Seth MacFarlane, the creator of the Fox series “Family Guy,” has made a deal to produce a new program that will air on the Internet, distributed by Google’s AdSense ad targeting system, the New York Times reports. Ads will appear…
MTV is expected to announced a $50 million push into the music download business, the New York Post says. MTV will be working with Real Networks’ Rhapsody music service and four record labels to turn up the volume of competition…
Owners of Sony Bravia TV sets will get the first look at Sony’s new film starring Will Smith, “Hancock,” after its theatrical run is over, the New York Times reports. The move is part of Sony CEO Howard Stringer’s strategy…
As Blip.tv Adds Distribution, It Turns Up Heat on TubeMogul and Others
A DTV test by 12 local television stations across Central Florida’s Orlando DMA proved that many viewers are aware and prepared for the digital transition. The 12 stations disconnected their analog signal at 7:59 p.m. on Wednesday. A 60-second on-air…
Former “Weeds” actor Romany Malco is planning to launch his own weekly YouTube series, Entertainment Weekly reports. Malco is developing a character named Tijuana Jackson (aka T.J.), a former convict living under house arrest with three women who also work…
Viacom and MTVN Entertainment will create one Web destination, Atom.com, by merging AtomFilms.com and AtomUploads.com properties. The new site will combine original comedy programming with user-generated video. Building on a model used by sites like Sony’s Crackle site, MTVN hopes…
Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer promised that the company will be profitable in the TV and video game arenas during this fiscal year, which ends March 2009, the New York Times reports. The company plans to invest in networking…
A survey by Alloy Media & Marketing found 62% of college students watch TV shows online, Media Daily News reports. Students’ percentage of TV ownership fell from 82% to 79%, while laptop ownership rose from 63% to 70%, the Web…
PBS.org chalked up a few major victories over the digital outlets of the leading commercial broadcast networks in Web traffic, according to a new study by Hitwise. For the 2007-08 television season, PBS.org garnered 18.87% of total Web traffic to…