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E! Cameras to Trail Anderson for Series
A team of documentary filmmakers will make Pamela Anderson their latest subject for a new reality series on E!. “Pamela,” slated to start airing this summer, plans to focus on Ms. Anderson “as an individual” and will not feature her…
Grants Boost Efforts of USC Annenberg’s Health, Hollywood & Society Program
The USC Annenberg School for Communication plans to use two new grants to expand the entertainment-education programs of Health, Hollywood and Society, a health communication program working with the television and film community. Health, Hollywood and Society is part of…
Michaels Joins NAB TV Board
Randy Michaels, CEO of Interactive and Broadcasting at Tribune Co., has been named to the National Association of Broadcasters’ Television Board by Alan Frank, president-CEO of Post-Newsweek Stations and the board’s chairman. Mr. Michaels is assuming the “at large” board…
Nielsen Acquires IAG Research
The Nielsen Co. agreed to acquire IAG Research for $225 million, the companies announced Monday. IAG measures consumer engagement with television programs, commercials and product placements, factors that supplement Nielsen’s measurements of how many people are watching TV shows and…
Brightcove Expands Distribution Reach
Online video content management company Brightcove has inked distribution deals with social networking sites Bebo and Slide, Web video sites Meebo and Veoh and widget creator and distributor RockYou. Through the deal, Brightcove’s customers will have access to the new…
Video: Daisy Whitney Gets Inside YouTube HQ
Is YouTube’s advertising business misunderstood? TVWeek writer Daisy Whitney gained exclusive access to YouTube HQ and scored an interview with Jordan Hoffner, director of content partnerships, who voiced frustration at the misperception that the world’s biggest video-sharing site wants to…
A Big Boost for March Madness
Out-of-Home Viewers a Quarter of At-Home
Local News Endures
Local TV stations lost far less of their late news audience than their network partners did in the lead-in prime-time half-hour in the wake of the writers strike. Late local newscasts are crucial programming for stations, as the late news…
In Front of the Upfronts
Buyers Grade NBC’s Early Display of Wares