YouTube has scored a deal with production company FremantleMedia, makers of “American Idol,” Reuters reports. Under the deal, FremantleMedia will produce programs exclusively for YouTube, with the revenues split between the two entities. The deal seals the existing partnership between…
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Lifetime Networks’ Web site MyLifetime.com and Shop.com are teaming up to launch myLifetime.Shop.com. The co-branded e-commerce Web site will be integrated into myLifetime.com and will offer thousands of brands from Shop.com, which features more than 2,000 retailers. The site also…
Dish Network’s new DTV-to-analog convertor box with DVR functionality will be available for pre-orders beginning Nov. 19, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The box can be purchased beginning in mid-December. The DTVPal DVR sells at $299 and will come with a…
Spanish-language networks Univision and Telemundo plan to pump up their digital television transition campaigns during the last 100 days before the national transition date in February, Multichannel News reports. Univision’s telecast of the Latin Grammy Awards on Nov. 13 will…
Venture capital firm Velocity Interactive Group named former Fox executive Mickie Rosen as an investment partner, the company announced today. Ms. Rosen will focus on video, music, social media, publishing, games and online advertising at Velocity. The company makes investments…
Web traffic to ABCNews.com continues to grow, with the number of unique visitors during October 2008 up 58% compared to the same time last year. ABCNews.com received 23.2 million unique visitors and 253.2 million page and video views, an increase…
Episodes and clips from “Sesame Street” will be available on the Web for the first time, Reuters reports. Children’s Television Workshop has made distribution deals with Apple’s iTunes, Google’s YouTube and News Corp. and GE’s Hulu. —Jon Lafayette
The Washington Post expects the Barack Obama White House will be the first to be truly “wired.” Obama aides and allies are preparing a major expansion of the White House communications operation that would enable them to reach out directly…
A new “Hero” has been chosen by the fans in NBC and Sprint’s “Create Your Hero” campaign. The character of Santiago was the winning hero, with more than 1 million fans voting in the contest. Santiago, played by Roberto Urbina,…