Starz is shutting down its broadband video movie subscription service by the end of September, the company announced in a post on its site (www.vongo.com) this morning. The cable channel stopped accepting new customers as of Aug. 1 and said…
MTV Networks’ high-definition music channel MHD will change its name to Palladia effective Sept. 1. “It’s a bigger, more distinct name for a channel that has grown in size as well as satisfaction among music HD fans,” said Tom Calderone,…
Cable network ad revenues will grow just 4.7% in 2009, according to a new report by SNL Kagan. Kagan said ad revenue will rise 10.4% in 2008, including slower growth in the second half of the year. But the industry…
Aggressive plans for expanding CNN’s newsgathering presence to 10 additional U.S. cities were announced Tuesday by Nancy Lane, senior VP of newsgathering for CNN/U.S. A mix of general-assignment reporters, show-based correspondents attached to CNN’s daytime and prime-time programs, and newly…
Online video ad network BrightRoll said it recently executed a $1 million month-long online video ad buy for pre-roll ads across 30 branded media publishers. BrightRoll said the $1 million pre-roll campaign is the first pre-roll buy of that size….
Discovery Communications increased revenue 10% to $863 milion during the second quarter, according to earnings figures released Monday by Discovery Holding Co. Excluding Travel Channel, which was sold to Cox Communications last year, revenue was up 13%. Adjusted income excluding…
The first clue I got at how technologically plugged in the Chinese are was within minutes of landing, when I was waiting for my suitcase to emerge from the baggage carousel. At the bottom of the chute was a young…
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ Board of Governors will present the Governors Award to National Geographic Channel’s “Preserve Our Planet” campaign. The Governors Award is given to an individual, company or organization that has made an impact and…
Cable channel IFC inked a deal with independent music resource guide Pitchfork Media to be the TV distributor for Pitchfork’s catalogue of Web videos. The videos come from Pitchfork.tv and will include live performances, interviews, documentary segments and music videos….
NFL Network plans to televise Brett Favre’s first preseason game as a New York Jet nationally on Saturday, the network said. The network will be picking up the local feed of the game between the Jets and the Washington Redskins….