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GameTap Signs Partnership with THQ

July 22, 2008 -- GameTap, the first-of-its-kind broadband entertainment network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., announced today a long-term partnership with THQ Inc. that includes worldwide subscription play and digital download rights for a wide selection of the publisher's games for Windows PC. Additionally under the new agreement, some THQ games will also be made available for free play on GameTap's ad-supported website GameTap.com.

"We are excited to be adding THQ's roster of top content to GameTap," said Ricardo Sanchez, vice president of content and creative director for GameTap. " With this new deal, subscribers and website visitors will enjoy great games from THQ, including Company of Heroes and Red Faction."    » read more »

Warner Premiere's Motion Comics Launches with Debut Episodes of Watchmen and Batman: Mad Love

July 18, 2008 -- Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Warner Premiere announced today a new way for graphic novel fans to connect with their favorite characters and the stories they know and love through short-form digital content. "Warner Premiere's Motion Comics" draw on a massive amount of source material to bring a visually engaging experience to life through the use of subtle movements, voice-overs, sweeping music scores and stunning comic book artwork. The highly anticipated debut episode of DC Comics Watchmen is now available exclusively as a free iTunes download for the next two weeks via Entertainment Weekly's website (ew.com/watchmen). Beginning August 2, the debut Watchmen Motion Comic will be available on the iTunes Store for purchase and download for $1.99.    » read more »

Time Inc. Re-Launches Its Health Brand

May 15, 2008 -- Time Inc. is re-launching its health brand through a new health and wellness destination at Health.com and a redesigned Health magazine, announced Ann Moore, Time Inc.'s Chairman and CEO. Health magazine is published by Southern Progress Corporation, a subsidiary of Time Inc.

Health.com, debuting on May 19th, will balance the human and clinical aspects of health, combining a trusted, empathetic voice and clear, intuitive navigation. It will offer a mix of original reporting, first-person stories, video, accredited medical content and community. By taking a practical, problem-solving approach to health problems, Health.com will help users take better control over their own health experience.    » read more »

WB, HBO Sign Multi-Year Deal as Initial Programming Suppliers to France Telecom Orange’s New Multi-Platform Pay TV Service

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 »

NME Announces Partnership with MySpace for First Ever NME Awards U.S.

March 26, 2008, London -- NME – the longest-running and most famous music weekly in the world – today announced an exclusive partnership with the world’s leading social network, MySpace (myspace.com), to stream the first ever NME Awards US live from Los Angeles next month. In addition to streaming the awards, MySpace will also be presenting the Best Band of the Year award.

The hugely successful NME Awards UK – renowned as the most important and prestigious event for British fans of cutting-edge music – will be held in the US for the first time in Los Angeles at Goldenvoice’s historic El Rey Theatre on April 23, two days before the Coachella Music and Arts Festival begins.    » read more »

Maggie Rubey Lynch Promoted to Senior Vice President, Worldwide Recruitment and Executive Search, Time Warner Inc.

March 05, 2008, NEW YORK – Maggie Rubey Lynch has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Worldwide Recruitment and Executive Search at Time Warner Inc., it was announced by Patricia Fili-Krushel, Executive Vice President of Administration, to whom she will continue to report. Rubey Lynch is responsible for identifying and fulfilling Time Warner’s current and future human capital needs while addressing core business goals such as increasing internal mobility and workforce diversity.    » read more »

AOL Names Dave Harmon to Head Human Resources

January 22, 2008 -- AOL today announced that it has named Dave Harmon Executive Vice President, Human Resources. Harmon will oversee all aspects of AOL's global human resources efforts, including talent acquisition, development and retention, employee relations, compensation and benefits, HR systems and processes, organizational effectiveness and leadership development, and strategic consulting to support AOL's global ad-supported Web business.    » read more »

CNNMoney.com Launches Broadband Initiative

January 15, 2008 -- CNNMoney.com, the world's leading business and finance Web site, today launched a new broadband initiative designed to give viewers approximately 30 originally produced for the web, broadcast-quality videos per day. CNNMoney.com's homepage has been redesigned to include a prominent, embedded video player to allow users to view video content while continuing to follow breaking business news and live, streaming financial data.    » read more »

CNN Adds Emmy to List of Awards for Digital Newsgathering Innovations

January 08, 2008 -- CNN's digital newsgathering operations garnered its third prestigious honor for innovation in recent months during the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards dinner on Monday, Jan. 7, for developing an unrivaled portable kit that enables journalists to report, edit and produce news packages from nearly anywhere on the globe. The National Academy of Television and Arts and Sciences presented the award at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.    » read more »

truTV Launches Big with Network's Best-Ever Deliveries of Key Adult Demos and Viewers

January 08, 2008 -- The new truTV, which launched Jan. 1 to replace the former Court TV, got off to a strong start as the network enjoyed its best deliveries ever among adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and viewers in primetime, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. The network also scored outstanding Top 10 finishes among key adult and key male demos, as well as among viewers.    » read more »

Transformers Animated Premieres #1 on All Television Among Boys

Transformers Animated Boosts Kids 6-11 and 2-11 Delivery by Powerful Double Digits

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Time Warner Names Pascal Desroches Senior Vice President and Controller

December 17, 2007 -- Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) announced today the appointment of Pascal Desroches as Time Warner's Senior Vice President and Controller, effective January 1, 2008. Currently serving as Time Warner's Senior Vice President and Deputy Controller, Mr. Desroches succeeds James Barge, who is leaving Time Warner to take a senior position at another company.    » read more »

Cable Industry Launches “Our Time To Vote,” A $5 Million National Multi-Cultural Voter Education and Registration Campaign

- Public Service Announcements, Webpage, Hotline and Comcast Foundation grants to diverse organizations headline campaign
- Comcast, Time Warner, Cox Communications, Inc. and Bright House Networks to support effort

12/13/2007, PHILADELPHIA, PA – Comcast, the nation’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services today announced the launch of “Our Time to Vote,” a year-long, non-partisan voter education and registration campaign that is designed to increase voting in diverse communities served by the cable industry.    » read more »

Thomas Gewecke Named President of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution

December 12, 2007 -- Thomas Gewecke has been named as President of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD), it was announced today by Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, to whom he will directly report.    » read more »

CNN Announces Expanded Newsgathering Plans for United Arab Emirates

December 11, 2007 -- Continuing its major growth and investment in international newsgathering, CNN Worldwide has begun expansion in its operations in the United Arab Emirates, which includes the appointment of a new international correspondent, a new bureau chief and the opening of an office with full broadcast and production capabilities in the capital city of Abu Dhabi, it was announced today by Tony Maddox, executive vice president and managing director for CNN International.    » read more »

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