Voom HD Networks’ Ultra HD channel is continuing its mission to build shows around larger-than-life talent, serving up “Appetizing Adventures With Luke Mangan,” premiering Nov. 7. The series features the Aussie celebrity chef and restaurateur traveling far and wide throughout…
LG’s DTV Converter Is Government-Certified LG Electronics has received official government certification for its digital-to-analog DTV converters from the National Telecommunications & Information Administration, Twice.com reported. The box, which receives and converts digital broadcast signals for use on analog TV…
HD programming picks for Oct. 11-17: “Women’s Murder Club,” “Serenity,” “Firelight” “Women’s Murder Club” (ABC HD). Friday, Oct. 10, 9 p.m.: In the premiere of the series based on author James Patterson’s best-selling novels, four female professionals from different fields…
Negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers hit another roadblock, with negotiators having left the bargaining table Oct. 9. The WGA on Tuesday proposed an increase in home video residuals, from…
A new original weekly show, “Movie Up,” is set to premiere Oct. 18 on ReelzChannel. Hosted by actress-comedian Tory Shulman, “Movie Up” will take a comedic look at movies being released each week in different forms of distribution, such as…
ESPN has snagged exclusive rights to broadcast the first two rounds of golf’s “The Masters Tournament” with matches beginning in April. The deal ends USA Network’s two-decade run of broadcasting the event. CBS will continue to air the event’s finals….
Independent television production shop Atlas Media has formed a digital division, dubbed Atlas Digital & Emerging Media. The new unit will develop and produce original content for mobile and online platforms. The new group has inked a number of content…
Video search service Blinkx will make its online video ad targeting capabilities available to any Web site starting today, expanding beyond its media partners to let bloggers and Web site operators make money from the videos they embed from MySpace,…