Visiting social networking and blogging sites has become the fourth most popular activity on the Internet, according to new figures from Nielsen Online. Nearly 67% of Internet users in the U.S., United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Brazil and…
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is March Madness for marketers, too. TNS Media Intelligence estimates that over the past 10 years, 300 advertisers have spent more than $4.2 billion on CBS’ coverage of the road to the Final Four and…
The University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Journalism named ABC News’ “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” and “Now on PBS” as the national winners of its 2009 Walter Cronkite Awards and gave a special citation to CBS’ Kate Couric…
CBS College Sports Network is gearing up for NCAA March Madness. The network will complement CBS Sports’ exclusive live network game broadcasts with more than 75 hours of 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship coverage. The network also will…
CNN announced today that former Vice President Dick Cheney will guest Sunday on its “State of the Union” program hosted by John King, in what the network is billing as Mr. Cheney’s first broadcast TV interview since leaving office in…
NBC Universal is partnering with Sony Computer Entertainment America to offer Universal Studios Home Entertainment movies and NBC Universal television shows on the PlayStation Network. The films and TV programs will be available for purchase via download on PlayStation3 and…
“Woodstock: 40 Years Later,” a co-production of VH1 Rock Docs and History, will premiere on cable channels History and VH1 in August. The two-hour documentary, which will be simulcast on VH1 Classic, is directed by Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple…
Verizon has added MLB Network HD and MLB Extra Innings to its FiOS TV service. MLB Network HD is free to Verizon Extreme customers with HD set-top boxes, while MLB Extra Innings is a premium-service package available to all FiOS…
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