Republican presidential candidate John McCain discarded precedent from recent elections, buying political ads on network TV for the second time in as many months. Last month, both McCain and his Democratic rival, Barack Obama, purchased TV time during the Olympics….
NBC Universal will conduct its third annual “Comedy Short Cuts” Diversity Film Festival on Sept. 15 as part of the New York Television Festival. Fifteen semifinalist filmmakers will be honored during the event, which will be sponsored by Showbiz Software,…
In the new NBC Universal-Apple deal announced today, NBC said, it obtained the pricing flexibility it has been demanding from iTunes for the last year. That’s what J.B. Perrette, president of digital distribution at NBC Universal, told TelevisionWeek during a…
Lifetime CEO Andrea Wong is moving the company’s public relations, public affairs and most of its research department from its headquarters in New York to Los Angeles, effective Jan. 1. Management has asked affected staffers to make the move west…
Despite the public’s thirst for stories and videos on Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the speeches from the Democratic National Convention so far have pulled in 50% more online video views than those from the Republican National Convention. The…
Fox is doing everything it can to turn Sunday’s encore presentation of the “Fringe” pilot into an event, offering viewers an advance look at the next episode, as well as “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and “24: Redemption.” In…
Apple and NBC ended their yearlong spat today. Shows from NBC and some of its cable networks will return to Apple’s iTunes store, one full year after NBC defected from Apple in a public dispute over pricing. Apple CEO Steve…
HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords” has begun production in New York on its second season. The 10-episode season will premiere early next year. “Flight of the Conchords” is co-created by James Bobin and music-comedy duo Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie,…
The Disney-ABC Television Group expanded its digital media team today with the addition of three executives, the company announced. Karin Timpone joins as senior vice president of product strategy and marketing for the digital media team; Lauren DeVillier joins as…