Apple founder Steve Jobs last week unveiled a new incarnation of his Apple TV product, which was introduced last year as a bridge between the computer and the television set. Last year’s device was a limited step in that direction;…
Showrunners Split on Merits of Directors’ Pact
Web video creators including Tay Zonday, Rhett and Link and Hayden Black of “Abigail’s X-Rated Teen Diary” are embracing product placement advertising. Check out an exclusive video report from TelevisionWeek writer Daisy Whitney, who gives the scoop in this week’s…
Facing the daunting task of reaching voters in more than 20 states that hold primaries on Super Tuesday, Feb. 5, Sen. Hillary Clinton’s and Sen. Barack Obama’s campaigns have started to examine purchasing network TV time. An official at one…
General Electric reported earnings of $6.8 billion, or 68 cents per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31. That’s an increase of 15% from the $5.9 billion earnings in the fourth quarter of 2006. Revenue for the fourth quarter…
The Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers reached a tentative contract agreement today after less than a week of negotiations. According to the DGA, the contract negotiations included new residual formulas for paid…
House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell is still unhappy with the pace of the digital TV transition, and he’s scheduling a hearing to discuss it. The powerful Michigan Democrat today announced that the hearing of the committee’s telecom…
Charlie Rose is going to do for “60 Minutes” what he did for six years for the late “60 Minutes II”: contribute stories. Mr. Rose will continue to host, produce and edit “Charlie Rose,” his interview show seen on some…
Directors Guild Signs Deal With Producers The Directors Guild of America has signed a tentative contract agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers today after five days of negotiations, Daily Variety reports. This news turns the heat…
CBS made two deals to expand its out-of-home advertising business into more stores and into auto dealerships. The deals come one day after NBC touted its NBC Everywhere place-based digital video capabilities to ad buyers and discussed new partnerships aimed…