Cablevision and the Lustgarten Foundation are partnering for “curePC,” a public awareness campaign to cure pancreatic cancer. Cablevision will underwrite all of Lustgarten’s expenses, ensuring that 100% of the money donated will go toward researching a cure. The company also…
GSN and Imagination Entertainment are launching GSNshop.com. The online store will feature over 1,000 games from GSN’s array of shows, including a new Bingo America DVD. The DVD game will be released in tandem with the second season premiere of…
Turner Classic Movies is honoring acting legend Paul Newman by devoting 24 hours of its schedule on Oct. 12 to a collection of the Academy Award-winning actor’s films. Among the movies airing that Sunday include Mr. Newman’s breakthrough performance in…
Broadband video health information and lifestyle network HealthiNation landed $7.5 million in a series B round of venture funding, led by Intel Capital. The cash infusion will support additional growth in programming, ad sales and operations for HealthiNation, the company…
Fox is high on “Pineapple Express” director David Gordon Green. The network has greenlit a pilot presentation for “Good Vibes,” a half-hour animated comedy written by Mr. Green. The project, from 20th Century Fox TV, is described as a coming-of-age…
By making a night of it, ABC came out a winner Friday, drawing 11.04 million viewers for the first of three presidential debates between Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate John McCain. The network led all broadcast and cable…
NBC Universal’s 2008 Beijing Olympic Games coverage on the NBC Olympics Mobile Web site attracted 6.5 million unique visitors and 36 million page views, according to Omniture. The mobile Web site also garnered 826,000 mobile video views and 300,000 total…
Jonathan Dolgen has resigned from his position on Charter Communications’ board of directors, effective today. Mr. Dolgen is leaving the company due to personal reasons and to make time available to pursue other interests. “I have enjoyed having an opportunity…
Sci Fi Channel has given a six-episode order to “RelicQuest.” The investigative adventure series will be hosted by documentary filmmaker Bruce Burgess, who will travel the world to uncover objects believed to have hidden powers and mystical significance. Mr. Burgess…
Circuit City said today that a decline in cathode-ray tube and projection television sales more than offset a small increase in flat-panel TV revenue, causing U.S. comparable video department sales to drop almost 10% in the fiscal second quarter. The…