HD Production Too Costly for Many Reality Shows, Producers Say With high-definition cameras costing as much as $120,000 each, shooting in high definition remains too expensive for many reality shows, USA Today reports, citing show producers including Jonathan Littman of…
HD programming picks for Feb. 21-27 “Pollock” (HDNet). Saturday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m. Ed Harris was Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of Jackson Pollock, while Marcia Gay Harden, playing his wife, took home the supporting actress Oscar. Midcentury abstract expressionism will…
Shaquille O’Neal couldn’t deliver a victory in his debut with the Phoenix Suns Wednesday night, but he did generate record ratings for cable’s FSN Arizona. In overnight ratings, the Suns’ game against the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Shaq’s former…
The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications announced the results of its annual elections. NAMIC is a nonprofit organization of 2,000 media professionals created to foster diversity in the communications industry. “This roster of officers represents one of the strongest…
The 2008 global content convention Mip TV Featuring Milia will include a series of events focusing on the role of television and media in environmental protection. The “Green Day” debates and symposia, set for April 7 at the event in…
Crown Media Holdings said Thursday it reached a new multiyear distribution deal with Time Warner Cable to continue to deliver Hallmark Channel to 12 million subscribers. The new deal also allows Time Warner Cable to carry Hallmark Movie Channel in…
The Directors Guild of America on Wednesday ratified a contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, five weeks after the two sides reached a tentative accord. The guild “overwhelmingly voted to ratify” the contract, DGA President Michael…
Edie Falco, star of HBO’s “The Sopranos,” is moving to Showtime for her next premium cable project. The new show is a single-camera half-hour comedy about a nurse in a New York City hospital. Pre-production of a pilot, co-produced by…
Google plans to extend the reach of its nascent Video AdSense network, which matches online video content with relevant ads, to several high-profile partner sites starting today, the company said in a blog post. The AdSense for Video beta project,…
Thanks to their digital video recorders, people are spending more time watching television. The newest data released last week by the Nielsen Co. didn’t talk about whether those TV-lovin’, DVR-usin’ viewers were watching the commercials that pay the bills for…