Internet users are among the most active television watchers, suggesting that Web surfing may not be taking people away from the TV, Reuters reported, citing a Nielsen study. About a third of Internet usage in North America is conducted while…
About 20 new “Peanuts” Webisodes have been created and will be sold on Apple’s iTunes service, the Associated Press reports. The three- to four-minute clips, created by Warner Bros. Motion Comics and done with the blessing of creator Charles Schulz’s…
MySpace hopes a new technology that scans for copyrighted material among the clips on its site will enable it to sell advertising against professional content, the Wall Street Journal says. News Corp.’s MySpace is working with Viacom’s MTV Networks on…
I didn’t know that Rudolph’s mom was a leggy, sexy doe. But she is, oh she sure is. How do I know? I know because I checked her out on iTunes because I don’t have cable or satellite television programming…
The Screen Actors Guild plans to crack down on Web shows using SAG actors without an agreement at the start of the new year. As a result, some Web video producers have begun refusing to work with SAG actors. Web…
The economic crisis ripped through the Internet video business late last month, as well-funded Web video shops ManiaTV, Break and Revision3 eliminated about 40 employees among them. THE AX FALLS: “Internet Superstar” is among five web series canceled by Revision3….
Internet Broadcasting is working with Associated Press on an Election Night service that gives broadcasters the chance to get election updates about every five minutes, instead of the typical rate of every 30 to 45 minutes, Broadcasting & Cable reports….
CBS has used its TV content-filled Web site to bring down the average age of its audience members, as its median-aged Web viewer is 36 years old, or 17 years younger than its television audience, Advertising Week reports. CBS has…
Comedy Central is using instant-messaging site Meebo to host live user comment and blogging on Election Day, Media Post reports. In addition to connecting “amateur pundits” in chat rooms, the site will have a live blog from Patton Oswalt from…
ComScore is starting a service that measures audiences for content such as videos and digital photos that are viewed over multiple mediums in an effort to compete against other media research firms such as Nielsen, MediaWeek reports. The service is…