The Federal Communications Commission is bringing in the big names to tout the digital TV transition: The FCC commissioners themselves. Amid criticism that the government and the FCC is relying too much on private industry to get out the word…
“Heroes” and “Lost” co-producer Jesse Alexander is working on a 13-part TV series about piracy, Wired reports. Alexander sees downloading of shows via BitTorrent as “the present world reality” and urges networks to “recognize this, give their viewers more ways…
Spike TV has enlisted Wizzard Media’s LibsynPRO 2.0 service to host a podcast of bonus footage from its new original series “Factory,” Online Media Daily reports. Spike TV will run an ad campaign on Wizzard Media Network as a part…
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is calling the publicity campaign for the digital TV transition a failure and calling for far more to be done. Decrying the fact that more money is spent on advertising in a U.S. Senate…
Jamila Hunter is returning to NBC as the senior VP of programming and development, alternative and digital, the Hollywood Reporter says. Hunter was a comedy development executive for two years at 20th Century Fox TV, the newspaper says. Hunter started…
Portable, battery-powered TVs will become useless after the digital TV transition, the Los Angeles Times reports. With no battery-powered converter boxes manufactured yet, Americans will lose a valuable means of communication during public emergencies, the newspaper says. While retailers are…
Online television network Revision3 added to its roster of distribution partners via a deal with YouTube, the companies announced today. Under the deal, Revision3 will supply its entire catalog of shows to the world’s biggest video-sharing site. That includes episodes…
Bryan Perez has been tapped to fill the newly created position of senior vice president and general manager of NBA Digital. Perez will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of NBA Digital, which includes digital TV network NBA TV, NBA.com,…
Google-owned YouTube said Friday that it would comply with a judge’s order that it turn over user records on videos viewed on the site. In a blog post on its site, the world’s biggest video-sharing site said it would follow…
Cable and satellite providers are experimenting with new formats of interactive ads as they battle for ad dollars now going to the Internet, USA Today reports. Interactive ad are believed to provide more bang for the buck than simple 30-second…