In the latest effort to wring revenue from YouTube, parent company Google said Wednesday that it will sell ad space on YouTube search-result pages. That means advertisers can buy keywords related to YouTube videos, similar to the model Google pioneered…
President-elect Barack Obama is tapping former Federal Communications Commission chairman Reed Hundt to its transition team in a role not directly related to media. Former National Cable Telecommunications Association president Tom Wheeler will join the transition team as a member…
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Diversity Committee will hold a discussion tonight at 7 p.m. on diversity in animation at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Among those participating in “Diversity in Animation: Beyond the Color Bars” are Nickelodeon and…
John McCain’s first post-election interview with Jay Leno on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” gave the program its highest overnight rating since the show returned to original episodes during the 2008 writers strike in January. Coinciding with Veterans Day, Sen. McCain’s…
Turner Sports declined to extend its TV rights with European golf body the R&A. TNT’s telecast of the 2009 British Open Championship, to be held in Turnberry, Scotland, in July, will be the last event to be covered by Turner…
Comcast’s online video portal Fancast.com has linked up with four popular blogs to include their recommendations for top video picks on the site. Bloggers from Ask a Ninja, Boing Boing, Dooce and NOTCOT will pick the best Fancast.com content from…
Online video destination site Veoh Networks has partnered with SanDisk Corp. to offer the Veoh player on SanDisk’s portable flash drives. Under the deal, Veoh’s player will be integrated on SanDisk flash drives, which consumers use to store computer files….
The CW has given a thumbs-up to its first-year drama “Privileged.” The network on Wednesday ordered five more episodes of the soapy hour, bringing the show’s overall episodic order to 18. While not the same as a full-season, 22-episode order,…
Nielsen acquired the 50% share of the North American television ratings service it didn’t already own from WPP Group in exchange for two media research units and its minority stake in a third media research firm, Nielsen said in a…
Dish Network next week will start selling what it says is the first digital-to-analog converter box that includes digital video recorder functions, as it tries to retain customers in advance of the U.S. switchover to all-digital broadcasting in February. The…