ABC’s Digital Video Pitch
New Player, Content Touted for Upfront
Digital
Tougher Than Ever to Get in the Game
Without Backing of an ESPN or Oprah, Distribution Is Elusive
MediaFLO Finally Looks Ready to Go
As Launch Nears, Mobile Service Has Some Good Points but a Few Unknowns
‘Hot Male Web Host’ Contest Hits Final Round
The first ever New Media Minute-TVWeek.com “Hottest Web Host” Tournament enters its final round of voting today. The contest, which kicked off in late April, will conclude on Friday, May 9 at 2 p.m. when the polls close. Last week,…
Hearst TV Revenues Fall 3%
Revenues for Hearst-Argyle Television’s first quarter fell nearly 3% to $165.1 million, MediaDailyNews reports. However, net digital media revenue increased by 22% to $4.9 million, the Web site says. Its net income also rose to $10 million from $4.3 million…
ABC May Stream More Ads in Episodes
Walt Disney’s ABC.com may begin running multiple advertisements during commercial breaks on shows streamed from the network’s Web site, as opposed to standard Web site procedure of running a single ad, the Hollywood Reporter says. ABC.com’s audience spends, on average,…
Original Video: Objectifying Web Beefcake
Objectifying Web cuties is going co-ed. Thousands of readers are checking out the first annual Hottest Male Web Host tournament on Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute page on TVWeek.com. As self-proclaimed “equal-opportunity objectifier” Daisy Whitney explains in this video, she…
Sony Shoots for World LCD Domination
Full speed ahead. With the adoption of liquid-crystal display televisions going worldwide and the U.S. switchover to digital broadcasts less than 10 months away, that’s the attitude Sony is taking with its factories as it attempts to ensure it has…
BBC iPlayer Jumps to Virgin Media
The BBC’s iPlayer will be available to 3.5 million Virgin Media cable TV customers today, Daily Variety reports. The BBC iPlayer provides viewers with access to more than 350 hours of BBC programming from the past seven days, the newspaper…