Promax/BDA has named Christopher Pursell vice president of content innovation. He will step into the newly created position on Sept. 22. Mr. Pursell will oversee editorial direction for all of Promax/BDA’s content platforms, including the organization’s quarterly print publication, DNA…
Jacqui Gold Grunfeld has been promoted to senior vice president of business affairs at ABC Studios. Jacqui Gold Grunfeld Ms. Grunfeld, a veteran ABC Studios executive, previously was vice president of the department. She will continue to report to Howard…
NBC Universal is providing Google with a big foothold in the business of television advertising. In a deal announced Monday, Google will employ its TV Ads platform to sell spots on some of NBC Universal’s cable networks. Google TV Ads…
NBA TV will celebrate the launch of its 10th year covering the NBA with “Fan Night,” an interactive feature that gives viewers the chance to vote for the games they want to see nationally televised on Tuesday night. Voting will…
Logo has launched “365gay News: Roundtable,” a nationally televised and online roundtable devoted to LGBT issues. The first installment hosted by Ross Palombo is available at 365gay.com. It’s a discussion of the Republican National Convention featuring Joan Garry, co-chair of…
A return of Lance Armstrong to the Tour de France could pump up Versus, which carries the famed bicycle race. Mr. Armstrong, 37, who retired from competition after winning his seventh straight Tour de France in 2005, reportedly is making…
Simon Fuller’s 19 Entertainment has named Janet Scardino as president of commercial. She will oversee 19 Entertainment’s global commercial enterprises across multiple platforms. Ms. Scardino previously was president and chief marketing officer at TheKnot.com. She has served as the global…
Wilmington, N.C., is officially a digital TV market—and the revolution was televised. An oversized ceremonial switch was flipped at noon Monday and, just like clockwork, the flat-screen TV displaying the unenhanced analog signal of Fox affiliate WSFX-TV went black. Within…
G4 will broadcast the 1987 film “Spaceballs” on Sept. 21, followed by four never-before-seen episodes of “Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs: The Animated Series.” Executive producer and co-creator Mel Brooks, Daphne Zuniga and Joan Rivers reprise their film roles, lending their voices…
Republican presidential nominee John McCain amped up his Web video advertising in August while Democratic nominee Barack Obama decreased his online ad spend, according to data released today from Nielsen Online. The measurement company said Sen. McCain increased his “image-based”…