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ABC Station Sites Add ESPN Video

Ten of ABC’s owned-and-operated stations will add ESPN video to their Web sites, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The video player will consist of game highlights, sports news and clips, the newspaper says. The “Sports” sections of the station sites also…

DECA’s Project Lore Focuses on ‘Warcraft’

Digital entertainment studio DECA is launching a Web site and series, “Project Lore,” dedicated to massive multiplayer online gaming starring “Diggnation’s” Alex Albrecht. The “Project Lore” series initially will focus on the popular “World of Warcraft” game, with Mr. Albrecht…

Court Says Google May ‘Anonymize’ YouTube Viewer Data

Your secret YouTube fetishes are safe. The district court in New York hearing Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against Google ruled Monday that Google-owned YouTube does not have to turn over “personally identifiable” user data to Viacom. That ruling…

Season Finales Boost ABC Video Player

Online viewing for ABC’s Internet video player grew 50% in May compared with the previous month, Media Daily News reports. Buoyed by the season finales of “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Lost, “Desperate Housewives” and “Ugly Betty,” 815 million minutes of full-length episodes…

Nexstar Taps Porch for eMedia

Todd A. Porch has been named Nexstar Broadcasting Group’s senior vice president of eMedia, TVNewsday reports. He will oversee new-media operations for 28 local community Web portals and Nexstar’s eMedia teams for content, products, services and sales, the Web site…

NBCU, Netflix, Endemol Go With Xbox

Microsoft has signed distribution deals with NBC Universal, Netflix and Endemol that will bring their content to consumers through the Xbox Live Video Marketplace, Daily Variety reports. Xbox 360’s digital download service ranks second behind Apple’s iTunes in terms of…

‘Sesame Street’ to get $14 Mil Online Home

Sesame Workshop is prepping the launch of the new digital destination to the long-running children’s TV series, “Sesame Street,” the New York Times reports. The site, SesameStreet.org, is scheduled to launch on Aug. 11, coinciding with the series’ 39th season…

Comic-Con Unveils TV-Laden Lineup

San Diego’s Comic-Con International, the annual comic-book melee that’s becoming increasingly important to TV networks seeking younger, ardent fans and Internet buzz, has posted its full schedule online. The programming lineup for the July 24-27 event includes 120 TV-related panels,…

Turner Expands British Open Coverage

Beginning this week, Turner Sports and PGA.com will present 28 hours of television coverage of the British Open championship on TNT. They also will offer live online video with the Open Championship Live player broadcasting directly from the tournament during…

MTV Brings ‘Invincible’ Comic to Screens

MTV New Media and Gain Enterprises are teaming up to bring comic book superhero Invincible to iTunes, mobile phones and MTV2, the New York Times reports. The first 36 issues of the comic will be transferred through a process known…