HD programming picks for Oct. 9-15: “Kath and Kim,” “Canadian Bacon,” “Little Britain USA” “Kath and Kim” (NBC) Thurs., Oct. 9, 8:30 p.m.: Adapted from an Australian sitcom of the same name, “Kath” follows a dysfunctional Florida mother and daughter,…
The Player: Dan Henry, executive in charge of production, “Entertainment Tonight” The Play: Premiering back in 1981, “Entertainment Tonight” broke ground by being the first syndicated program to be distributed by satellite. Now having entered into its 28th season, “ET”…
Survey: 73% of Non-HDTV Owners Plan on HDTV Purchase Within One Year In a survey conducted by Pricegrabber.com of 1,915 online consumers, 73% of non-HDTV owners said they plan on purchasing a high definition set within one year, despite the…
A sizable contingent of online video viewers are more engaged with Web programming then they are with TV programming, according to a report released today by online video site Veoh Networks. Veoh found that so-called “engaged viewers,” those who watch…
NBC says it will close up shop on its digital channel Weather Plus by the end of the year, TelevisionWeek reports. Weather Plus, a 24/7 weather service the network owned with its affiliates, appears on 10 NBC owned stations and…
NBC has reposted a controversial skit from this past weekend’s edition of “Saturday Night Live” after the network fixed some elements it said “didn’t meet our standards,” the Los Angeles Times reports. The skit lampooned President Bush, House Democrats and…
NBC Universal Digital Studio announced its first slate of original productions today. The studio employs a new business model that brings advertisers and content producers together from the production’s inception. Among the producers and writers involved with the studio’s first…
Both presidential candidates, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain, are calling on the Commission on Presidential Debates to use Internet technology to open up the general election debate formats, Wired reports. The request, in a letter written by Obama and…
Web shows and Web sites are starting to go steady. Michael Eisner’s latest Web series Back on Topps runs exclusively on Foxsports.com before other sites get it. The same goes for the popular show Pink, which plays on Vuze.com before…
Broadcasters and regulators have been told by members of Congress to start finessing digital TV transition education campaigns to warn viewers that they may need a new antenna or to adjust their old one, Broadcasting & Cable says. Members of…