Josh Schwartz, creator and executive producer of “Chuck,” “Gossip Girl” and “The OC,” will speak at this year’s NAB Show, scheduled for next month in Las Vegas. Mr. Schwartz will participate in a session titled “Josh Schwartz: Creating in the New Media Landscape,” where he will speak about his projects...
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With three network shows on the air or in the works, nobody will ever accuse writer-producer Josh Schwartz of being a slacker—even if he still kinda looks like one. But this week, the man who burst onto the TV scene by creating “The OC” is adding another project to his ever-expanding roster. It’s “Rockville...
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Alloy Media+Marketing, whose sister company Alloy Entertainment developed The CW television series “Gossip Girl” and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” films, is partnering with United Talent Agency to start a short-form video network for its Teen.com Web site. Teen.com “TV” will debut Webisodes...
Both Hulu and YouTube increased the number of videos their Web sites delivered in November, but the much smaller of the two is resting its fortunes on traditional television programming. In fact, a look at the most-viewed TV shows on Hulu underscores the differing tastes of online and traditional TV...
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Hailing itself as the most popular online TV store, Apple’s iTunes Store has sold more than 200 million show episodes, including topping the 1 million mark for HD episodes. Apple began offering HD television content last month, charging $2.99 per episode, compared with $1.99 for standard-definition shows...
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When “Gossip Girl” went broadcast-only for its five final fresh episodes after returning from the production stoppage created by the writers strike, viewers were determined to get their “Girl” online, legally or not. In an experimental effort to kick-start ratings, The CW yanked the last five episodes...
The CW has lifted its ban on Internet streaming of "Gossip Girl." The network made headlines last spring when it announced it would stop streaming episodes of the buzzworthy soap opera on its Web site. At the time, CW executives described it as an experiment. Turns out the experiment didn't...