new video format that will incorporate a sponsor’s message directly on the video during playback, the Guardian reports. The “un-roll” ad unit will wrap video clips with advertisers’ messages while allowing viewers to…
The FCC has already begun outlining guidelines for the recently passed SAFER Act, also known as the DTV nightlight bill, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The law, signed by President George W. Bush on Dec. 23, will look to keep at…
Outgoing FCC chairman Kevin Martin says the government must avoid an “artificial barrier” in terms of budget caps placed on funding for DTV converter boxes for consumers, Broadcasting & Cable reports. In an interview, Martin commented on preparations the FCC…
Hulu CEO Jason Kilar said he looks to his experience working for Disney’s theme parks when thinking about the growth and expansion of the NBC Universal-News Corp. joint Web video site, MediaPost reports. Kilar tells the publication in a Q&A…
Comcast’s online television service Fancast will host the exclusive Web premiere of “Kyle XY’s” third season on Jan. 7. The season premiere of the ABC Family series will be available on the Web site through Jan. 11. The new season…
The world’s biggest video site and the world’s most popular premium video destination both served up more videos in November than the month before, according to the most recent figures from Nielsen Online. The dominant YouTube delivered nearly 5.6 billion…