WGA Salvo Kicks Off Contract Talks
Union Points to Producers’ Healthy Profit
Digital
GSN.com Just Playing Games
Cable Network’s Web Site Puts Focus on Gaming Over Streaming
Newsmakers
CLOSE-UP Roger Strong was named VP of research and strategy by iN DEMAND Networks. Mr. Strong joins iN DEMAND from HBO, where he was VP of market research and analysis. In his new position, Mr. Strong will oversee research for…
Janus Friis, Joost – Hot List 2007
Title: Co-founder and executive co-chairman of Joost Date of birth: June 26, 1976 Place of birth: Denmark Big break: Though Skype is bigger, Kazaa came first, so Mr. Friis considers that company his first breakthrough. Who knew?? Mr. Friis enjoys…
Web Video Spinning Off Support Staff
Conferences Present Opportunities for New Firms to Enhance Production
Comcast Offering Classifieds Via VOD
New Demand for Ads
Unwired Net Hits Target With Viewers
Online, Bloggers or User-Generated Videos Can Be Starting Point to Create Links
Digital Dealmakers: Kip McClanahan
The player: Kip McClanahan, CEO of ON Networks, a new-media production and distribution shop in Austin, Texas. The play: ON Networks is part of a crop of emerging companies producing and licensing short series for new venues such as the…
Short-Term Deal Could Mean Long-Term Work
In the Hollywood labor talks that start this week, writers and producers have begun to posture. So it’s not too soon to offer some advice on how to avoid a mutually destructive confrontation. It seems inevitable that the issue that…
Guest Commentary: Flying Fingers Bring Viewers Trials and Errors
Whatever the future of captioned viewing in the digital age—and kudos to TelevisionWeek for casting its considerable spotlight on the issue, with the welfare of millions of members of an invisible minority in the balance—I can only hope the door…