Turner Broadcasting System has made a deal to put programming from its Adult Swim programs and NASCAR.com available to users of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game console. Gamers with an Xbox Live Silver subscription and a broadband connection can access…
NBC will air the game between the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos, two teams with impressive 6-2 records, on Nov. 19, instead of a game between two teams with losing records that was originally designated for the prime-time…
Veoh Networks, an Internet television Web site, has appointed John MacDonald president, giving him responsibility for content acquisition and programming.Mr. MacDonald, the former general manager of Fine Living Network and former CEO and president of InnovaTv.com, also held positions with…
A test version of Comcast’s long-planned user-generated Web-video service went live Monday.The site, called ziddio.com, initially will let users upload videos related only to content being aired on Cinemax and Comcast’s Style Network. That differentiates it from sites such as…
CBS has revived online a discarded pilot created by “Borat” writer Anthony Hines. The network announced Monday that it is streaming the comedy/reality hybrid, titled “The Papdits,” on its innertube broadband channel. The 2006 pilot involves a family from Kashmir…
Veteran dealmaker Quincy Smith will replace Larry Kramer as head of CBS’s digital media efforts, the network announced Monday. Mr. Smith has been named president of the newly titled division CBS Interactive, which Mr. Kramer led as president of CBS…
As the November sweeps continues, NBC handily overthrew usual Sunday night titan ABC with “Sunday Night Football,” which posted its strongest performance in two months. The Indianapolis vs. New England game gave NBC a 7.6 rating among adults 18 to…
Partnership With Barnes & Noble Touts New Crime Show
The player: Dmitry Shapiro, founder and CEO of Veoh Networks The play: YouTube and its viral video brethren have proven that consumers are hungry for short videos online. Now Veoh Networks wants to demonstrate they’ll watch long-form content, too. Mr….
Station Web Sites Bolster Coverage With Video, Guides