ESPN has launched its high school sports site, ESPNrise.com. ESPN’s site focuses on states and regions as opposed to individual schools, Lost Remote reports. The site also features community forums, blogs and, soon, the ability for users to upload their…
Broadcasters in the city of Wilmington, N.C. will turn off analog signals for five minutes at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 for another test to find residents who haven’t yet equipped their TV sets with digital converter boxes, Broadcasting &…
Watch out Disney, your Club Penguin isn’t the only virtual world for kids on the block, the New York Post notes. Barry Diller’s IAC will be launching Zwinky Cuties, a virtual world for kids under the age of 13 who…
Lifetime Networks said it acquired ParentsClick Network, a social network and digital technology company. The deal marks the first time Lifetime has made a digital acquisition. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a source familiar with the situation…
EQAL, the online video production company founded by the creators of the “LonelyGirl15” Web series, are launching a spin-off inspired by the series, TelevisionWeek reports. The new show, “LG15: The Resistance,” will be distributed through various video sites, such as…
Looking for attention, TiVo plans to announce a deal that will allow its users of its digital video recorders to automatically record shows recommended by Entertainment Weekly, the Wall Street Journal reports. With 1.8 million subscribers, the magazine has more…
Sci Fi Channel’s “Stargate Atlantis” was the TV show most pirated by users of BitTorrent from Aug. 17 to Aug. 24, according to TorrentFreak. Other shows on the Top 10 list include Showtime’s “Weeds,” the Opening Ceremonies from the Olympics,…
The Walt Disney Co. is re-releasing some of its classic animated films with a new interactive version of the high-definition Blu-ray DVDs, the New York Times reports. Viewers will be able to connect to with friends through the Internet while…
The creators of Web series “LonelyGirl15” plan to release the next spin-off of the pioneering online serial on Sept. 20, employing a programming schedule that imitates traditional television. The new Web show, “LG15: The Resistance,” will debut a six-minute episode…
After pulling the plug Monday, fake Twitter accounts in the names of “Mad Men” characters were up and running again Tuesday, the Silicon Alley Insider reports. The show’s network, AMC, had issued a Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notice to…