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NBC Exec Says Apple's Business Model Has No Core
Yesterday was the beta launch of Hulu.com (a joint venture between NBC Universal and News Corp. that will compete with iTunes by offering ad-supported TV and film downloads.) The timing was perfect for NBC U chief executive Jeff Zucker to explain why the company will not renew its deal with iTunes in December:...
iTune, youTune, Almost allTune for iTune...Including News Corp.
NBC Universal's pulled its shows from iTunes over pricing disputes (NBC's demands would require iTunes to sell individual programs for $4.99, not $1.99), but Fox parent News Corp. isn't following suit -- despite wanting more control over pricing. Speculation is that Universal backed out because it expected its upcoming online distribution channel Hulu (a...
NBC Names Its YouTube Competitor
NBC Inc. and News Corp. announced yesterday that they are calling their new video download site Hulu. The LA Times reports that "the site will start in a private testing format in October" and is designed "to compete with Web-based video sites such as Google Inc.'s YouTube. The site will...
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Thank You, Dunder Mifflin Infinity
Fans of NBC's Top-Rated Show - The Office - Are Raising Funds for the Lymphoma Research Foundation NEW YORK, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lymphoma Research Foundation LRF takes this opportunity to thank the many "employees" of the 48 branches of Dunder Mifflin Infinity DMI for selecting...
AlwaysOn Names 2008 Hollywood IT List, Recognizing Technology Leaders in the Entertainment Industry
LOS ANGELES -- Please replace the release dated June 4, 2008 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: ALWAYSON NAMES 2008 HOLLYWOOD IT LIST, RECOGNIZING TECHNOLOGY LEADERS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY Today, AlwaysOn presents its...
OpenTV Signs Deal With NBC Universal
Leading Media Group Selects OpenTV Participate[TM] to Power Interactivity for Its TV Networks NEW ORLEANS -- OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV), a leading provider of solutions for the delivery of advanced television and advanced advertising services, announced today that NBC Universal has selected the OpenTV Participate solution to power, centralize...
America Chooses Military Mom Patti Patton-Bader as 'America's Favorite Mom'
Bader crowned top mom by Donny & Marie Osmond during the NBC Primetime Mother's Day special, 'Teleflora presents America's Favorite Mom' LOS ANGELES, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Teleflora and NBC revealed that Pasadena, CA resident and Military Mom Patti Patton-Bader as the winner of their nationwide search...
JumpTap Signs Deal with NBC Universal to Provide Mobile Advertising Services
JumpTap Named U.S. Mobile Web WAP Display Advertising Network for NBC Universal WAP Sites, Including NBC.com, SciFi.com, BravoTV.com CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- JumpTap, the leading mobile search and advertising provider, today announced a deal with NBC Universal to be their ad solutions provider for delivering and representing advertising inventory...
Hulu Hoopla?
Jason Kilar is underscoring some of the differences between his new online video startup, HuIu, and its corporate parents: NBC Universal and News Corp., owner of the Fox Broadcasting Company. He refers with a laugh to the makeshift platform for his computer monitor-a cardboard box from a 24-count Variety...
ExtendMedia's OpenCASE Now Powering NBC Direct
ExtendMedia Corporation, a provider of digitalcontent services software, successfully launched phase one of NBC Direct,NBC.com's new online video service. The latest version of ExtendMediaOpenCASETM powers the complete delivery of NBC's free, ad-supportedtelevision programming downloads, and provides a higher quality videoexperience -- catering to consumers' on-demand, desktop-centric, viewinghabits. ExtendMedia's software offers...
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Movies *The trailer for Leatherheads is at movies.yahoo.com. The football flick, starring George Clooney and John Krasinski, opens April 4. *Paramount has posted a five-minute scene from Cloverfield at comingsoon.net/news/movie news.php?id=40208. *A trailer for Horton Hears a Who is at apple.com/trailers/fox/hortonhearsawho. Steve Carell and...
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TV *NBC.com has launched an auction that includes paintings from Heroes at nbc.com/auctions. *Battlestar Galactica executive producer Ron Moore is blogging at rondmoore.com/Site/Blog/Blog.html. *Writer/actor Robert Ben Garant (Reno 911!, The State) explains the writers' strike in his latest MySpace entry at myspace.com/deputytravisjunior....
EnjoyMyMedia Launches Personal Broadcasting System
World's First Simple, Safe Way to Regularly Share Life with Friends and Family; Helps Consumers Share More of Life More Often CONCORD, Mass. -- EnjoyMyMedia today officially launched the world's first Personal Broadcasting System[TM]: the simplest, safest way for consumers to share their personal lives...
HOW NETS' WEB-VIDEO PLAYERS STACK UP; ABC, others rush to put shows online, but their delivery methods vary.(News)(American Broadcasting Companies Inc.)
Byline: BRIAN STEINBERG The hottest gadgets around these days include iPods, high-definition flat-screen TVs and digital video recorders. Eager to keep up, the broadcast networks have all launched their own online video viewers to reach that growing audience that's at...
Steve Kerho; director-interactive marketing and media, Nissan North America.(Special Report: Media Mavens)(National Broadcasting Company Inc.)(Nissan North America Inc.)
Byline: jean halliday Steve Kerho, Nissan North America's director of interactive marketing and media, was looking for a TV property the automaker could own with audiences through multiple media channels. Working with Omnicom Group's OMD West, Los...
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TV *NBC.com is now streaming episodes of Late Night With Conan O'Brien the day after they air. *Anthony Bourdain traveled to Cleveland for his Travel Channel series, No Reservations. During the visit, he met comic-book creator Harvey Pekar, whose account of the visit is at travel.discovery.com/tv/bourdain/comic-book/cleveland-no-reservations.html....
Bill Parisi Scheduled to Launch NFL Youth Summit in Canton, OH
Founder of Parisi Speed Schools To Focus On Performance Training FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Bill Parisi, founder of Parisi Speed School will be launching the NFL Youth Football Summit taking place in Canton, OH on July 25-26th as part of the festivities leading up to...
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Movies *Yahoo has posted a trailer for Ridley Scott's American Gangster at movies.yahoo.com/feature/americangangster.html. Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe star in the drama, which opens Nov. 2. *Claire Danes and Patrick Wilson co-star in Evening, a drama opening June 29. See the trailer at apple.com/trailers/focus_features/evening. ...
New game plan for 'Friday Night'
BEVERLY HILLS -- Now that it appears NBC is going to give the struggling Friday Night Lights a second chance, its tight-knit cast can shift from trying to save the show to getting people to watch it. Before an event at the Museum of Television & Radio this...
BROADCAST VIEWERS FOLLOW SHOWS ONLINE; WEB: Network sites support dizzying array of material and lure blue-chip advertisers, giving media buyers a lot to talk about.(Special Report: TV Upfront)
Byline: DAISY WHITNEY it's not youtube or "you lose'' quite yet for the broadcast networks. Their websites are gaining as crucial tools in the 2007 upfront market as viewers spend more time with their favorite shows. ...
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