Premium cable network Starz has added a host of new online distribution partners to carry the first episode of its original series “Crash” starting this week. The show, the movie network’s first original dramatic series, premieres on-air Oct. 17 and…
Discovery Communications’ Science Channel said it will focus on developing original programming designed for worldwide audiences. Science Channel announced that its first series available for international distribution is “Brink,” a show about cutting-edge breakthroughs in technology, research, inventions and discoveries…
Blake Lively and Penn Badgley, stars of CW’s “Gossip Girl,” are going political in an ad for the MoveOn Youth Vote program that supports the election of Barack Obama. In a parody of the White House’s anti-drug advertising, the 30-second…
Former NBC and Sony BMG executive Andrew Lack has been named CEO of Bloomberg L.P.’s new multimedia group. The choice of Mr. Lack, an award-winning news executive at CBS and NBC before taking on broader management roles, reflects Bloomberg’s desire…
Online television technology provider Brightcove today officially released its new Brightcove 3 online video platform, which is designed to offer more flexibility to video publishers across the Web. The latest version includes improved workflow for small business and large media…
The National Association of Broadcasters has named Janet McGregor as the organization’s COO and CFO. In her new role, Ms. McGregor will oversee various departments within NAB, including conventions and business operations, science and technology, information technology and administration. She…
NBC Local Media will launch city-specific Web sites for some of its major markets, beginning today with a new “Locals Only” online destination for Chicago residents. The new sites will provide visitors with news, photos, videos and blogs from NBC…
Starz Entertainment, ramping up its original programming, said it plans to air a new comedy, “Party Down,” the first series it has bought from sister company Starz Media. “Party Down,” about a group of Hollywood wannabes working for a Los…
MTV’s hi-def channel Palladia has acquired the U.S. TV rights to air highlights from the “Peace One Day Supported by Ben & Jerry’s” concert Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. The concert, which took place at the Royal Albert Hall in…
After a 46-year career, Hearst-Argyle Television’s Senior VP for News Fred I. Young will retire by the end of the year. “Fred has had a remarkable career with our company, first as an executive in Pittsburgh with Hearst Broadcasting, and…