AOL will lean on online television technology provider Brightcove to deliver video throughout the AOL network, the companies announced today. When the deal kicks in early next year, AOL and its programming partners will use Brightcove’s technology to deliver video…
CBS has made its first major schedule change of the new season, pulling “The Ex List” from its lineup effective immediately. The move isn’t a major surprise given how poorly the show has been faring since it premiered. Overall, the…
ABC Family said it has greenlit production of a pilot for the drama “Perfect 10.” The network previously announced it was making pilots for “10 Things I Hate About You” and “Ruby and the Rockits.” “Perfect 10” is a one-hour…
The second season finale of “Mad Men” on AMC drew 1.75 million viewers, up 20% from its season average, according to fast national figures from Nielsen Media Research. The Emmy Award-winning drama was up 75% from last season’s average. Over…
A federal jury today found former Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Sen. Ted Stevens guilty of making false statements on Senate disclosure forms, a verdict likely to devastate the Republican’s already difficult re-election hopes. Sen. Stevens, 84, remains the ranking Republican…
Freddy P. James has been named HGTV’s senior VP of program development and production. Mr. James previously was the network’s VP and Web site director for HGTV.com. Jillian St. Charles, site director at FineLiving.com, will step into James’ previous position,…
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has unveiled the honorees for the 60th annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards. A panel of professionals from television, broadcast and new media has determined the honorees, which include individuals, companies and…
Lifetime Networks has named Nina Lederman as senior vice president of series programming and development. She will be responsible for overseeing the development of all scripted programming for Lifetime Television. Ms. Lederman was president of the CBS Paramount-based Joe Roth…
Verizon Communications said today that customer growth for its FiOS television service accelerated during the third quarter, echoing last week’s similar report from AT&T on its U-verse service. The growth indicates that fiber-optic TV services may be continuing to pull…
Dolly Parton has stepped into the battle at the Federal Communications Commission over whether the agency should act now to begin allowing the marketing of devices that use the white space between digital TV channels. In a letter to FCC…