Mitch Oscar has been named vice president of televisual applications at MPG North America, Media Daily News reports. He will be responsible for emerging media platforms ranging from online to wireless to out-of-home, the Web site says. Oscar had been…
Howcast Media, founded by two Google and YouTube alums, has signed deals with several companies and content producers to expand Howcast.com’s library of how-to clips. The new partners include 60Frames Entertainment, Ford Models, LX.tv, Playboy Enterprises, Popular Science, and WatchMojo….
Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group and publisher Glu Mobile have launched a mobile phone game for the Sci Fi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The downloadable game is available for purchase at around $3 to play for a…
Disney’s Kevin Mayer, executive VP of corporate strategy and business development, praised Hulu, calling it “a great site,” Wired reports. Speaking at the Intel CEO Summit in San Francisco, Mayer hinted the company may participate in the News Corp.-NBC Universal…
DirecTV is opposing a proposed regulation by the Federal Communications Commission that would require the company to provide duplicative carriage of digital TV stations signals in high-definition and standard-definition formats, Multichannel News reports. The satellite provider argued that the rule…
The player: William Wang, chief executive officer of Vizio Inc. The play: Mr. Wang has grown closely held Vizio from its 2002 launch to revenue of about $2 billion last year by selling some of the market’s least expensive high-definition…
Panasonic is taking small steps toward Internet integration with big TVs. The Matsushita Electric unit this year is unveiling what it says is the first set-top-box-free Internet-enabled television on the market. The televisions, which come equipped with limited Internet access,…
Less than half of U.S. high-definition television owners are familiar with Blu-ray, so the world’s largest retailer will try to clue the rest in. About 45% of HDTV owners are familiar with the Blu-ray HD disc format, up from 35%…
BBC America to Launch HD Channel With ‘Robin Hood’ BBC America will launch its high-definition channel with broadcasts of its “Robin Hood” series this fall, Multichannel News reports, citing a trade advertisement. BBC America is airing an HD version of…
HD programming picks for June 5-11: NBA Finals, “When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions,” “Top Gun” NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics (ABC). Kobe Bryant and the Lakers look to display their skills against “the Boston Three…