Are the world’s largest high-definition television makers one step behind demand? That’s what some industry analysts are asking after companies including Sony and LG Electronics announced plans for new liquid-crystal display production lines, even as worldwide LCD growth shows signs…
CBS College Sports Network is creating a vertical advertising network that will offer display ads and video commercials on NCAA.com, the collegiate sections of CBSSports.com and on the official athletic sites of 215 colleges, Mediaweek reports. The sites had more…
The player: Gray Ainsworth, senior VP of operations for Deluxe Digital Media The play: Mr. Ainsworth runs the North American digital-asset arm of film print-maker and post-production house Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, which was founded in 1915 by Fox Film…
Media titans John Malone and Barry Diller may have settled their legal differences last week, but their home-shopping channels are preparing to do battle in the high-definition ring in an attempt to appeal to more affluent customers. Both QVC, a…
FSN Networks Going HD Full-Time FSN Networks, the regional sports-broadcasting unit of News Corp., said this week that its 16 channels will start broadcasting full-time in high definition by March. Fox Sports is building a 184,000-square-foot facility in Houston to…
HD programming picks for May 22-28: “Nacho Libre,” “Sammy ‘The Bull’ Gravano,” “Rollerball” “Nacho Libre” (Showtime). Fri., May 23, 6 p.m. Jack Black embodies courage in tights as a friar who tries to win love south of the border in…
Online video site Redlasso was charged on Tuesday with violating copyright laws by NBC, CBS and Fox, Reuters reports. Lawyers for the broadcast networks ordered that Redlasso stop reproducing, distributing and displaying user-generated video clips of their broadcasts, the wire…
Jeff Kunken has been named vice president of digital media and creative development at Sundance Channel, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Kunken previously oversaw the redesign of the network’s Web site, which was a Webby award nominee, the newspaper says. —Vlada…
Warner Bros. Television Group has named Peter Wright as senior VP and general sales manager for digital media sales, AdWeek reports. The newly created position will oversee the digital media sales team, including advertiser sales for broadband and digital media,…
“The MEN7 Show” will make its debut on Ion Media Networks on July 3, the Hollywood Reporter says. The men’s lifestyle program, which comes from the multiplatform MEN7 Network, will be hosted by Tava Smiley (“General Hospital”) and Hoyt Christopher…