When Anita Paul arrived in the United States from the Philippines as a 10-year-old, the first thing she noticed was the billboards. Ms. Paul, recently promoted to VP and brand group director in the Los Angeles office of Horizon Media,…
It was another funny year, at least as far as Comedy Central is concerned. The network plans to air its annual “Last Laugh” special live Dec. 2 from the Wilshire Theater in Los Angeles. Comedian Lewis Black hosts the show,…
Shopping was the talk of the Internet on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that marks the beginning of the Christmas gift-buying season. According to Nielsen Online, traffic to Internet shopping sites grew 10%, registering 21.2 million unique visitors. Consumers…
The Chicago Bears’ Devin Hester ran all over the Denver Broncos on Sunday, returning a punt and a kickoff for touchdowns, and was the talk of the sports world on Monday. He also was the talk of the NFL Network’s…
The Association of National Advertisers canceled its Family Friendly Programming Forum symposium, scheduled to take place today, due to uncertainties over the Writers Guild of America strike. The ANA stressed that its members were not directly involved with the strike,…
The battle is being stepped up between Federal Communications Chairman Kevin J. Martin and congressional foes of media-ownership changes. The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a vote for Dec. 4 on legislation that would effectively force Mr. Martin to delay…
Gannett Co., the biggest U.S. newspaper publisher, chose video services company thePlatform to manage back-end video operations for more than 150 Web sites including USAToday.com. Maven Networks will coordinate advertising for Gannett’s video. Under the deals, thePlatform will aggregate video…
In a major victory for the cable industry, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin is pulling back on his proposal to impose new curbs on cable. Mr. Martin this morning told reporters that a forthcoming FCC video competition report…
VH1 plans to put celebrities through rehab in a new reality series. Dr. Drew Pinsky will host “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew.” The eight-episode series, set to debut Jan. 10, will follow Brigitte Nielsen, Chyna, Daniel Baldwin, Jeff Conaway, Jessica…
A compilation of strike news from around the Web. Writers, Producers Back at the Table For the first time in four weeks, representatives of both the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers and Writers Guild of America met back…