The 24th annual Mipcom conference saw record attendance, with 13,588 participants by the close of the market on Oct. 17. The increase of 1.6% from Mipcom 2007 was driven by growing attendance from regions such as the Middle East, Turkey,…
E! Entertainment says it has renewed its late-night show “Chelsea Lately” through 2009. Household ratings for the show, hosted by comedienne and author Chelsea Handler, were up 21% in the third quarter from a year ago. “E! viewers are enamored…
TLC has named Howard Lee vice president of production and development, East Coast, while Denise Contis steps into the same position on the West Coast. Mr. Lee comes to TLC from Planet Green, where he served as vice president of…
Army will play Navy in college football on CBS for 10 more years under a new contract announced by the network Thursday. Beginning next year, the academies will square off on the second Saturday in December, putting the game at…
BBC HD Is Out of the DOG House After several viewer complaints, DOGs, or digital on-screen graphics, will be gone as of this weekend on BBC HD, according the network’s blog. Citing frustration at cluttering up the HD on-screen action,…
HD programming picks for Oct.23-29: “Game 2 of the 2008 World Series,” “Costas Now with Aaron and Mays” and “The Final Season” “Game 2 of the 2008 World Series” (Fox) Thursday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m. ET: The Philadelphia Phillies head…
Coupled with a rebranding in May, Ion Media Networks announced Monday the network is going HD beginning in the first quarter of 2009. Ion Media encompasses Ion Television, formerly Pax TV, as well as qubo and Ion Life. Ion Television…
Hailing itself as the most popular online TV store, Apple’s iTunes Store has sold more than 200 million show episodes, including topping the 1 million mark for HD episodes. Apple began offering HD television content last month, charging $2.99 per…
Telemundo is teaming with Chevrolet for a concept-integration partnership involving the prime-time telenovela “El Rostro de Analia.” Telemundo will incorporate Chevrolet into the opening credits of the show, which airs each weeknight. Additionally, the Chevy Malibu will be closely tied…
Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama will help open the World Series on Fox through recorded quotes. Both presidential candidates recorded inspirational quotes from American icons such as Martin Luther King Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy….