Honor for a ‘Career Actor’
Guild Showcases Charles Durning
In Depth
GLAAD Announces 2008 Award Nominees
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation was scheduled to announce the nominees for its 19th annual GLAAD Media Awards on Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The awards recognize “fair, accurate and inclusive representations of…
TBS, TNT Plan to Put on a Show
With Approval of WGA, SAG May Have the Season’s Most Star-Studded Awards Telecast
NHL Attains Goal
Attendance, Ratings Gains Reflect Popularity
Tapping the Resources of Local TV
Value of Stations’ Knowledge of What Works in Area Is Huge, Unmatched
Red Bull to Sponsor IFC Search, Series
Red Bull has signed on to sponsor an original scripted series for IFC’s Web site. In a nod to the trend toward user-created content, the series will be developed from ideas that come from IFC’s new Media Lab Studios. An…
Quicktakes: What television industry player is going to be the one to watch in 2008?
“The acquisition of a game-changing technology company like Slingbox, the announcement of a coupon-eligible digital over-the-air box, and the ubiquitous rumors of upcoming mergers have [CEO] Charlie [Ergen] and EchoStar poised to rattle the industry once again.” – Patrick Baldwin,…
Apple TV May Encourage Convergence Services
The greatest opportunity in the revamped Apple TV may not be in the device itself, but in its potential to nudge cable and satellite operators to introduce Web-to-TV convergence services quickly, as TiVo did for the digital video recorder business….
Editorial: TV-Web Convergence Gets Closer to Reality
Apple founder Steve Jobs last week unveiled a new incarnation of his Apple TV product, which was introduced last year as a bridge between the computer and the television set. Last year’s device was a limited step in that direction;…
DGA Deal Sets Stage for Writers
Showrunners Split on Merits of Directors’ Pact