The Golf Channel has passed the 80 million subscriber mark due to a new deal with the Dish Network, Multichannel News reports. Details of the agreement between the network and the satellite provider were not disclosed, except that the Golf…
For the next three days, The CW’s new “90210” series will be taking over mobile content site Myxer’s home page, MediaPost reports. At the site, Myxer’s 12 million teen and twentysomething users will be able to find “90210” wallpaper, video…
Those pesky pre-roll ads aren’t going away anytime soon, but they might get a little less annoying. For the latest news on how the ad format is evolving, tune into Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute. This episode also includes a…
What makes a good Web series, and what are people watching? The New York Times looks at Rosario Dawson’s “Gemini Division,” Stephen King’s “N” and thewb.com, among others. —Christopher Perez
NBC will debut on Hulu the season premieres of new show “Knight Rider” and returning programs “Lipstick Jungle,” “Chuck,” “Life” and “30 Rock” a week before those episodes air on broadcast TV, according to Hulu’s blog. NBC confirmed that the…
AFTRA and SAG will be negotiating separately with the Interactive Producers on the upcoming Interactive Contract with regards to voice-over talent, Deadline Hollywood Daily reports. The two actors unions negotiated the deal with producers together in 2005, but AFTRA has…
Statewide Digital Transition Tests Set for Sept. 17
Product Placements Left Out of Estimates
NBC’s high-profile Web series “Gemini Division” is technically in a “soft launch” until Labor Day, but the network already has stirred up a flurry of online buzz for the show. It raises the question as to whether buzz is enough…
“CSI” creator Anthony Zuiker has signed a seven-figure deal with publishing company Dutton, Daily Variety reports. Zuiker will create a series of suspense-thriller “digital novels,” a multiplatform experience that incorporates book reading, a social networking site and video. Readers will…