New Satellite Boosts Dish’s HD Capacity; Cox HD Channels Also Rising Dish Networks plans to launch a satellite this week that will allow the company to boost its high-definition channel count to as many as 100 by the end of…
HD programming picks for March 13-19: “Road Trip: The Hamptons to Niagara Falls,” NASCAR Nationwide Series, “Love and Death” “Road Trip: The Hamptons to Niagara Falls” (Discovery HD Theater). Friday, March 14, 9 p.m. Do as the rich do by…
Wal-Mart’s broom may spell DVD’s doom. Ever since Toshiba conceded the next-generation DVD war by discontinuing its HD DVD format, studios have been counting on a surge in U.S. DVD sales as customers who were waiting on the sidelines take…
Break Media partnered with actor-comedian Dax Shepard, who is producing the original Web series “Bro Search” for Break.com that premieres today, the media company announced. Mr. Shepard hails from MTV’s “Punk’d” and feature films including “Employee of the Month.” His…
Daisy Whitney continues rockin’ and talkin’ with some of the biggest names at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas. In her latest videos, she talks to Felicia Day, creator of “The Guild,” which was just named by…
Next New Networks, a media company specializing in digital content production and distribution, has raised $15 million from investors Goldman & Velocity Interactive Group, Spark Capital, Saban Media Group and Bob Pittman. Next New’s original content garnered 33 million video…
TVWeek’s Daisy Whitney is telling us exactly what the South by Southwest conference is all about. The annual gathering has brought together Web content creators and technologists to mingle, Twitter, blog, vlog and party hard in Austin. For full video…
Online video studio ON Networks and the South by Southwest Interactive Conference selected Web comedy “The Guild” as the best original production at the inaugural Greenlight Awards competition. The award, announced today, is designed to select the next big breakout…
Online video production studio Next New Networks inked a deal to distribute its Web shows on AOL Video at http://video.aol.com, marking Next New Networks’ first deal with a major Web portal. Under the deal, AOL will start carrying Next New…
The NBC-Fox online video joint venture Hulu inked several new film and TV studio deals in time for its official launch Wednesday. The site has been operating as a beta for the last several months and goes live Wednesday with…