Media

Stage 9 Signs Multi-Program Distribution Platform Release Deals with YouTube, Hulu, Zvue, eBaum's World, X-Box Live and iTunes to Expand Programming Reach

May 8, 2008 -- Stage 9 Digital Media expands exhibition of its debut series 'Squeegees" with web syndication partnerships with YouTube, Hulu, Zvue, eBaum's World, X-Box Live and iTunes starting May 1. After an exclusive nine-week first-run premiere on YouTube and abc.com, "Squeegees'" new expanded release significantly extends the comedy's reach.

The new multi-program deals follow the studio's distribution strategy to partner with top broadband video sites and download services to maximize viewer accessibility and interaction. Fans will be able to stream or download the 10-episode series.    » read more »

May 08, 2008 -- Picturehouse and Warner Independent Pictures will cease operations, it was announced today by Alan Horn, President & COO, Warner Bros.

"With New Line now a key part of Warner Bros., we're able to handle films across the entire spectrum of genres and budgets without overlapping production, marketing and distribution infrastructures," said Horn. "After much painstaking analysis, this was a difficult decision to make, but it reflects the reality of a changing marketplace and our need to prudently run our businesses with increased efficiencies. We're confident that the spirit of independent filmmaking and the opportunity to find and give a voice to new talent will continue to have a presence at Warner Bros."    » read more »

CNNI Provides Additional Resources for Inside Middle East, Market Place Middle East Programs

4/7/2008 -- Cal Perry, CNN’s award-winning Baghdad bureau chief and producer, has been appointed as the network’s new international correspondent based in Beirut, Lebanon, it was announced today by Parisa Khosravi, senior vice president of international newsgathering for CNN Worldwide.

Perry, who has been instrumental in coordinating and guiding CNN’s unrivaled coverage of Iraq over the past four years, takes up his new position in April. In this new role, he will cover Lebanon and also support CNN’s growing presence across the Middle East with editorial operations in Abu Dhabi, Amman, Baghdad, Cairo, Dubai and Jerusalem.    » read more »

4/7/2008 -- Byron Harmon has been appointed to the newly created position of senior executive producer at CNN International to coordinate the global network’s live news programming and breaking news coverage, it was announced today by Katherine Green, senior vice president for CNN International programming.

Based in Atlanta, Harmon will coordinate all of CNN International’s live news programming output from the network’s main production centers in London, Hong Kong and Atlanta as well as directing breaking news coverage.

“I look forward to harnessing Byron’s results-driven personality as we build upon CNN’s global heritage and the momentum created by the expansion with international newsgathering,” Green said.    » read more »

April 07, 2008, Cannes, France -- Warner Bros. International Television Distribution and HBO have signed a landmark multi-year deal to be the initial suppliers of programming to France Telecom Orange’s just-announced multi-platform pay television service, it was announced today by Jeffrey Schlesinger, President, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution and Charles Schreger, President, Programming Sales, HBO.    » read more »

Paul Allen included in this year’s honor roll of nine winners to be recognized during The Cable Show ’08

WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/31/2008 – Matthew Blank, Chairman and CEO, Showtime Networks Inc. and Anne Sweeney, Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks and President, Disney-ABC Television Group, are the 2008 recipients of the cable industry’s top honor, the Vanguard Award for “Distinguished Leadership,” the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) said today.    » read more »

Intimate Presentation to Highlight Partnership Opportunities Across New Programming, Commercial Environments and Emerging Digital Platforms

NEW YORK, March 27, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV Networks (MTVN), a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), today announced it will host an Upfront event to highlight partnership opportunities across the company's new programming, commercial environments and emerging digital platforms. Hosted by MTVN talent and senior management, the intimate presentation will reinforce the company's commitment to partnership, industry-leading research and innovative integrated marketing campaigns. The event will be held on May 8th at Nokia Theatre Times Square in New York City, and include special guests and a surprise musical performance.    » read more »

Celebrating 10th Anniversary Y ear, Premier National Science Competition Is Open to All Middle School Students Nationwide

SILVER SPRING, Md., March 18, 2008 – Discovery Communications proudly announces that 3M has signed on as the title sponsor of the Discovery Education/3M Young Scientist Challenge through 2010. 3M joins forces with Discovery Education, the company's division dedicated to transforming classrooms and inspiring teachers with engaging content and services that measure and improve student achievement, in a quest to nurture the next generation of American scientists with an innovative and interactive science program open to every middle school student in America.    » read more »

Drawing On The Collective Wisdom Of Mobile Users, CBS Is Able To Offer Consumers More Targeted And Relevant Content

NEW YORK and SAN MATEO, CA, March 26, 2008 -Today, CBS Mobile and Aggregate Knowledge announced they are teaming up to offer first-of-its-kind discovery and recommendation technology on mobile Web sites. By drawing on the collective wisdom of mobile Web users, CBS will be able to deliver consumers better targeted and relevant content, thereby making the experience more user-friendly.    » read more »

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 -- ABC News' Jeremy Hubbard has been named co-anchor of ABC News' early morning news programs "World News Now" and "America This Morning," News President David Westin announced today. In addition to this role, he will contribute reports to all other ABC News broadcasts and platforms.

"Jeremy is an inquisitive reporter who has distinguished himself time and again, most recently at Northern Illinois University following the tragic shooting there. He's excelled in reporting from the field, and I know he will do the same in this new assignment," said Westin.    » read more »

Executive To Oversee College Sports Programming; Gerber Retiring From ESPN

March 25, 2008 -- Burke Magnus has been promoted to ESPN senior vice president, college sports programming, it was announced today by John Wildhack, ESPN executive vice president, programming acquisitions and strategy, and David Berson, ESPN executive vice president, program planning and strategy. It was also announced that Chuck Gerber, who has served numerous capacities with ESPN since 1993 -- most recently executive vice president, college sports programming -- will retire from the company effective April 11. Magnus, who previously served as vice president and general manager, ESPNU, will report to Wildhack and take on many of Gerber’s responsibilities.    » read more »

03.24.2008 -- Jeff Sellinger has been named Executive Vice President and General Manager, CBS Mobile, it was announced by Quincy Smith, President, CBS Interactive. In this role, Sellinger will oversee the division, which is dedicated to building and growing the Company’s mobile operation across its various properties—including CBS Entertainment, CBS Sports and CBS News. Sellinger has played a key role in the growth of CBS Mobile under Cyriac Roeding’s leadership since November 2005.    » read more »

March 19, 2008 -- Toby Emmerich has been named President & COO, New Line Cinema and will lead its reorganization to become a stand-alone production entity as part of Warner Bros. Entertainment, it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, and Alan Horn, President & COO, Warner Bros.

New Line will continue to maintain its own development, creative and production teams. In addition, New Line's marketing, publicity, distribution, business and legal affairs and physical production will report to Emmerich, but will closely coordinate with their Warner Bros. counterparts.    » read more »

BURBANK, March 19, 2008 -- Peter Fitton, an executive with wide-ranging expertise in international business development and advertising sales and strategy in the U.S. and Europe, has been named to the new role of Vice President, International Sales, Disney Media Advertising Sales and Marketing Group. To maximize global advertising sales for Disney Channels Worldwide, Fitton will have strategic oversight of advertising sales strategies in all markets outside the U.S. and responsibility for establishing cross-market alliances to maximize opportunities for Disney's clients. The announcement was made today by Tricia Wilber, Executive Vice President, Disney Media Advertising Sales and Marketing Group, to whom Fitton will report.    » read more »

Iraq Vets Plead for More Coverage of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; Five Years into the Iraq War, Few Americans Even Know the Death Toll

March 18, 2008 -- NEW YORK - On the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), the nation's first and largest non-partisan organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is calling on the press to report on the current conflicts more thoroughly. Coverage of the wars has dropped sharply in recent months.    » read more »