ABC News is assigning a correspondent to Moscow for the first time since the network’s 2005 interview with a Chechen rebel resulted in the Russian Foreign Ministry ending accreditation of ABC News employees in Moscow. Quiet conversations between the network…
Lifetime Networks has named Tanya Lopez senior VP of original movies. Ms. Lopez was previously a television packaging agent at ICM. She succeeds Libby Beers, who left the network earlier this year. Lifetime is one of the biggest producers of…
Spike TV said it plans to launch a high-definition channel next year. The MTV Networks-owned company that caters to young adult males will debut the HD simulcast of Spike TV in the first quarter of 2008, said David Schwarz, a…
Speed has announced that it will make its move into high definition with the launch of Speed HD in February during its coverage of the 2008 Daytona 500. The News Corp.-owned motor racing-focused network will flip the switch on its…
It Could Be Ho, Ho, Ho for Blu-ray It looks likely that by the end of this year’s holiday season, Blu-ray players could gain a sizable advantage over HD DVD in the next-generation DVD format battle. Or so says Kazuhiro…
HD programming picks for Oct. 4-10: “30 Rock,” “Blood Diamond,” “Life Is Wild,” John Wayne double bill “30 Rock” (NBC HD). Thursday, Oct. 4, 8:30 p.m.: Jack tells Liz she’s not over Floyd, whom she broke up with last season…
Video-sharing site Veoh Networks struck a deal with video search engine Pixsy to incorporate its technology on Veoh.com and VeohTV. Pixsy powers private-label video and image search. Veoh will use Pixsy technology to let viewers sift through videos on Veoh…
ABC News President David Westin has dispatched seven reporters, all specially schooled in the digital technologies that can render them self-sufficient in far-flung locales, to establish one-person bureaus. The division described the move as the largest expansion of ABC News’…
The History Channel’s “Universe” and “Cities of the Underworld” have been renewed for 13 episodes, the channel announced today. Both sophomore shows will feature a companion broadband show hosted at History.com. “The Naked Underground,” which premiered last year, is a…
In a world of turbocharged media options, word of mouth remains the most trusted form of advertising around the world. In a semi-annual survey, the Nielsen Co. found that consumers trust other consumers more than they trust messages from paid…