Don Dahler, former correspondent and anchor for ABC News, has joined WCBS-TV, New York City, as a weekend anchor. The Emmy Award-winning journalist will start at WCBS on Sept. 8. Mr. Dahler has reported for ABC on Kosovo and the…
HD Simulcast Set to Launch in First Quarter
All-in-One Device Features Blu-ray DVD Technology
Warner HD Executive Leaves Steve Nickerson, Warner Home Video’s senior VP of worldwide high definition, will be leaving the company to pursue other interests at the end of September, according to TVPredictions.com. Mr. Nickerson has supported the dual-format approach in…
HD programming picks for Aug 30-Sept. 5: “X-Men: The Last Stand,” “Idiocracy,” “Entourage” “X-Men: “The Last Stand” (HBO HD). Saturday, Sept. 1, 8 p.m.: A full-scale war ensues after an antibody that can turn mutants into humans is discovered in…
When a band plays a song during a show, and the same band plays the same number during the next commercial break, it’s probably not a coincidence. More and more advertisers are looking to integrate their brand messages directly into…
Playing Creative Cat during a new business pitch for the Cranium account was a natural for StarLink’s Rebecca Erlich, who was promoted to media director in June. For one thing, she’s an avid board-game player who was very familiar with…
The star of Food Network’s new show “Gourmet Next Door” literally could have been next door a year ago. The program is hosted by Amy Finley, who was the season-three winner of “The Next Food Network Star.” Other “Next Food…
Broadcast networks say the vast majority of shows that are recorded and watched on digital video recorders are popular broadcast shows. But Turner Broadcasting says many cable shows are “DVR-worthy” as well. The chart below shows how much additional delayed…
News Corp. and NBC Universal have named their online video joint venture Hulu. The venture is designed to be the ad-supported home for Web videos from News Corp., NBC Universal and other content companies that want to participate. The venture…