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New Look, Additional Features at TVWeek.com

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...

Published Sat, May 30 2009 6:57 PM by News

Filed under: Digital, Print Edition

TV Twittering: A Subtle Art

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...

Published Sat, May 30 2009 6:37 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, Fox, Chuck, Print Edition, 20th Century Fox, Twitter, Prison Break

Where Is Hispanic TV on Web?

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...

Published Sat, May 30 2009 6:31 PM by News

Filed under: Digital, Hulu, Print Edition, Telemundo, MTV Tr3s

3.1 Mil Households Still Unready for DTV

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...

Published Wed, May 27 2009 2:32 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, DTV, Digital Transition, Nielsen

TheWB.com Gets ‘Pushed’

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...

Published Wed, May 27 2009 2:07 PM by News

Filed under: Digital, TheWB.com, Catherine Hicks, Pushed, Morgan Gendel, Jeremy Littman, Veronica Taylor, William R. Moses, Mark Matkevich

Web Firm Gets Revved Up by TV Commercials

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...

Published Wed, May 27 2009 7:00 AM by News

Filed under: Digital, Advertising, Media Planner, Go Daddy

YouTube Gets Flexible to Pull in Network Partners

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...

Published Mon, May 25 2009 10:30 PM by News

Filed under: Digital, ESPN, CBS, YouTube, Print Edition

DTV Soft Test Results in Record Number of Helpline Calls

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...

Published Fri, May 22 2009 2:28 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, DTV, FCC, Digital Transition

Video: Novel Approach to Marketing Books

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...

Published Wed, May 20 2009 2:24 PM by News

Filed under: Digital, New Media Minute, Web Video, Books

Americans Still Prefer Traditional TV, Nielsen Report Says

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...

Published Wed, May 20 2009 2:12 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, Online Video, Nielsen, TV, Three Screen Report, mobile video

Full House for Peabody Awards

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"...

Published Mon, May 18 2009 7:12 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, Digital, CNN, Entourage, Doug Ellin, Brian Williams, Wolf Blitzer, Peabody Awards

ATAS Foundation Launches Virtual Academy

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...

Published Mon, May 18 2009 3:20 PM by News

Filed under: Digital, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, Virtual Academy

As Piracy Climbs, TV Takes Up Arms

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...

Published Sun, May 17 2009 11:42 PM by News

Filed under: Digital, Hulu, Print Edition, Eric Garland, Piracy, Big Champagne

Column: Who Will Survive Online Shakeout?

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...

Published Sun, May 17 2009 11:39 PM by News

Filed under: Digital, Print Edition, Break Media, Generate, Next New Networks, My Damn Channel, Digital Studios

Guest Commentary: A Reflux-Free Guide to Utilizing Social Media

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...

Published Sun, May 17 2009 11:33 PM by News

Filed under: Digital, Print Edition, MySpace, Guest Commentary, Facebook, Twitter, Social Media

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