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As previously announced, this is the last regularly-scheduled print edition of TelevisionWeek . From now on the publication will exist exclusively on the Web at its Web site, TVWeek.com. The site has been given a complete redesign, with several new features, including: —Open Mic, a new blog featuring...
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When Fox’s “Prison Break” ran its series finale last month, fans of the show were left wondering if the lead character was really dead. Their response was to go online and post a whole lot of “WTF?s” in chat rooms, fan sites and Twitter, using the Internet acronym for “what the f**k?” For 20th Century...
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Hulu last week rolled out a batch of new initiatives to make the Web-video site appealing to more users. One group of users that was left out: Spanish speakers. That oversight may not be surprising, given the television advertising industry’s ambivalent attitude toward the demographic. As networks get...
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The number of TV households completely unready for the digital transition decreased to 3.1 million, according to Nielsen. The number represents 2.7% of TV households, down from 2.9% at the time of Nielsen’s last report two weeks ago , which stated that 3.3 million households were unready. For TVWeek...
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TheWB.com has added another original series to its roster with “Pushed.” All 25 episodes of the thriller are now available on the Web site. “Pushed” revolves around a beautiful young model who seems to have it all—except for a husband who isn’t quite what he appears to be. The series is created by “Law...
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Maybe it takes a company rooted in new media to really love the things that old media, like network television, can accomplish. Web hosting and domain name company Go Daddy was the sponsor of ABC’s coverage of one of the grand old spectacles of sports, the Indianapolis 500, over the weekend. Go Daddy...
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As YouTube tries to win over television programmers and the brand advertisers that want to sponsor their shows, the site is offering more flexible terms for providers of premium TV content. The new inducements? Functionality that lets programmers run pre-roll ads before shows and a policy that lets networks...
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A record number of consumers called the Federal Communications Commission’s national helpline Thursday in response to a nationwide DTV soft test. The FCC helpline received more than 55,000 calls from consumers, a single-day record. The helpline has averaged 15,000 calls per day since May 1 and prior...
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Publishers and authors are stepping up their game when it comes to online video. The young adult genre is taking the lead with new creative experiments in Web video to promote books like Jay Asher’s “Thirteen Reasons Why,” Alyson Noel’s “Evermore” and Harper Teen’s “The Luxe,” Daisy Whitney reports in...
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Traditional television remains the screen of choice for Americans, according to Nielsen’s recent Three Screen Report. The average American watches 153 hours of TV every month at home, the report found. That’s a 1.2% increase from last year. While Americans are watching more TV than ever, viewing on the...
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It was a jam-packed ballroom at the Waldorf-Astoria for the 68th annual Peabody Awards today. Host Brian Williams joked he was "in the tank" for three of the esteemed awards—for colleague Richard Engel, "Saturday Night Live" and NBC Sports. Winner Doug Ellin of "Entourage"...
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The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation has launched Virtual Academy, a Web site that gives users a look at the business of television. The Web site, found at www.virtualtvacademy.org, features free video of taped discussions with industry professionals. Three 5- to 10-minute sessions...
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Television executives are preparing to wage the same war music executives have been fighting for more than a decade—the battle against pirates. That’s because piracy of TV shows is growing faster on the Web than is the illegal sharing of movies and music, according to Big Champagne, a media measurement...
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There’s just not enough money to go around on the Web. That’s why the digital studios are tumbling down. The first to fall was Mania TV in March, followed by 60 Frames earlier this month. More will surely shutter in the coming months. The question is, who will be left standing? Digital studios like Deca...
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What you need to know about social media: Social media is dead. It’s a boom time for social media. Online ads rule. Online ads don’t work. Twitter is hot. Twitter is passé. Marketers peddling media properties find the confusing and contradictory headlines an invitation to reach for the Maalox or tune...