The formal publication of an FCC order intended to jump-start competition by making it easier for phone companies to obtain local cable franchises has kicked off a major battle with the nation’s cities that could tie up the FCC’s order…
The day-to-day reins of “NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams” are in the hands of Alex Wallace, the NBC News VP charged with oversight of the newscast since January 2006.Ms. Wallace was named “Nightly” executive producer Monday morning by NBC…
George Lucas declared the “future is in television” Saturday, reaffirming his commitment to working in the medium. The “Star Wars” creator plans to bring the film franchise to the small screen as two series — one 3D animation and one…
The player: Reggie Bradford, CEO of software firm ViTrue The play: Networks, advertisers and rights holders have grown increasingly concerned about where and how their content is distributed on the Web. But they also want to capitalize on the user-generated…
By Dinah Eng The image of labor unions is usually that of the working man—and working woman—banding together to ensure fair practices in the workplace. Like everything else in Hollywood, though, image is not necessarily reality. IATSE—the International Alliance of…
Viacom is enlisting an ally in its copyright battle with video-sharing site YouTube. The media company, which generates scads of content with cable networks such as MTV and the Paramount film studio, has rushed to embrace Joost, a new online…
TelevisionWeek is trawling video-sharing Web sites to find the hottest clips spreading on the Internet. Visit TVWeek.com to view the latest. The setup: We’ve all wondered about someone’s, ahem, assets before. Tyra Banks just says what was on our minds…
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