Walt Disney Co. President-CEO Bob Iger said he disagrees with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, who has positioned himself as opposed to relaxing rules on media concentration. Sen. Obama and fellow presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton are among sponsors…
Conversations between CBS News and CNN about sharing off-air resources in Baghdad appear to have fallen apart, but not before turning into overblown rumors with exaggerated and incorrect implications. “We’re extremely satisfied with and proud of our newsgathering. No outside…
Web video studio Revision3 has launched new series “Scam School,” in which magician Brian Brushwood shows how to perform small tricks that will, according to the company, “entertain friends and strangers, and score you free drinks at the bar.” As…
Nielsen Online released the latest numbers from its VideoCensus measuring tool, which tracks video consumption across the Web. While the total number of unique Web video viewers decreased to 115.8 million during the shorter February from 116.7 million in January,…
Disney Channel Worldwide has acquired global rights to “Timmy,” a stop-motion animated series from the U.K.’s Aardman Animations (“Wallace and Gromit”). The short-form series, slated to premiere worldwide in 2009 on Playhouse Disney channels, is aimed at children between the…
Telemundo Communications Group has named Jacqueline Hernandez its chief operating officer. She will oversee domestic revenue and marketing, new media ventures, the group’s young Latino network mun2 and all research projects. “[Ms. Hernandez’s] extensive knowledge of the Hispanic market, her…
Lifetime has poached one of Bravo’s hit series, “Project Runway,” which will switch networks in November when the show’s sixth season starts. NBC Universal, parent of Bravo, has filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court saying it had…
NBC Universal president-CEO Jeff Zucker delivered a dire warning today about the impact of an actors strike, saying it could be “incredibly devastating” on network TV. Speaking at the International Advertising Association’s annual World Congress in Washington this morning Mr….