Major League Baseball’s MLB Network and the MLB Extra Innings Package will be offered on Verizon’s FiOS TV service under a multiyear deal announced today. MLB Network, which debuts Jan. 1, will be available via FiOS TV’s Essentials and Extreme…
Charlie Collier has been promoted to president of AMC, Rainbow Media announced Monday. Under Mr. Collier, who had been executive VP and general manager of the cable network, AMC successfully increased its original drama series with award-winning shows “Mad Men”…
Lifetime is getting all dressed up on the Web. The women’s television network said Monday it acquired casual games maker Roiworld.com, which is No. 1 in the dress-up game category for teens in South Korea. Lifetime plans to launch a…
With the digital TV transition now 100 days away, the government is claiming some success with its coupon program for digital television converters. In connection with a DTV news conference today sponsored by the National Association of Broadcasters, Meredith Baker,…
Comedian Sarah Silverman’s “The Great Schlep” video, which urged young voters to schlep to Florida to convince their Jewish grandparents to vote for Barack Obama for president, earned more than 15 million views online. The video is an example of…
Internet television network Revision3 tripled its revenue in 2008 and also signed more than 40 new deals this year with content providers including Hulu, YouTube, MySpace and Yahoo, Revision3 announced today. The news of the company’s growth comes just two…
Short-Term Changes Target Future Growth
Fox has ordered nine more episodes of “The Cleveland Show,” giving the “Family Guy” spinoff a big boost even as the network decided to make viewers wait a little longer to see the animated series. In addition, Huffington Post owner…
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