Video-sharing service Magnify.net introduced a new widget that lets site visitors upload video directly to YouTube from any Web site or blog. The widget is called “VidyUp” and is designed to be a “community engagement tool for site hosts to…
The first quarter of 2008 ended with separately directed layoffs and restructurings at CBS News and in the news operations at several CBS-owned stations. People familiar with the stations’ situations said there will be some local operations that do not…
TNT has given the go-ahead to drama series “Truth in Advertising,” from the creators of “The Closer,” Greer Shephard and Michael M. Robin. The show stars Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh as ad executives whose friendship and professional relationship is…
The Writers Guild of America, East, has filed separate arbitration cases against ABC and Corday Productions for allegedly violating the guild’s strike termination agreement by retaining writers hired during the writers strike earlier this year. The WGAE alleges that Corday…
Lifetime Television has greenlit a second season of its rookie makeover show “How to Look Good Naked.” The series sees former “Queer Eye” star Carson Kressley padding the closet and self-image of a different woman each week. The show will…
Media agency Starcom said it has made upfront advertising deals worth millions of dollars with high-definition programmers ahead of the regular broadcast upfront market. Starcom is making the deals based on set-top box data from DirecTV and Charter Communications in…
Activist and Academy Award winner Tim Robbins will deliver the April 14 keynote at the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual NAB Show. Mr. Robbins is an actor, director and producer whose accolades include a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and…
Disney’s broadcast and cable units are going to share the launch of the new original made-for-TV movie “Camp Rock.” The movie, which stars pop sensations the Jonas Brothers, will premiere in the U.S. on Disney Channel, ABC’s “Wonderful World of…
Major League Baseball’s Opening Night game, with the Washington Nationals hosting the Atlanta Braves in their new stadium, scored record numbers for ESPN. The game drew a national 2.8 household cable rating, with 3.6 million viewers in 2.7 million households,…
Ray Romano’s return to TV will come on cable. TNT has ordered a pilot for “Men of a Certain Age,” a drama that takes a look at male friendship. Mr. Romano, who will star, wrote the script for the pilot…