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Univision to Air 2010 FIFA World Cup in HD

Univision will broadcast all the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa games in HD. The HD broadcasts will be featured across Univision Network, TeleFutura, the Univision and TeleFutura Station Group and on video-on-demand. The 2006 FIFA World Cup, which was...

Published Wed, Apr 8 2009 3:39 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Univision, VOD, Telefutura, Galavisión, Univision Network, FIFA World Cup, Univision and TeleFutura Station Group

Cox Communications Rolls Out My Primetime

Cable operator Cox Communications has begun a yearlong campaign to roll out its primetime video-on-demand programming to the rest of its 18 markets. Also, the cabler now is offering shows on VOD from cable networks such as TNT and TBS and primetime programs...

Published Sun, Apr 5 2009 10:30 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Digital, Print Edition, VOD, Cox Communications, My Primetime

Online Video Seen as Biggest Threat to On-Demand Business, Report Says

The video-on-demand business is one of the entertainment mediums most vulnerable to being replaced by online video over the long haul. That’s the finding of a recent report from research firm One Touch Intelligence, which contends that the DVD and paid...

Published Sun, Apr 5 2009 10:27 PM by News

Filed under: Digital, Print Edition, VOD, DVR, One Touch Intelligence

‘Southland’ Pilot Makes Early Online, VOD Debut

NBC is making the pilot for "ER" replacement "Southland" available on numerous on-demand and digital platforms a week before the show's April 9 premiere. Hulu and NBC.com have already started streaming the Warner Bros. TV-produced...

Published Thu, Apr 2 2009 3:48 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, NBC, Hulu, VOD, NBC.com, Warner Bros. Television, Southland, Ben McKenzie, Chris Chulack, Ann Biderman, John Wells, Tom Everett Scott

‘Twilight’ Goes VOD on Comcast

Comcast On Demand will offer “Twilight” at 12:01 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, the same day the DVD lands in stores, the cable company announced today. "Attention Twilighters: at 12:01 a.m. you can watch Twilight in HD the moment it's available...

Published Mon, Mar 16 2009 3:58 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, VOD, Comcast, Twilight

CBS Eyes On-Demand NCAA Year Round

CBS, which signed up 20 affiliates for the NCAA’s March Madness video-on-demand service, is hoping to create a year-round VOD product featuring college sports video. NCAA VOD: The Best of March Madness, created by CBS Sports and CBS College Sports Network...

Published Sun, Mar 8 2009 11:40 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, CBS, Print Edition, NCAA, CBS Sports, VOD, CBS College Sports Network, March Madness, Bob Rose

Comcast, Discovery Reach Carriage Deal

Comcast Corp. and Discovery Communications have quietly agreed to a new long-term carriage agreement—proving that not all negotiations between cable operators and programmers have to result in the kind of fireworks that Time Warner Cable and Viacom produced...

Published Sun, Jan 18 2009 10:14 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Viacom, HD, Print Edition, VOD, Discovery Communications, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Economy, CPI

Rounding Up HD News: Blu-ray Player Sales Triple; Blu-ray Pricing Stabilizing

Blu-ray Player Sales Triple During Black Friday Week Sales of stand-alone Blu-ray players tripled during the week of Black Friday from the previous week, Video Business reports. Machines dropped below $200 during that week to spur post-Thanksgiving sales...

Published Thu, Dec 11 2008 6:00 AM by News

Filed under: Digital, HD, VOD, Comcast, HDTV, Blu-ray, Netflix, Nielsen, Havoc TV

‘Yule Log’ Returns to iN Demand Networks, WPIX

iN Demand Networks is bringing back “The Yule Log” on Dec. 8 due to popular demand. The high-definition “Yule Log,” featuring a crackling fireplace and holiday music, is available free to Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable and Bright House...

Published Wed, Dec 3 2008 2:20 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Cable, VOD, Comcast, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable, Tribune, WPIX, In Demand Networks, Bright House Networks, Winter Green, Snowman, The Yule Log

Christmas Ski Trip

The Ski Channel plans to get off the lift and onto the slopes starting Dec. 25. Its launch date set, the video-on-demand service also has signed distribution deals with DirecTV and Verizon’s FiOS that bring its subscriber base to about 15 million, Ski...

Published Sun, Nov 16 2008 10:36 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Print Edition, VOD, FiOS, Verizon, DirecTV, Ski Channel

Cablevision, Lustgarten Foundation Plan curePC VOD Channel

Cablevision Systems and the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research will launch an interactive VOD channel as part of their curePC campaign . The Lustgarten channel will offer information about pancreatic cancer and the fight against the...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 12:23 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, Cablevision, VOD, Lustgarten Foundation, curePC, Marc Lustgarten, iO TV

Deal Puts ABC Shows on Verizon’s FiOS

Disney-ABC Television Group has made a deal with Verizon to make ABC shows available on video-on-demand to FiOS TV subscribers. Terms of the deal call for Verizon to disable the fast-forward button so that viewers cannot skip through the commercials contained...

Published Tue, Oct 28 2008 1:25 PM by News

Filed under: Cable, ABC, HD, VOD, FiOS, Verizon, Disney-ABC Television Group, NHL Network, NHL Center Ice, FiOS TV

NBC Unveils TAMi Audience Figures Across All Platforms

NBC Universal on Wednesday released new figures showing how its programming is being consumed on multiple platforms. NBC called its new metric the TAMi, or Total Audience Measurement Index. The network first sent out TAMis to show how the Olympics were...

Published Wed, Oct 15 2008 5:52 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, The Office, NBC Universal, Heroes, VOD, TAMI

MTVN Preps Mobile Video Ads for VOD

MTV Networks will launch mobile video ads on carrier-operated premium VOD services for the first time. The first advertiser will be the U.S. Air Force, which will have pre-roll ads running across MTV’s mobile video-on-demand programming, as well as campaigns...

Published Thu, Sep 11 2008 3:00 AM by News

Filed under: Advertising, MTV Networks, VOD, MobiTV, Mobile Ads, U.S. Air Force

NBC Measures Cross-Platform Viewership, Cites Olympic Gains

Based on a new system for measuring viewership on multiple platforms, NBC said more than 113 million people watched Olympic programming on Sunday. NBC is introducing what it calls a Total Audience Measurement Index, which combines into one number the...

Published Wed, Aug 13 2008 3:32 PM by News

Filed under: Broadcast, Digital, NBC, Ratings, Olympics, VOD, Mobile, TAMI

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