HD programming picks for Nov. 20-26: “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “Crusoe” and “True Blood” “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?,” (Starz) Thurs., Nov. 20, 5:35 p.m.: In the Coen brothers’ film loosely based on Homer’s “The Odyssey,” three escaped convicts…
Netflix took two big steps in the area of high definition this week, officially moving to HD streaming and tying up loose ends with HD DVD. Going live on Wednesday via an upgrade to the Xbox 360, Netflix entered the…
Warner Bros. Animation has launched a new interactive Web site for fans of its Cartoon Network series “Batman: The Brave and the Bold,” which debuted Friday. The site, www.braveandthebold.com, is an interactive, ad-supported destination for fans of all ages. Among…
Online video search service Pixsy inked deals to provide private-label video search to five additional sites including eZanga.com, GenieKnows.com, IceRocket.com, EgoTVOnline.com and GossipGirls.com. Those Web properties will use Pixsy to power searches for video content on their sites. Pixsy is…
Video search engine Pixsy has expanded its syndication network with five new distribution deals, MediaPost reports. eZanga, GenieKnows.com, IceRocket, EgoTVOnline and GossipGirls will rely on Pixsy’s Video Search Playback platform for access to the Pixsy Video Index. The videos can…
U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., has won a preliminary vote over U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., in their battle to head the House committee that oversees all broadcast, telecom and health legislation. On the eve of tomorrow’s vote of Democratic…
Time Warner’s Joe Kutchera has been hired by Adsdaq ad operator ContextWeb as director of Spanish-language markets, MediaPost reports. Kutchera will oversee ContextWeb’s new ability for marketers to target the Spanish-speaking audience online by category and keyword. Kutchera previously developed…
Sen. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., is poised to introduce legislation requiring cable companies to provide local TV signals at a reduced cost indefinitely to households that will lose over-the-air service after February’s digital television switch, Multichannel News reports. The senator is…
CBS Television Digital Media Group President Jonathan Leess said he would step down from his post by the end of the year, TelevisionWeek reports. Leess has served in the role since 2004 and led efforts in online video and digital…
World Wrestling Entertainment has launched a social-networking site, WWE Universe, aimed at fostering fan discussion on all things WWE-related, Daily Variety reports. More than 200,000 users have signed up for the site, which began testing last April. By drawing fans…