NBC, ESPN Won’t Play Wimbledon in HD
HD Broadcasts Due Next Year
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This Week in HD: June 28-July 4
HD programming picks for June 28-July 4: “A Prairie Home Companion,” “Idlewild,” “Blind Horizon” — “A Prairie Home Companion” (HBO HD). Saturday, June 30, 8 p.m.: Lily Tomlin and Meryl Streep, among others, do their own singing in the HD…
Nielsen Mobilizes With Telephia Acquisition
The Nielsen Co. is getting in your pocket, as the consumer research company announced today an agreement to acquire Telephia, the leading provider of syndicated consumer research in telecom and mobile media markets. The agreement puts Nielsen’s foot in the…
NBA Extends Deals With ESPN, Turner
The NBA reached new eight-year deals with ESPN/ABC and Turner Sports. ESPN said its new deal allow it to program NBA content on 17 platforms, including international, radio, Spanish-language, mobile, digital and podcasting. The deal also covers new platforms created…
BBC Puts YouTube Channel on thePlatform
BBC Global News has selected online video technology provider thePlatform to help deliver its news videos to YouTube, the companies announced today. The news provider will use Comcast-owned thePlatform’s system to distribute short-form videos on the video-sharing site via a…
Vuguru Ready to Rock With Second Original Series
Vuguru, Michael Eisner’s Web-based studio, is launching a second original series, a comedy rockumentary called “The All-For-Nots.” The series will follow the poorly planned 24-city U.S. tour of indie rock band the All-For-Nots in several seven- to 10-minute episodes. The…
CEA Predicts 16 Mil HDTV Sets Sold in 2007
High definition is sweeping the nation. The Consumer Electronics Association said it predicts 16 million HDTV sets will be sold in 2007, bringing the total number sold in the U.S. to 52.5 million, according to its June 2007 study published…
G4 to Premiere Show on Break.com
Cable network G4 will premiere its new show “Code Monkeys” on video-sharing site Break.com two weeks prior to its on-air debut. The animated show “Code Monkeys” comes from Adam de la Pena, who was a writer on “The Man Show.”…
Mobile Video Revenues Triple in Q1
Revenue for mobile video tripled in the first quarter, according to a report released today. Mobile research firm Telephia found that mobile TV subscription revenues grew 198 percent year over year to $146 million in the first quarter of 2007….
Digitalsmiths Raises $6 Million
Online video advertising company Digitalsmiths raised $6 million in funding, the company announced today. The round was led by The Aurora Funds, Chrysalis Ventures and individual investors. Digitalsmiths is marketing a broadband video ad-matching system that pairs video content with…