Turner Broadcasting said that clients including OnStar, DirecTV, Cadillac and Victoria’s Secret have signed up for its new TVinContext system, which matches advertisers’ products with related scenes in movies shown on TNT and TBS. In one example of how the…
Mark Burnett is looking to breathe new life into “This Is Your Life.” The powerhouse producer has signed a deal with Ralph Edwards Productions to develop an updated version of the classic show, in which people are surprised by unexpected…
Michael Eisner, the former Walt Disney Co. CEO and current investor in Veoh, said content creators shouldn’t wait for advertisers to jump into Web video. At a small but packed Helen Mills Theatre in Manhattan, Mr. Eisner said that sites…
Pricing for Blu-ray movie rentals online will change for the worse, but consumers willing to travel to their grocery stores to pick up a title are getting a break. Blu-ray users will being paying $1 more per month for rentals…
HD programming picks for Oct. 9-15: “Kath and Kim,” “Canadian Bacon,” “Little Britain USA” “Kath and Kim” (NBC) Thurs., Oct. 9, 8:30 p.m.: Adapted from an Australian sitcom of the same name, “Kath” follows a dysfunctional Florida mother and daughter,…
The Player: Dan Henry, executive in charge of production, “Entertainment Tonight” The Play: Premiering back in 1981, “Entertainment Tonight” broke ground by being the first syndicated program to be distributed by satellite. Now having entered into its 28th season, “ET”…
Survey: 73% of Non-HDTV Owners Plan on HDTV Purchase Within One Year In a survey conducted by Pricegrabber.com of 1,915 online consumers, 73% of non-HDTV owners said they plan on purchasing a high definition set within one year, despite the…
An upcoming episode of ABC’s “Brothers and Sisters” will live up to its name behind the camera. An episode of the Sunday night drama directed by actor Chad Lowe is set to air Oct. 26, ABC confirmed Wednesday. Mr. Lowe’s…
NBC is giving its “Momma’s Boys” some more time to get ready for their big prime-time debut. The network said Wednesday it was moving the premiere of the Ryan Seacrest-produced reality show to Wednesday, Nov. 12, at 9 p.m. The…
The second of three presidential debates between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain on Tuesday night was watched by 63.2 million people tuning in to 11 channels–27 million more people than saw their first debate Sept. 26, according to…