YouTube handed over to 20th Century Fox Television the names of two alleged copyright pirates who uploaded unauthorized copies of Fox’s “24” and “The Simpsons” to the video-sharing Web site last month.YouTube parent Google complied late last week with a…
DirecTV today agreed to provide the Nielsen Company with set top data from 300,000 interactive customers.Nielsen has been trying to move beyond its small panel of viewers with people meters to gather information on how people are using TV and…
Ovation TV has signed a carriage agreement with DirecTV, which will launch the arts channel in mid-2007.Ovation currently reaches 5.3 million customers. Adding DirecTV, which has 16 million subscribers, should provide a significant increase for the channel.“This singular agreement with…
In the aftermath of losing its general manager last week because of fallout from an Adult Swim promotion that disrupted Boston, Cartoon Network today held its upfront presentation in New York and unveiled its programming plans for next season.Cartoon plans…
In TVWeek.com’s exclusive Backlot Talk podcast, David Fury — who wrote the “Day 6: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM” episode of Fox’s “24” — today defended the show against criticism that its depictions of torture may be influencing the behavior…
Tribune Co.’s board today said it is closer to making a decision regarding its future, reviewing strategic alternatives in hopes of boosting its stock price. The board said its decisions would be announced by the end of March.Three bids for…
CNN’s David Bohrman now has a “senior” in front of his three-year-old title of VP of news and production and Washington, D.C., bureau chief. The all-news network’s special event coverage unit now reports to Mr. Bohrman. “David’s promotion focuses and…
Garth Ancier has been named president of BBC Worldwide America, a new position in which he is to oversee all BBC Worldwide activity in this country. He will be based in New York.Mr. Ancier will be charged with developing the…
Chuck Ross: Hello again everybody, it’s Chuck Ross here at TelevisionWeek, and on the phone we have David Fury. Welcome David. David Fury: Thank you, Chuck. Good to be here. Mr. Ross: Well thank you very much. David’s new here…
Chuck Ross: Hello everybody. Once again it’s Chuck Ross here at TelevisionWeek and we’re so happy to have on the line Nigel Lythgoe, who is executive producer and showrunner of “American Idol,” and it’s been quite a week, Nigel. Nigel…