NBC, Affils Talk Leno
Stations Caught Off Guard by Move, Offer Input to Net
In Depth
Leno’s Revenue Potential Unclear
Jay Leno’s “The Tonight Show” is a cash cow in late night. But just how much advertising revenue it will generate in prime time is anyone’s guess, media buyers say. According to TNS Media Intelligence, “The Tonight Show” generates about…
NBC, CBS Prep Originals for Online
Even though NBC has been wracked by huge layoffs and a tanking economy, the network’s digital division will start shooting a pilot this week for an online late-night talk show, one of nine planned Web shows for 2009. And NBC…
FCC Transition May Be a Bloodless One
Scathing Report on Chairman Unlikely to Spark Overhaul
HBO Previews ‘Conchords’ Online at FunnyorDie.com
HBO will preview the first episode of the new season of its comedy “Flight of the Conchords” on the FunnyorDie.com Web site this week, a month before the series launches on the cable channel. HBO bought a stake in the…
Column: Independents Lead the Way to Profit in Web Video
I have good tidings to share this holiday season. And here it is: Maybe it is better to be an independent. In the past few weeks, a number of independent Web video producers have inked some impressive money-making deals that…