“Bridezillas” producer and September Films executive Jeff Collins is launching reality production company Collins Avenue, partnering with British-based studio ContentFilm. ContentFilm and its TV distribution arm, Fireworks International, will fund Collins Avenue in exchange for an equity stake and the…
ABCNews.com saw its number of unique visitors increase 24% in January to 22.1 million from the previous month. Driven by coverage of the presidential inauguration, ABCNews.com page views increased 14% to 214.1 million, while video views were up 50% from…
Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute
VH1 is the latest cable programmer to launch an iPhone application, with the news today that it’s rolling out celebrity photos and show clips this month to the popular cell phone. VH1’s effort follows iPhone app introductions earlier this week…
The Federal Communications Commission today approved the plan to separate Time Warner Cable from Time Warner. The main item still standing in the way of the spinoff is a tax letter from the Internal Revenue Service, according to analyst Craig…
Just weeks before the much-anticipated release of the feature film “Watchmen,” ABC has decided to move forward with a comedic take on the superheroes-among-us genre. The network Tuesday said it has greenlit a remake of the British import “No Heroics,”…
MTV, which sees itself as a leader in making its content available to its mostly younger viewers on multiple screens, says television remains most often the place where engagement initially is formed with programming. Engagement grows as the viewer interacts…
With the economy in the dumps, homeowners are looking for ways to spruce up their houses. That means it’s time to pull out the tools and tackle some do-it-yourself projects. DIY Network is picking up the mood and pitching in…