Disney Transformed
Other Media Companies Expected to Follow Technology Trail
In Depth
When the News Team Rises to the Occasion
WTHR, MTV Among Murrow Winners
Guilds Question iTunes Deal
Representatives of the talent guilds were sent scrambling by news of the iTunes deal to determine whether podcast streams are covered under existing contracts, sources said. ABC officials said that payments to actors, producers and writers will be handled in…
VOD Moves Into Mouse House
Disney Will Deal Directly With MSOs for Distribution of Expanded Content
Warner offers VOD Exclusives
In an effort to build its video-on-demand business, Warner Home Video plans to create bonus extras that are exclusive to its on-demand and pay-per-view movies, starting with the December releases of hits “Batman Begins” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”The…
NBC Takes $15M Off Ad Shelf
Ratings-challenged Peacock Can’t Cash In
NBC Picks Up ‘Surface’
NBC has given a full-season order to its new Monday night sci-fi aquatic drama “Surface.” The show, which premiered Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. (ET), scored a 3.4 in the adults 18 to 49 demographic Monday, according to Nielsen Media…
‘CSI’ Top Show Thursday Night
CBS, the top-rated network in the adults 18 to 49 demographic on Thursday, also had the No. 1 program for the night in the demo with the 9 p.m. (ET) forensics drama “CSI.” “CSI” scored a 10.0 rating in the…
Yahoo! Joins List of Suitors Interested in AOL Stake
Add Yahoo! to the list.The Web portal leader has joined a crowded field of suitors lining up to buy a stake in Time Warner’s America Online, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal Web site. Already, cable giant…
USA Gets Broadcast Rights to ‘Virgin’
USA Network said last Friday it has acquired the rights to the first ad-supported broadcast of “The 40 Year Old Virgin,” the comedy that has drawn $104 million at the box office. The movie is part of a three-film deal…