YouTube introduced a new feature for its video creators today that helps them better understand where viewers are coming from, the company announced on its blog today. The new feature is part of the site’s Insights tool, itself introduced two…
Play ball. That’s what regional broadcasters of Major League Baseball games are doing this year when it comes to high-definition broadcasts. Excluding national networks such as Walt Disney’s ESPN and News Corp.’s Fox, which air all of their baseball games…
The player: Bill Myers, president and chief operating officer of Starz Entertainment. The play: Myers has led Liberty Media unit Starz Entertainment’s effort to add three Starz high-definition channels and HD video-on-demand services for both Starz and sister network Encore—all…
While DirecTV and Comcast slug it out for high-definition supremacy, a couple of big telephone companies are trying to take small slices of market share from the U.S. satellite and cable television leaders. Last week, both Verizon’s FiOS and AT&T’s…
Wal-Mart, Best Buy Offer Refunds, Rebates for HD DVD Buyers Wal-Mart this month will give full refunds on returns of HD DVD players by receipt-bearing customers who bought the machines after Oct. 31, the Wall Street Journal reports. Best Buy…
HD programming picks for April 10-16: “Three Sheets”/“I Bet You,” “Billabong Odyssey,” “Casino Royale” “Three Sheets”/“I Bet You” (Mojo HD). Thursday, April 10, 9/9:30 p.m. Season premieres of globe-trotting pub crawl and buddy-wagering comedies. “Billabong Odyssey” (HDNet Movies). Friday, April…
Yahoo and Time Warner’s AOL are discussing a deal to combine their Internet operations, while News Corp. is considering joining Microsoft, which has already made a bid for Yahoo, in a sweetened offer, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a…
MySpace signed an agreement allowing ShineReveille, headed by Elisabeth Murdoch, to distribute the social-networking site’s shows such as “Roommates” and “Special Delivery” to overseas television and DVD outlets, the Hollywood Reporter says. MySpace, owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., is…
Blockbuster will announce this month that it’s developing a set-top box that would allow video streaming directly to television sets, the Hollywood Reporter says. The device from Blockbuster, whose spokeswoman declined to comment, would build upon the Movielink service the…
Online TV network Revision3 snagged former “Mahalo Daily” host Veronica Belmont to become the new co-host of “Tekzilla.” Revision3’s online TV show “Tekzilla” focuses on how to make technology work better for the viewer. She’ll join current host Patrick Norton….