Major Web video site YouTube is prohibiting clips that incite violent actions from being shared on its service, the Washington Post reports. The move comes after criticism from Senator Joseph Lieberman, who says that the site was not active enough…
It’s been almost a year since kids networks Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel launched online initiatives to win the coveted, computer-savvy youth audience. The battle is still raging, apparently, but with the Disney Channel showing a slight lead over its…
Outdoor Channel extended its DirecTV carriage deal Thursday, a day after renewing its deal with Comcast’s Media Center’s all-digital platform HITS Quantum, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Details of the extension were not disclosed. —Christopher Perez
TheWB.com is partnering with Verizon Wireless to distribute its new programs to subscribers of the wireless company’s VCast network, MediaPost reports. The first show to debut on the platform, “Sorority Forever,” will be available for eight weeks in the “pictures…
TiVo and Research in Motion have inked a deal allowing users of RIM’s BlackBerry PDAs to browse TV listings and to schedule recordings, Multichannel News reports. The software application is expected to be available later this year. Future projects between…
YouTube has removed a Web video ad from Sen. John McCain’s campaign after CBS complained about the unauthorized use of Katie Couric, TelevisionWeek reports. McCain’s ad was released after Sen. Barack Obama made his “lipstick on a pig” comment and…
Time Warner is experiencing stalled ad sales growth at its troublesome AOL unit, the Wall Street Journal reports. After several unexpected cancellations last month, the division could have trouble generating any revenue improvement for the second half of the year….
Major media companies including Liberty Media, Time Warner and IAC Interactive Corp. have established a trend through their recent decisions to split some of their divisions into their own publicly traded companies in hopes of faster growth, BusinessWeek reports. For…
Actions speak louder than words, and in Google’s case, that trite adage has never rung more true. Wired magazine believes the company is slowly moving into the broadband business, despite Google’s constant denials otherwise. The magazine cites the company’s recent…
HD programming picks for Sept. 11-17: “Lilies of the Field”/“They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!,” “The Shining,” “No Country for Old Men” “Lilies of the Field”/“They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!” (MGMHD). Fri., Sept. 12, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Double feature…