Fox today said it planned to cut in half the commercial load in two of its new dramas next year. At the network’s upfront presentation Thursday, Fox Chairman Peter Liguori said the concept was called “remote-free TV” and would kick…
ESPN is launching ESPN Rise, a new content brand aimed at high school athletes and fans across television, print, mobile and Web media. The content initiative is set to roll out in August and will include a social networking site,…
Disney-ABC Television and French pay TV platform Canal Plus are partnering to bring film and series content to video-on-demand and pay-per-view programming. The multiyear agreement brings film content from Walt Disney Pictures, Disney/Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films to Canal…
Art Ventura has been named senior vice president of advertising sales for MSG Media. Mr. Ventura comes to MSG from Fox Television, where he most recently held the position of local sales manager for WNYW-TV Fox5 and WWOR-TV My9. Before…
Lifetime Networks executive VP Debbie Richman has hired David DeSocio, her former colleague at media buyer OMD, as senior VP of Lifetime Partnerships. At Lifetime, Mr. DeSocio, who had been chief strategy officer at OMD, will work with sponsors to…
The player: Tim Napoleon, chief strategist, media and entertainment, for Akamai Technologies. The play: Mr. Napoleon has helped Akamai, whose networks speed up its customers’ Web applications, grow its business among both standard- and high-def Web content providers. About 20%…
Starz Entertainment to Add Encore HD in July Starz Entertainment will have its fifth high-definition channel when it adds Encore HD in July. The Liberty Media unit said the HD version of Encore, whose flagship channel has more than 31…
With about half as many high-definition channels as satellite TV leaders DirecTV and Dish Network, cable providers Cox Communications and Charter Communications are still maintaining their subscription base and sales largely by boosting the number of HD subscribers. Cox and…
HD programming picks for May 15-21: “Hot Dog Paradise,” “End of the Century,” Mets vs. Yankees “Hot Dog Paradise” (Travel Channel). Thurs., May 15, 8 p.m. New York’s ultimate street food gets the fancy treatment as Travel Channel examines the…
Here are Fox’s fall and winter schedules: FOX PRIMETIME SCHEDULE: FALL 2008 MONDAY 8-9 p.m.: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 9-10 p.m.: Prison Break TUESDAY 8-9 p.m.: House 9-10 p.m.:Fringe WEDNESDAY 8-9 p.m.:Bones 9-9:30 p.m.: ‘Til Death 9:30-10 p.m.: Do…