The nascent market for mobile video services could get a big boost if the Federal Communications Commission votes Nov. 4 to free up the unused airwaves or “white space” between TV channels for use by wireless broadband services. Last week,…
YouTube officially entered the professional television business last week with the addition of some full-length shows from CBS, but the world’s biggest video site will need more than just one network’s programming to be a viable contender for premium ad…
Keith Olbermann let me down. In my first 24 hours without traditional TV programming the one show I watch daily on Apple TV was nowhere to be found. I’m talking about MSNBC’s “Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” the very show I…
CBS News has announced plans for a live Webcast on Election Night, Nov. 4, anchored by Katie Couric. The Webcast, which will run at CBSNews.com and CNET.com, will begin following CBS News’ live broadcast coverage of the election results and…
Media ratings company Nielsen is shutting down its social networking Web site Hey! Nielsen and will replace it with a new consumer site, MediaPost reports. A message sent to subscribers and posted on the site’s homepage reads, “We thank you…
If the Federal Communications Commission does, in fact, open unused television channels for use by wireless devices as it suggested should be done earlier this week, backers of the proposed idea see a rise in new handheld gadgets with extra…
With online ad rates and revenues under pressure, traditional media companies may be able to watch new media companies fold or buy them up, according to Forbes. New media is losing ground because advertisers value the old media idea of…
TODAYshow.com has named Catherine Captain as the site’s general manager. In the newly created role, Ms. Captain will oversee marketing, planning and content partnerships for the NBC morning show’s Web site. “TODAYshow.com has emerged from MSNBC.com as a popular, branded…
TheWB.com will debut its upcoming original Web series “Childrens’ Hospital” from “The Colbert Report” veteran Rob Corddry and Warner Bros. TV Group’s digital arm, Studio 2.0, in December. “Hospital” stars Mr. Corddry along with Lake Bell, Ken Marino, Erinn Hayes,…
The Federal Communications Commission will take the unusual step of sponsoring a NASCAR entry as part of its digital TV outreach. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin announced today that the agency will sponsor the No. 38 car of driver David Gilliland…