The 2009 TV Critics Association summer press tour is a firm go, though a couple of broadcast networks are cutting back their time commitment to the event. TCA President Dave Walker Tuesday told members that the summer powwow will run…
TV.com has made several content deals, brings its video library to more than 2,000 hours of content. The new content deals with NCAA and its content library rightsholder, Thought Equity Motion, and Starz Media are in addition to existing agreements…
The International Academy of Web Television has opened voting for the Streamy Audience Choice Award for best Web TV series. Fans can vote at www.streamys.org or http://vote.streamys.org using their iPhone. Voting will be open until moments before the winner is…
Comedy Central got it done as its “Roast of Larry the Cable Guy” became the network’s most-watched and highest-rated show of the year in total viewers and adults 18-49, the network announced today. The roast drew 4.1 million viewers and…
NBC is closing in on a deal with the United Kingdom’s Hat Trick Productions to bring the long-running BBC panel show “Have I Got News for You” to the United States. According to two people familiar with the conversations, NBC…
Josh Schwartz, creator and executive producer of “Chuck,” “Gossip Girl” and “The OC,” will speak at this year’s NAB Show, scheduled for next month in Las Vegas. Mr. Schwartz will participate in a session titled “Josh Schwartz: Creating in the…
Piracy is a fact of life on the Web, and network television shows now exist everywhere, even where they aren’t supposed to be. That was the conclusion of a panel at South by Southwest Interactive on how the companies creating…
MTV Networks is in conversations with a number of online distribution partners to expand the reach of its programming online, the company said during a panel at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. SXSW Blog: Trial &…
Discovery Communications is suing Amazon.com Inc. alleging that Amazon’s Kindle electronic book product infringes on a patent the media company holds. The suit was filed in United States District Court in Delaware. Discovery says it and its founder, John Hendricks…