The cable news networks, especially CNN, hit ratings pay dirt Monday night with their wall-to-wall coverage of the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. The convention lineup, featuring addresses by Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy and presidential candidate Barack Obama’s…
From the people behind set design Web site NewscastStudio comes set design firm Fifteenhundred. Michael P. Hill, founder of NewscastStudio, has partnered with Dak Dillon to launch a new set design firm that they promise will be fresh and innovative….
ABC’s “Nightline” will air a never-before-seen interview with Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday night. The exclusive interview with Ted Koppel took place hours before the 2004 Democratic National Convention in 2004, at which Sen. Obama made a well-received speech. Wednesday’s…
Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group President Cyma Zarghami will give the keynote address at Mipcom Junior 2008 on Oct. 12. Ms. Zarghami will address how localization of global hit properties can make for a stronger worldwide brand. Other figures participating…
The first night of the Democratic National Convention, featuring an address by Michelle Obama, drew fewer broadcast television viewers than the event four years ago, when former President Bill Clinton kicked things off. ABC, CBS and NBC brought in 12.1…
Online television technology provider Move Networks has landed strategic funding from Microsoft, the companies announced today. The amount was not disclosed. Microsoft has been working with Move to integrate Microsoft’s Silverlight platform into Move Networks’ technology. In addition, Move Networks’…
Republican presidential candidate John McCain might have more views for his YouTube channel than Democratic candidate Barack Obama, but an Internet research company says there are more videos overall on the world’s biggest video site about Mr. Obama. More than…
TBS said it ordered 10 episodes of a new sitcom from Tyler Perry. The new series, “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns,” is scheduled to debut on TBS in January. “Meet the Browns” stars David Mann as Leroy Brown, a character…