Students can learn what it takes to work in the industry at USC’s Insider’s Guide to the Entertainment Industry panel.The keynote speaker is Andy Friendly, executive producer and former executive VP of King World programming and production. Panelists include Jaleesa…
ABC topped the Nielsen ratings for another Monday night with 90-minute episodes of “Dancing With the Stars” and “The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman.”Winning in adults 18 to 49 and total viewers, ABC’s “Dancing” had a 4.9 rating in the…
Comedy Central has launched an online talent competition for stand-up comedians. The winner gets a $10,000 cash prize and will appear in a Comedy Central show.Burger King has signed on as the exclusive sponsor of the contest, called “Open Mic…
Rainbow Media Holdings named David Evans as senior VP of Rainbow Broadband, a business group newly created as part of the company’s efforts to maximize new technology and content distribution platforms. Mr. Evans previously was general manager of Newyorkmetro.com, a…
CBS Corp. formed a new cross-platform sales and marketing unit called CBS Connections.The new unit will offer advertising opportunities combining CBS Entertainment, CBS News, CBS Interactive, CBS Sports, CBS Paramount Television, CBS Television Distribution, CSTV, Showtime, CBS Radio and CBS…
AOL today is introducing five large-scale interactive entertainment programs for 2007 and 2008 at its First Look event for upfront advertisers in New York.“This game is all about scale and AOL is one of only four companies that has it,”…
Google is currently testing a new set of copyright protection tools for YouTube that could assuage the concerns of rights holders. In addition, the Internet giant also plans to introduce a series of advertising formats on its popular video-sharing site…
Relationships rule again in this week’s exclusive Backlot Talk podcast with “Entourage” creator Doug Ellin, who reassured listeners that the four-strong friends, Turtle and Drama included, would all find a lady written into their script as the show goes on.“It’s…
SlingMedia has discovered that, contrary to expectations, one of the primary uses of its Slingbox technology is within the consumer’s home, rather than on the road. Between 35 percent and 45 percent of Slingbox use is in the home, SlingMedia…
“Da Vinci” is taking on YouTube.Syndicator Program Partners has entered a strategic relationship with viral video behemoth YouTube. Under terms of the agreement, the distributor will launch the Internet premiere of new episodes of syndicated procedural drama “Da Vinci’s Inquest”…