CBS Corp., looking to further extend its business beyond traditional television, is set to buy the CNET Network of Web sites for $1.8 billion, TVWeek reports. The purchase will augment CBS’s stable of digital assets by adding properties including CNET,…
Comedy.com this week will launch three Web series, including shows from “Colbert Report” contributor Jordan Carlos and Variety reporter and ex-Comedy Central writer Ben Fritz, Daily Variety reports. Fritz’s “Glitch in the System” spoofs gamer culture while Carlos’s “Incognegro” follows…
CBS Corp., looking to further change its reputation as one of the most traditional television companies, has agreed to acquired CNET Networks Inc. for about $1.8 billion. CBS says the acquisition will make it one of the 10 most popular…
AT&T is seeking to get Energy Star certification for its U-verse TV set-top boxes, Multichannel News reports. The Environmental Protection Agency revised its energy-efficiency guidelines for the voluntary program to require all new cable, satellite and telco set-top boxes that…
USTelematics is using WiMax wireless technology to bring live television to cars, Wired reports. IPTV will be delivered to Voyager in-car entertainment systems along with 4VDO, a “mobilecast” program delivering broadcast and video programming, the magazine says. The technology can…
“Law & Order” boss Dick Wolf stated at William Morris’ annual upfront party that he would create Web-only programming for NBC when “they start paying some money,” Silicon Alley Insider reports. Meanwhile, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar revealed at the Web…
This week’s episode of the New Media Minute digs into the latest venture capital speculations around Twitter, the service’s year over year growth and whether it’s mainstream. You’ll also get a look at TVGuide’s broadband strategy via an analysis of…
LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics will present their jointly developed mobile digital TV technology as the standard for North America, TVNewsday reports. The technology uses existing digital TV broadcast bandwidth with little broadcasting equipment investment and little impact on existing…
Windows Vista Media Center users found themselves unable to record NBC’s “American Gladiators” and “Medium” on Monday night, CNET.com reports. An error message read, “Restrictions set by the broadcaster and/or originator prohibit recording of this program,” hinting that the block…
Local TV stations are creating social networking sites about local gas prices, political news, weather, dining and entertainment, TVNewsday reports. The vertically integrated, localized sites allow broadcasters to break free from the old school of thought that the Web is…