One reason for HBO’s continuing dominance in pay cable, cable generally, and television itself is the network’s policy of judicious coddling. At HBO, contributing talent—writers, directors, actors—is treated not with kid-glove deference but with palpable respect, an attitude that translates…
The player: Jeff Crigler, CEO of Voxant in Reston, Va. The play: Voxant is an online marketplace that syndicates news videos across the Internet. Mr. Crigler believes that as TV stations lose traditional viewership, they will not be able to…
“The Internet’s enormous power as a distribution mechanism isn’t a new phenomenon—we saw it first with the music industry and, inevitably, it has progressed to TV and video content. The writers strike is testament to how pervasive and mainstream Web…
Larry Gelbart thinks it’s going to be a long strike, “because it suits the Alliance [of Motion Picture & Television Producers],” he said Friday night at the Jack Oakie Celebration of Comedy in Film. The veteran writer (“M*A*S*H”) joined James…
The creators of “Quarterlife,” the made-for-the Web series that debuts Sunday on MySpace, are talking to TV networks about putting the show on television. Marshall Herskovitz, who created “Quarterlife” with Edward Zwick, said he has had discussions with various networks….
A compilation of strike news from around the Web. NBC Cutting ‘Tonight Show’ Staff Next Week NBC told non-writing “Tonight Show” personnel today that they will be laid off next week if production does not continue on the show, Broadcasting…
Social networking site MySpace Thursday announced the global launch of the original Internet series “Quarterlife.” The new series, about a young woman who spills her friends’ secrets in her video blog, is created and owned by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward…
National Ratings for Week of Oct. 29- Nov. 4, 2007 Event Outlet Household Rating Men 18-49 Rating Monday, Oct. 29 NFL Football (Packers-Broncos) ESPN 9.0 7.9 Tuesday, Oct. 30 NBA Basketball (Rockets-Lakers) TNT 1.5 1.6 NBA Basketball…
NBC Sports will air a 30-minute special on legendary Grambling State football coach Eddie Robinson before the Bayou Classic on Nov. 24. The program will air commercial-free through a sponsorship deal with State Farm. “Every Man a Tiger: The Eddie…