Customers will be able to enjoy The Next Big Thing in high-definition television sets just in time for the Summer Olympics—the 2012 London Summer Olympics, that is. Organic Light Emitting Diode televisions promise a thinner, clearer, greener viewing experience than…
HD programming picks for April 17-23: Fantastic Festivals of the World: Argentina, “Lenny,” “Cars”/“Who Killed the Electric Car?” Fantastic Festivals of the World: Argentina (HD Theater). Thursday, April 17, 8 p.m. Cowboy up, Argentina style, with La Fiesta de la…
(Corrected at 12:30 Pacific. Eliminate reference to financial goals in first paragraph.) Jason Kilar, CEO of the Hulu video Web site, said the NBC Universal-Fox joint venture has surpassed its traffic goals in its first month of public operation. Speaking…
U.S. Internet users viewed 66% more online videos in February than a year earlier, ComScore Networks reports. About a third of online videos were viewed from Google’s YouTube site, with News Corp.’s MySpace representing about 6% of the videos viewed,…
NBC Universal acquired the domestic rights for “Gemini Division,” the Internet science fiction series staring Rosario Dawson, as well as zombie-comedy Web series “Woke Up Dead,” from Electric Farm Entertainment, the Hollywood Reporter says. NBC has the rights to broadcast…
Bill Cella, chairman-CEO of the Cella Group, has joined the advisory board of online content production company Next New Networks. Mr. Cella will work with the company’s advertising sales department on its strategy and client development. Next also has signed…
NBCU is joining forces with Tribune and Hearst-Argyle to ease the digital transition and ensure that programming reaches viewers after the switch, according to Broadcasting & Cable. The companies plan to promote the use of Active Format Descriptor technology to…
NBC is on track to generate about $1 billion in topline digital revenue this year, up 40% from last year, said George Kliavkoff, NBC Universal’s chief digital officer, during a keynote presentation at the Ad:Tech conference in San Francisco this…
Internet users in the United States viewed a record 10 billion Web videos in February, according to the comScore Web metrics service. That’s a 3% gain in viewership over January 2008 and a whopping 66% increase year-over year. ComScore names…
Online television technology firm Move Networks landed $46 million in venture funding with Benchmark Capital leading the cash infusion, the company announced Monday. Additional investors include Cisco, Comcast Interactive Media, Televisa, Steamboat and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Move Networks provides…