Digital network Ion Life has acquired eight new shows for 2009 to air daily Monday through Sunday. Feb. 2 will see the unveiling of the travel and adventure series “Explore” from Planet Pictures. NBCU’s one-hour lifestyle show “Home Delivery” and…
ABC News’ Charles Gibson will sit down with President Barack Obama on Tuesday. The interview, which will take place in the Oval Office, will air during “World News With Charles Gibson” on Tuesday night. Mr. Gibson’s interview will tackle the…
Sunday night’s telecast of Super Bowl XLIII, in which the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals, was watched by 95.4 million viewers, ranking as the second most-watched Super Bowl ever. Last night’s game also ranks as the third most-watched telecast…
Fox Sports Ohio has appointed Henry S. Ford as its senior vice president and general manager. Mr. Ford will be responsible for the production, programming, advertising sales, marketing and team relations at Fox Sports Ohio. He will work with Fox’s…
Andrew Meyer has come on board at Versus as the network’s vice president of original programming. Mr. Meyer will oversee new original programming opportunities in order to further Versus’ brand on multimedia platforms and increase ratings. He also will oversee…
NBC Universal said its television shows are driving a large portion of mobile video usage for its cell phone programming. The media company reported today that NBC.com generated more than 60% of traffic to NBCU programming on mobile phones, as…
A group of podcasters, in conjunction with industry group the Association for Downloadable Media, today introduced a set of standards for advertising in programs delivered on the Web. The ADM said many of its members have been supporting standard practices…
Verizon’s new wireless home phone service will carry several Web shows, the company said today. Verizon’s new “Verizon Hub” is a home phone device that runs on broadband and wireless, but does not require the use of a landline phone….
Apparently, a Super Bowl spot doesn’t buy much these days. So far today, Internet traffic to Web sites of companies that advertised during Sunday’s football game is about the same as for the week leading up to the game, according…
The House of Representatives vote on delaying the digital TV transition now is set for Wednesday, not Tuesday. The House Rules Committee today issued a notice saying it would meet tomorrow to set the rules under which the House would…