Online video aggregator TVTonic inked a deal with Internet TV media company Next New Networks to carry Next New’s lineup of niche Web channels on its service. TVTonic is a service featuring 370 online TV channels on Windows Media Center…
In anticipation of the launch of Hulu later this month, NBC pulled all its promotional channels from Google-owned YouTube over the weekend. An NBC representative said the network removed the channels because of the pending launch of the News Corp.-NBC…
Latino-centric network Sí TV launched two user-generated Web sites today, entertainment.sitv.com and trends.sitv.com. These sites will focus on social networking and content sharing, with material tailored to young Latinos, ages 18 to 34. All the content will be user-generated except…
Comcast has made a deal with Meredith Corp. to create an on-demand service called Parents TV. Parents TV content will feature experts from Meredith’s magazines, including Parents, Family Circle and American Baby. Meredith Video Solutions, the company’s in-house development, production…
Noted sportswriter Rick Reilly has left Sports Illustrated and will be joining ESPN. At ESPN, Mr. Reilly will be writing a back-page column for ESPN The Magazine and another regular column for ESPN.com. He also will appear on “SportsCenter” as…
Sony Pictures Television inked new distribution deals for its Minisode Network with AOL, Joost and Sony-owned Crackle. The deals expand the reach of the network beyond original partner MySpace. In addition, Minisode will be carried on Verizon phones, Sony said….
“This Week With George Stephanopoulos” is scheduled to become a capital destination television experience early in 2008 when it moves into a studio at the Newseum that is scheduled to be completed on Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and…
Writers Guild of America West President Patric Verrone is an unreasonable man. Unwilling to negotiate, he’s intent on leading WGA membership into a catastrophic strike that will cripple the industry — or, at least, that’s how the opposition portrays him….
MySpace plans to launch a new Web series today that will run daily for the next two months. The show, “Roommates,” is a scripted series about a reality TV show. Each episode will premiere at 4 p.m. ET, Monday through…
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