ESPN and MLB Network have acquired broadcast rights for the 2009 World Baseball Classic tournament. The second international tournament, scheduled for March 5-23, 2009, will feature baseball players representing 16 different countries and territories competing for the top spot. As…
Web shows and Web sites are starting to go steady. Michael Eisner’s latest Web series Back on Topps runs exclusively on Foxsports.com before other sites get it. The same goes for the popular show Pink, which plays on Vuze.com before…
The congresswoman who demanded a probe of the Pentagon’s use of TV and cable network military analysts to push a pro-Bush administration message is praising the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to investigate whether the use violated disclosure requirements. The FCC’s…
“Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts will share about her experience living with breast cancer on “Nightline.” The episode, which airs Oct. 8 at 11:35 p.m on ABC, includes never-before-seen footage of Ms. Roberts on her final day of chemotherapy…
Global ad spend across all mediums will shrink to a 4.3% annual growth rate for 2008 and 2009 due to the economic downturn, ZenithOptimedia said in a new forecast released today. That’s a growth rate decline of more than one-third…
TBS has renewed its original sitcom “My Boys” for a third season. Nine new episodes are expected to premiere in the first quarter of 2009. The series’ second season attracted more than 1.5 million viewers, a 14% increase over its…
The National Association of Television Program Executives extended President and CEO Rick Feldman’s contract by three years. The new contract will keep Mr. Feldman at NATPE until the spring of 2012. “We’ve evolved from a domestic syndication show to a…
The cable companies that own In Demand have decided to close down their high-definition service Mojo HD, In Demand confirmed Tuesday. The shutdown affects about 10 million subscribers. Some cable systems have already begun notifying viewers that Mojo will cease…
The sun is setting on NBC Weather Plus, the 4-year-old digital joint venture between NBC and affiliated local stations, which programmed the 24/7 local weather service on their digital channels. The service was one of the first digital projects conceived…
Young men 18 to 34 are receptive to online ads and can recall about half of the ads they see on the Web, according to research released today from Break Media. The company found that 47% of online men in…