Media

Hit Shows From the Two Networks Including “Lost,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “SportsCenter Right Now” Are Now Available to Veoh’s More Than 28 Million Viewers

June 23, 2008 – ABC, ESPN and Veoh Networks announced today that full episodes from ABC and short-form online video content from ESPN.com are now accessible through Veoh. Delivered via ABC.com's Emmy and Webby Award-winning broadband player, full episodes of popular ABC programs including Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Ugly Betty are available for free to viewers at veoh.com.    » read more »

First of Any Studio This Year

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 23, 2008 -- Coming off reaching the billion-dollar mark in international box office sales last weekend, Paramount Pictures Corporation has now also crossed the billion-dollar milestone on its domestic gross sales, making it the first studio to accomplish this feat this calendar year and besting last year's billion-dollar record by nearly three weeks.

This marks back-to-back years of firsts for Paramount Pictures and five consecutive weeks of holding the Number One spot in domestic market share. The studio also set a new first as of this weekend -- having the Top Three grossing films of 2008 at mid-year.    » read more »

London, 23 June 2008 – News International Ltd today announces the following changes to its management team.

Clive Milner is appointed Chief Operating Officer with accountability for all operations including, Manufacturing, Technology, Distribution, Procurement and Facilities at News International Ltd. The way content is delivered through newspapers, websites and products will be brought under Clive’s control.

Paul Hayes is appointed Managing Director, Commercial, leading a combined advertising operation across News International.    » read more »

June 3, 2008 -- There has been some discussion around Monday Night RAW’s Memorial Day rating. Let’s put all this into perspective. First, over the past 13 weeks (3/3/08-5/26/08) Raw has averaged more weekly viewers than during the first 13 weeks following the show’s return to the USA Network in October 2005.

Even with a lower than usual rating, on Memorial Day, RAW was the #1 regularly scheduled cable program in primetime among households. RAW also was the #1 program on all primetime television among Persons 12-17 and the #2 television program among Males 12-17, Males 12-34, Males 18-34 and Persons 12-34.    » read more »

Monthly Installments Of Free Chapter Downloads Leading Up To Fall Publication Of Bill Tancer's "Click: What Millions Of People Are Doing Online And Why It Matters"

New York, May 29, 2008 - As part of a unique experiment, Hyperion and ABCNEWS.com have partnered with Bill Tancer, General Manager of Global Research at Hitwise, the world's leading online competitive intelligence company, and author of the upcoming September 2008 Hyperion publication, Click: What Millions of People are Doing Online and Why it Matters, to offer pre-publication monthly installments, beginning June 1 through September 1, of select chapters for free downloading.    » read more »

June 02, 2008 -- The CNN Digital Network maintained its No. 1 ranking in total minutes for the month of April among all News and Information properties, ranking ahead of Wikipedia, Yahoo! News, MSNBC Digital Network and Weather Channel. This is a distinction CNN Digital has achieved for the last 10 months.    » read more »

May 15, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement after the Senate passed a measure introduced by Senator Byron Dorgan to reverse the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) ruling to expand media consolidation. Senator Obama is a co-sponsor of this legislation.

Today the Senate stood up to Washington special interests by voting to reverse the FCC's disappointing media consolidation rules that I have fought against. Our nation's media market must reflect the diverse voices of our population, and it is essential that the FCC promotes the public interest and diversity in ownership.    » read more »

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 »

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 »