Talks between Katie Couric and her bosses at CBS News over her future as anchor of the “Evening News” have been amicable, with both sides agreeing that while the content of her broadcast is competitive, the program’s lagging ratings can’t…
YouTube introduced a new feature for its video creators today that helps them better understand where viewers are coming from, the company announced on its blog today. The new feature is part of the site’s Insights tool, itself introduced two…
Play ball. That’s what regional broadcasters of Major League Baseball games are doing this year when it comes to high-definition broadcasts. Excluding national networks such as Walt Disney’s ESPN and News Corp.’s Fox, which air all of their baseball games…
The player: Bill Myers, president and chief operating officer of Starz Entertainment. The play: Myers has led Liberty Media unit Starz Entertainment’s effort to add three Starz high-definition channels and HD video-on-demand services for both Starz and sister network Encore—all…
While DirecTV and Comcast slug it out for high-definition supremacy, a couple of big telephone companies are trying to take small slices of market share from the U.S. satellite and cable television leaders. Last week, both Verizon’s FiOS and AT&T’s…
Wal-Mart, Best Buy Offer Refunds, Rebates for HD DVD Buyers Wal-Mart this month will give full refunds on returns of HD DVD players by receipt-bearing customers who bought the machines after Oct. 31, the Wall Street Journal reports. Best Buy…
HD programming picks for April 10-16: “Three Sheets”/“I Bet You,” “Billabong Odyssey,” “Casino Royale” “Three Sheets”/“I Bet You” (Mojo HD). Thursday, April 10, 9/9:30 p.m. Season premieres of globe-trotting pub crawl and buddy-wagering comedies. “Billabong Odyssey” (HDNet Movies). Friday, April…
CBS today claimed victory in a lawsuit brought by Dan Rather, who had alleged that the network had interfered with a 2006 “60 Minutes II” story about President Bush’s military service. Mr. Rather left CBS News after the report was…
CBS Paramount Television named Stephen White as vice president and managing director of its Sydney-based Asia Pacific division. Mr. White joins CBS from Sony Pictures Television, where he was general manager of its Central Europe arm. Previously, he served as…
CBS News denies there are plans for “Evening News” anchor Katie Couric to exit the newscast before her contract expires. A Wall Street Journal story posted at WSJ.com shortly before 8 p.m. Eastern Wednesday cited “record-low ratings” and anonymous CBS…