What it does: The DU1, a digital video recording device, is a small, portable hard-disk recorder that attaches to a Sony camcorder. It’s about the size of a camera battery and allows the user to capture and store video on…
NBC has added Bravo, the arts and entertainment network, to its cable holdings in a deal worth $1.25 billion that was wrapped up over the Nov. 2 weekend.Although the development of crossover NBC-Bravo projects, running the gamut from reality shows…
Title: President of the Walt Disney Internet GroupBackground: As president of Walt Disney Internet Group Mr. Wadsworth oversees the company’s Internet businesses and has operational responsibility for Disney.com worldwide, FamilyFun.com, Movies.com, DisneyAuctions and the wireless businesses for all Disney properties….
Network executives have been sounding the alarm about the advent of the commercial-skipping personal video recorder, warning that mass acceptance of TiVo and Replay could mean the death of the 30-second spot, which in turn could mean the end of…
Washington-A U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington last Friday axed Federal Communications Commission rules requiring TV stations to provide description services for the visually impaired. The court said the FCC lacked authority to impose the regulations, which were created in…
Title: Managing partner, Mediaedge:ciaRecent interesting deal: “We negotiated a media and sponsorship package with ABC/ESPN and the United States Figure Skating Association on behalf of Campbell’s.“This returns Campbell’s to their rightful place on the ice, provides on-site sampling and branding…
Almost every day someone asks me, “Should I buy a high-definition TV?”I wish I had a simple answer, but it’s a “Yes, but … ” question. You know a “Yes, but …” question, don’t you? For instance, “Do you like…
BET, the Viacom cable network that targets the African American audience, said it will refocus its programming in 2003, increasing its acquisition of syndicated programming and centralizing programming in its New York studios while continuing production from Burbank, Calif., and…
Sci-Fi Channel is taken with Yahoo!’s Web site.The cable network has made a major purchase to advertise on the mega-popular site the night before and the day-Dec. 8-of the premiereof the Steven Spielberg-produced 10-day miniseries “Taken.” The object is to…
Oct. 1, 2001Rich Appel, previously an executive producer and writer on Fox’s “King of the Hill” and “The Simpsons,” conceives the idea and begins the treatment for “A.U.S.A.”-a semi-autobiographical comedic look at his past life as a young assistant U.S….