ESPN is launching a new show featuring race driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.. “Dale Jr.—Shifting Gears” will premiere Feb. 8. The network has scheduled a conference call Friday to discuss the program. ESPN and ESPN on ABC carry NASCAR races on…
Temporarily suspending its warnings to teens about marijuana and illegal drug use, the White House drug office will use its first Super Bowl spot in four years to caution that the biggest teen drug danger could be the legal medicines…
On the heels of competitors cutting their pilot scripts orders due to the ongoing writers strike, NBC Universal executives said Wednesday they will honor their fall deals. “This has been a very tough period for all of us—networks, studios, writers—and…
Social networking site MySpace formed a partnership with the BBC to bring archival short-form content to MySpaceTV. The deal is the first such global agreement between MySpaceTV and a major broadcaster, MySpace said. Under the deal, MySpace users can visit…
Video search service Pixsy struck a deal with Lycos to power video and image search across Lycos. Lycos will use Pixsy to let users search for the latest Web videos and photos. As a video search engine, Pixsy competes with…
The History Channel’s special “Life After People” on Monday generated the biggest audience in the cable network’s history. The show was seen by 5.4 million viewers and drew a 3.9 household rating, also a record for the History Channel. “Life…