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CBS Interactive, Head & Shoulders Launch Web Series

CBS Interactive and Head & Shoulders have teamed to produce the original Web series “Heckle U.” Tom Arnold and Owen Benjamin star in the 10-part Web series, premiering Feb. 9 on CBS.com and TV.com. Three episodes will be released during…

MTV Unveils ‘New Afternoons’

MTV will launch “New Afternoons on MTV” with hosts Adrienne Bailon and MTV Tr3s VJ Carlos Santos on Feb. 16. The afternoon block, airing from 4-6 p.m., will feature new episodes of “Sex … With Mom and Dad” with Dr….

ABC to Reveal ‘Dancing’ Cast With ‘All Night Name Drop’

ABC will unveil the cast for the eighth season of “Dancing With the Stars” throughout its Sunday night programming on Feb. 8 in what the network is dubbing the “All Night Name Drop.” “Dancing” host Tom Bergeron will reveal one…

Starz Slates ‘Head Case,’ ‘Party Down’ Debuts for March 20

Starz will premiere new comedy “Party Down” on March 20 at 10:30 p.m. The half-hour series, created by Rob Thomas (“Veronica Mars”), follows a group of struggling actors working as cater-waiters. Starz has ordered 10 episodes of the series, which…

Disney’s Broadcast, Cable Earnings Decline on Ad Drop

Walt Disney Co.’s first quarter profit fell 32%, driven down by weaker performance at its broadcast and cable holdings as the economy has slowed. “We faced a challenging first quarter with many of our businesses impacted to various degrees by…

Super Bowl TV Ratings Change: Last Minute Victory

Sunday night’s telecast of Super Bowl XLIII has been declared the most-watched contest in the franchise’s history after TV ratings company Nielsen re-crunched its numbers. Unexpected new numbers from Nielsen Media Research released Tuesday find that the matchup between the…

Wuthrich Named Division President at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

Jim Wuthrich has been promoted to president of international home video and digital distribution at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, the company announced today. Mr. Wuthrich will be involved in implementing growth and strategic opportunities for the division within international…

‘Doctors’ Beats ‘Regis’ in New York City

The prognosis for CBS Television Distribution’s “The Doctors” continues to look positive, as the freshman series tied for first place in household ratings in its genre for the week ending Jan. 25. The medical talk show even bested “Live With…

Video: Producing on Spec a Thing of the Past?

Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute

Online Video Needs Standards as Guidance, Not Limitation

Standards are critical for the online video business to grow and attract more advertising dollars, but agencies and portals are cautious about pigeonholing online video into standard categories. That was the message from executives at Break Media, Generate, OMD and…