A handful of former Google and YouTube employees are launching a how-to video site today with $8 million in funding in a round led by Tudor Investment Corp., the company announced today. The site, www.howcast.com, features vides on topics such…
Dish Network Corp. said president Carl Vogel has stepped down as president for personal reasons. Charlie Ergen, chairman-CEO of Dish Network Corp. and EchoStar Corp., has assumed the role of president of Dish Network Corp. Mr. Vogel will remain vice…
A record 95.7 million people watched the New York Giants upset the undefeated New England Patriots on Sunday, but not all of them were watching the game live. In addition to being symbolic of the pinnacle of the pro football…
Like the Super Bowl, Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl IV” pulled in record viewership. The Puppy Bowl, which ran opposite the football game on Sunday, drew an average of 1.1 million viewers, up 35% from a year ago. Among viewers 25…
Get your IRS and marijuana jokes ready: Comedy Central is roasting country music star Willie Nelson. The roast, marking the red-headed stranger’s 75th birthday, will be taped in Los Angeles on April 17 and air in early June. Joel Gallen…
Predicting that Super Tuesday will end up coming out “inconclusive” on the Democratic side, the Clinton campaign said today Sen. Hillary Clinton has offered to do four one-on-one debates with Sen. Barack Obama in coming days, with one hosted by…
Flavor Flav, the Public Enemy rapper turned “Flavor of Love” reality TV star, will make his sitcom debut with “Under One Roof,” a half-hour program scheduled to debut on MyNetworkTV this spring. MyNet has ordered 13 episodes of the show…
No sooner did Scottish-born CBS late-nighter Craig Ferguson become an American citizen than he told viewers of “The Late, Late Show” Monday that he will be the headliner at the White House Correspondents Association dinner April 26. Mr. Ferguson, who…
Tony Cardinale, who had been head of research for Bravo, was named senior VP for research and strategic insights for both Bravo Media and Oxygen Media, which was acquired by NBC Universal last year. “Tony’s deep knowledge of our consumers…
Salil Mehta, until recently the executive in charge of strategic thinking and dealmaking at ESPN Inc., has moved to NBC Universal as president of business operations, strategy and development. He will report to NBCU President-CEO Jeff Zucker. The move has…