TheWB.com will launch Aug. 27 with Johnson & Johnson as a charter sponsor, MediaWeek reports. The Web site has partnered with Comcast to offer classic series from The WB, including “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gilmore Girls,” in addition to…
Google has cluttered embedded YouTube players with ads, the New York Times argues. The result looks “closer to the gaudiness of MySpace than the sterility of Google,” the newspaper says. Google has been experimenting with ad formats in order to…
Retro Television Network will replace late-night paid programming with live talk shows beginning in September, TVNewsday reports. One talk show will feature Robin Leach, best known for hosting “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” the Web site says. The talk…
ESPN and MediaFLO USA have teamed to provide NASCAR races in August on ESPN Mobile, Media Daily News reports. Viewers will have access to live coverage from the NASCAR Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series races through Aug. 31, the…
Time Warner said that its second-quarter net income fell 26% largely because of lower profits at its troubled AOL unit, the Wall Street Journal reports. Profits were up 18% at its TV networks segment which includes Turner Broadcasting and HBO….
Comcast agreed to acquire Daily Candy, an e-mail newsletter about shopping, from Bob Pittman’s Pilot Group for $125 million, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the deal. A Comcast executive said the cable operator will try to…
Funny or Die has hired “Saturday Night Live” writer Andrew Steele as the comedy Web site’s creative director, Daily Variety reports. Steele will be in charge of development and production of new content for the site and for HBO as…
A revised count of the ballots in the election of directors at Yahoo shows there was a significant protest vote against management directors including CEO Jerry Wang, Reuters reports. The Internet company said in a statement that revised vote tallies…
“Entertainment Tonight” will be the primary entertainment news provider for Microsoft’s MSN Web site, the world’s seventh-most popular Internet portal, Broadcasting & Cable reports. CBS’ “ET,” which already provides some news for MSN, in September will have its brand featured…
MTV Networks promoted Rebecca Keszkowski to vice president of digital integrated marketing from senior director of Spike TV’s digital entertainment group, Multichannel News says. Ms. Keszkowski, who joined Spike in 2003, will head the marketing of Web sites for Comedy…