NBC Universal is reteaming with Microsoft and MSN to re-create “NBCOlympics.com on MSN” for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. The online destination will complement NBC’s broadcast coverage with live and on-demand video, analysis and results powered by MSN and Microsoft’s...
Flying in the face of the recession—and the dip in attendance at industry events so far this year, including the Consumer Electronics Show—this week’s South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, is expecting at least a 20% rise over last year’s attendance figure of 9,000. SXSW boasts a...
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MSN has joined the list of companies calling for new content ideas in MIPTV’s 2009 Content 360 international competition. MSN will award up to $10,000 in development funds to produce and distribute the winning original video in MSN’s category. Other companies calling for entries include BBC and the National...
During October, the total number of Web searches dropped, but Google still managed to increase the amount of searches it handled, as well as its market share. Rivals Yahoo and MSN had a tough month, with searches down 12% and 19%, respectively. Statistics for the top 10 search providers appear in the...
SlamBall has signed a series of multiplatform content-distribution agreements for the 2008 SlamBall Championship Series. The title SlamBall game will be broadcast exclusively on CBS on Nov. 2. Eight regular-season games will be available on national sports network Versus on Sundays Aug. 31-Sept. 14 and...
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Indie Web studio Generate is launching its new scripted online series “Republicrats” on Tuesday through MSN. The 24-episode series will debut two new episodes per week leading up to this fall’s presidential elections. The program itself is a political satire that follows a former weather man who creates...