The Tribune Co. will close its Washington, D.C., broadcasting bureau in mid-March, the company confirmed today. “It’s not just cost-effective to maintain at this point,” said Gary Weitman, a spokesman for the company. The decision will affect 10 people in…
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Alloy Media+Marketing, whose sister company Alloy Entertainment developed The CW television series “Gossip Girl” and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” films, is partnering with United Talent Agency to start a short-form video network for its Teen.com Web site. Teen.com…
Hulu is launching its inaugural Hulu Awards, honoring some of the best videos on the Web site. Voting starts today in multiple categories and will last for two weeks. The winners will be announced March 12, which marks Hulu’s one…
The Senate today moved to ban the Federal Communications Commission from reintroducing the Fairness Doctrine, stuffing the measure into legislation that would give the District of Columbia its own congressman. The Fairness Doctrine required broadcasters to offer equal time to…
ESPN and FIBA, the world basketball governing body, have signed a three-year agreement that gives ESPN exclusive English-language distribution rights through 2011. ESPN will carry live games in the U.S. for international men’s basketball tournaments, including the 2009 and 2011…