Pay Internet video streaming service ReelTime has signed a deal with Disney-ABC Domestic Television to carry titles from several of its production properties, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Among the title made available to ReelTime, which streams content directly to TV…
Ninety percent of participants polled by Smith-Geiger for the National Association of Broadcasters said that they were aware of the DTV transition on Feb. 17, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Additionally, 70% of households reported that they had seen a DTV…
Univision Communications’ New York stations will hold a public forum on the digital TV transition on June 21, TVNewsday reports. “Una Nueva Era: Television Digital” (A New Era: Digital Television) is the first public forum on DTV in New York…
Is she a natural blonde? Only her hairdresser knows. Or so the saying goes. But the same idea could apply to a lot of viral videos. For instance, a video appeared on Break earlier this month featuring an office worker…
Web 2.0 company Demand Media launched Livestrong.com today in tandem with the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The site is a health, lifestyle and fitness destination. The rollout is noteworthy as it’s the first time Demand Media has built a site from…
Online television technology provider Brightcove today announced a revamped version of its service, dubbed Brightcove 3. This latest beta version has been in use for a few months by select customers, including Fox Entertainment Group’s Beliefnet, Lifetime Networks and Showtime…
The Outdoor Channel has relaunched its Web site to offer more online videos and a social networking component to its viewers. “We’ve turned OutdoorChannel.com into an interactive platform for outdoor enthusiasts,” Outdoor Channel COO Tom Hornish said. “It’s a virtual…
Cable operators like Time Warner Cable are taking a stand against cable networks that provide their content for free online, AdAge reports. Time Warner Cable is threatening to withhold the subscriber fees it pays to cable networks for content. Time…
ABC is offering makegoods for TV advertising time on its online video player, Media Daily News reports. Mike Shaw, president of advertising sales for ABC, claimed that the online ad inventory is more valuable than linear programming ad spots because…
Online video advertising ad network YuMe inked a deal with software giant Microsoft to sell the unsold inventory across Microsoft’s online properties, the companies announced today. Under the deal, YuMe will sell Microsoft’s excess online video ads as part of…