Fox is offering the premiere episode of new fall drama “K-Ville” online at major Internet portals starting today. In addition to streaming on Fox.com, the episode is available on AOL, Yahoo, TVGuide, IGN and other sites. The episode streams commercial-free…
MySpace.com is getting into the presidential debates business, following YouTube’s lead. The social networking site partnered with MTV to create an interactive and real-time “presidential dialogue series.” The series will launch Sept. 27 with a dialogue featuring former senator and…
DirecTV announced Tuesday it will exclusively broadcast Disney Channel’s “High School Musical 2” in high definition. The movie will have three airings on Friday at 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and midnight ET on the satcaster’s original entertainment channel, The 101….
HD programming picks for Aug. 23-Aug 29: “Snakes on a Plane,” “The Departed,” “Big Love” “Snakes on a Plane” (HBO HD). Saturday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m.: The Internet sensation starring Samuel L. Jackson, about venomous snakes unleashed on unsuspecting passengers…
Google on Tuesday announced it will be implementing a new kind of video ad on YouTube, the New York Times reported. Fifteen seconds after a user begins watching a video on the site, an ad will form an overlay on…
Online video site Metacafe has raised $30 million in Series C financing, led in part by new investors Highland Capital Partners and DAG Ventures. Existing investors Accel Partners and Benchmark Capital also participated in the round of financing. The company…
The format war is not over yet. Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation Monday announced they will exclusively back the HD DVD format worldwide. The benefits of lower manufacturing costs and market-ready technology that HD DVD offers contributed to the decision,…
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