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National Show Spotlights Expansion of VOD

New Tools Address Demands

Networks Snapping Up Latest Technology for Online Video

Financial State of Americans: Too Much Debt

Home Ownership Near All-Time High, but Consumers Living Beyond Their Income

CNET Launching Tech On-Demand

Web Company Resurrects Spirit of TechTV Brand

Lawmakers Shy Away From Broadcasters Gathering

Most top lawmakers are taking a pass on the National Association of Broadcasters convention this year, and industry insiders speculate that their conspicuous absence might have something to do with lobbying reform legislation currently under consideration by Congress. The only…

Couch Potato Reborn as Laptop Laggard In New Ads

AOL and Warner Bros., which teamed to put dozens of classic TV programs on the Web via their In2TV service, are launching an ad campaign in which a couch potato is shown watching his laptop instead of a TV set.The…

ESPN Suits Up for ‘Madden’ TV Special

ESPN is set to reteam with game developer Electronic Arts for a prime-time special based on the best-selling video game series “Madden NFL Football.”Dubbed “Madden Bowl,” the special will cover the 12-year-old Madden Bowl event, billed as the longest-running video…

Moonves’ 2005 Compensation Grew Despite Drop in Salary, Annual Bonus

CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves saw his base salary and annual bonus drop a bit in 2005, but thanks to restricted stock awards the executive managed to take home a larger paycheck, according to a filing submitted Friday to the…

Viacom’s Freston Sees Compensation Rise in 2005

Viacom CEO Tom Freston earned a total of $22.7 million, compared with $20.4 million in 2004, fueled by a higher base salary and restricted stock awards, which more than offset a decline in his annual bonus, according to a filing…

Kunitz Leaves NBCU for Endemol USA

After six years at NBC Universal Studios “Fear Factor” executive producer Matt Kunitz has signed a two-year overall production deal with production company Endemol USA. Mr. Kunitz’s first job at Endemol will be executive producing the U.S. version of the…