ABC Family is teaming with the band Plain White T’s for “Meet Me in California,” a 12-part online series that follows the behind-the-scenes process of making an album. The first webisode will premiere July 30 on abcfamily.com/plainwhitets, with new webisodes…
Music network Fuse has signed on as the official broadcast partner of the 2008 Lollapalooza music festival. The network will be originating programming from the annual festival, to be held Aug. 1-3 in Chicago. Fuse will cover breaking news and…
With a record 3,600 hours of Beijing Olympics coverage on tap for next month, NBC will bring an army of commentators to the Games, with an unprecedented 106 commentators on tap. The group will be led by Olympics veteran Bob…
MTV has created an online music guide that helps viewers learn more about the music played on MTV channels and shows, the Hollywood Reporter says. Soundtrack.mtv.com has real-time listings and short clips of the music played on shows such as…
NBC Universal’s iVillage, the online destination for women, and women’s blogging community BlogHer have entered into a strategic partnership. As a part of the deal, iVillage will have access to BlogHer’s network of 2,200 blogs for promotional opportunities. In return,…
Video search engine Blinkx introduced a private-label video search offering for any Web site to use. Blinkx is the latest niche video search engine to shift to a private-label model rather than concentrating on becoming a destination for video search….
Sony is offering a downloading service that allows consumers to play video content on TVs hooked up to its PlayStation 3 videogame consoles, the Wall Street Journal reports. The launch is part of Sony CEO Howard Stringer’s strategy of more…
This week’s edition of the New Media Minute offers a concise summary of the recent Lehman Brothers report that sent media stocks tumbling: unless you’re Apple or Google you’re screwed. DAISY WHITNEY’S NEW MEDIA MINUTE You’ll also learn about video…
Forget Judge Stanton. The real power in the digital media business lies with Anthony J. DiClemente. Mr. DiClemente is not the judge in Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against Google. Rather, he is the author of a recent Lehman…
“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” has found a new home. Joss Whedon’s new Internet musical, which has been available for streaming since Monday, is now for sale via iTunes. Consumers can buy one episode for $1.99 or the whole 40-minute movie…