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Arrested Development's Tony Hale on NBC's CTRL

Authored by Jay Baage on October 20, 2009 - 1:38pm.

DMW Vlog: In anticipation of our upcoming Future of Television Forum East on Nov. 18-19, I wanted to share this exclusive interview with Tony Hale (Arrested Development), the star of Ctrl, a comedy web series on NBC.com that ran in July and August. It is the first stand-alone web series launched by a major television network about an office-working, self-confidence lacking nerd with a magical keyboard. In this interview, Tony Hale explains what was compelling to him working with a web series and what's going on with the Arrested Development movie that is in the works. You can sample an episode of the show CTRL below.

Music Service Pandora Debuts Video Marketing Platform

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 16, 2009 - 10:46am.
Oakland, Calif. - Streaming music service Pandora on Wednesday debuted a new video marketing platform, which aims to recommend upcoming entertainment to users based on their interests and demographics.

Analysis: Jay Leno And The End Of The Mass Broadcasting Era

Authored by Rohit Bhargava on September 14, 2009 - 11:01am.

On September 14th at 10pm EST in the US (tonight), a new experiment in television will take place that is both a sign of the times, and a quiet revolution in the way that broadcast TV (and perhaps media itself) will work. The Jay Leno Show will debut at its new time slot of 10pm - a full hour and a half earlier than he used to be on when doing The Tonight Show - and aim to reach people "exhausted by kids, work and so on" as he has said more than once in interviews. The significance of this moment is not so much about the change in time - but in what types of programs he will be up against.

tags: Video | Marketing | Advertising | TV | TiVo | DVR | ABC | CBS | NBC | Jay Leno |

Studios Sue Pirate Bay, Demand Shutdown of File-Sharing Hub

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 28, 2009 - 10:01am.
Stockholm, Sweden - A coalition of Hollywood movie studios, including Disney (NYSE: DIS), Universal, Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX), Columbia, Sony (NYSE: SNE), NBC (NYSE: GE) and Viacom's (NYSE: VIA) Paramount, have filed suit in Sweden, asking a court to shutter file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay. The four operators of The Pirate Bay have already been found guilty of copyright infringement and sentenced to jail time and fines; that ruling has been appealed.

Blip.tv Signs Deals to Syndicate, Track Web Videos

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 28, 2009 - 9:37am.
New York - Online video distributor Blip.tv announced on Tuesday that it has signed new partnerships with YouTube, TiVo, Vimeo, Roku and NBC's New York operations, to monetize and track advertising and viewership across its distribution network.

Redlasso Gets $1.25 Million for Blogger News Video Clip Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 24, 2009 - 10:57am.
Philadelphia, Penn. - Redlasso, a service that provides news video clips to bloggers for use on their sites, has raised $1.25 of a $2 million round of venture capital financing, led by real estate executive Daniel Keating III.

NBC to Stream Wimbledon Finals Live Online

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 11:40am.
New York - NBC (NYSE: GE) Sports has announced plans to stream next month's men's and women's finals from the Wimbledon tennis tournament live on NBCSports.com, Mediapost reports. In fact, the network will stream all of its tournament coverage online, offering additional camera angle choices for Web viewers. The network streamed the U.S. Open golf finals live online on Monday.

tags: Sports | Video | TV | NBC | Wimbledon |

NBC's Brian Williams Debuts Web Music Interview Series

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 11, 2009 - 12:37pm.
New York - NBC (NYSE: GE) news anchor Brian Williams on Monday announced the launch of a new Web-only indie music interview series, "BriTunes." "I have always loved identifying good music and good groups -- discovering them early (bar bands are best) and following them through their journey," Williams wrote in a blurb introducing the series, which kicks off with an interview with Brooklyn-based Deer Tick.

Tomorrow Will Be Televised Interview

Authored by Ned Sherman on December 22, 2008 - 2:07pm.
Today I had the pleasure of being a guest on Tomorrow Will Be Televised, a weekly Internet radio program hosted by our friend Simon Applebaum in New York City. Simon and I had a lively discussion about the future of television. Topics included the effect of the writers' strike, the upcoming DTV transition, the outlook for online video, problems ahead for the networks, the lack of diversity in television, and predictions for 2009. Simon gives some great insights and hosts an entertaining show. You can check it out online (click on the 12/22/08 show link). Happy holidays!

NBC to Preview "30 Rock" Premiere on NBC.com, Hulu

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 14, 2008 - 12:29pm.

New York - NBC (NYSE: GE) will debut the season premiere episode of its "30 Rock" on the network's website, as well as on Hulu, for a week before its first on-air broadcast, Mediapost reported. The episode will begin streaming online on Oct. 23.

tags: Video | Marketing | TV | NBC | Hulu | 30 Rock |

Apple Refutes NBC Claim it Caved on iTunes Pricing Demands

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 11, 2008 - 9:49am.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) is refuting claims made by NBC (NYSE: GE) that it made any special considerations on pricing or bundling of content at its iTunes Store that prompted the broadcaster to return its programming to the store, CNET News.com reports.

NBC Wins TV Show Pricing, Bundling Concessions on iTunes

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 10, 2008 - 12:21pm.

San Francisco - NBC (NYSE: GE), which pulled its TV shows from Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iTunes Store for a year over differences on pricing and bundling, was able to get Apple to allow some older shows to be sold for 99 cents, and won the rights to set its own pricing on some bundles on TV episode compilations when its shows returned to the store yesterday, CNET News.com reported. NBC president of digital distribution JB Perrette told News.com the company could now, for example, offer a best-of compilation of series episodes for less than the iTunes-standard $1.99 each per episode.

tags: Video | TV | Apple | NBC | iTunes Store |

Apple Unveils New iPods, iTunes 8, HD TV at iTunes Store

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 9, 2008 - 8:06am.
San Francisco - Apple (NASD: AAPL) on Tuesday unveiled new iPod nano and iPod touch models, HD TV shows at its iTunes Store, and the release of iTunes 8 software, which includes new features like "Genius" music recommendations. Also noteworthy is the return of NBC (NYSE: GE) TV shows to the iTunes Store, following a year-long absence that NBC attributed to Apple's inflexibility on pricing and bundling of content.
tags: TV | Music | HD | iPod | Apple | NBC | Retail | iTunes Store |

Mark Cuban: My Olympics 2016 Business and Technology Predictions

Authored by Mark Cuban on August 26, 2008 - 8:00am.

If you havent read, ESPN has come out and said that they will be aggressively bidding for the retransmission rights for the next available Olympics, which will be in 2016. Notice I didnt say TV rights. The battle for the Olympics rights will be in spreadsheet projections done by ESPN, NBC and probably DirecTV (my guess, not based on any info), that will have to take in to account what revenues can be generated on TV advertising (traditional and interactive), through cable/satellite subscription revenues, an ever increasing market size for mobile video and advertising, and of course audio/video and text advertising of all types.

NBC, Yahoo Both Claim Most Olympics Web Traffic

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 22, 2008 - 7:45am.

Beijing - NBC and Yahoo are both claiming to be the top Web destinations for the Olympics, with NBC citing a mix of internal, Nielsen and Hitwise data, and Yahoo looking to comScore to claim the top spot, PaidContent reported.

tags: Sports | Video | TV | Metrics | Yahoo | NBC | Olympics |

Limelight to Power Olympics Video Streaming for NBC

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 29, 2008 - 11:32am.

Tempe, Ariz. - Limelight Networks (NASD: LLNW), a provider of content delivery network services, announced on Tuesday that it will provide live and on-demand video streaming services to NBCOlympics.com on MSN for its 2008 Beijing Olympics coverage. The deal includes around 2,200 hours of live streaming and 3,000 hours of highlights.

NFL to Provide Live Web Stream of NBC's "Sunday Night Football"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 28, 2008 - 11:58am.

Los Angeles - The National Football League (NFL) has reached a deal with NBC to for the first time provide live Internet streaming of NBC's "Sunday Night Football" games, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Facing Lawsuit, Redlasso Suspends Web Video Clip Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 25, 2008 - 8:56am.

King of Prussia, Pa. - Days after being served a copyright infringement lawsuit by broadcasters NBC (NYSE: GE) and Fox News (NYSE: NWS), Web video clipping service Redlasso announced on Friday that it will suspend access to its clipping service. "We believe we have always acted within the law and have been respectful of the networks rights. Unfortunately, they have forced our hand and are denying the blogging community access to the Redlasso platform that beneficially tracks the usage of newsworthy clips across the Web," said Ken Hayward, CEO of Redlasso.

NBC to Air Jimmy Fallon Webisodes as Prelude to Late Night Gig

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 21, 2008 - 12:53pm.

New York - NBC plans to begin webcasting a series of nightly webisodes in the fall featuring Jimmy Fallon, the "Saturday Night Live" alum who is set to take Conan O'Brien's late night TV slot host next year when O'Brien replaces the retiring Jay Leno, The New York Times reported. SNL producer Lorne Michaels will produce the webisodes, which will be five or ten minutes long and debut nightly at 12:30 ET. "Conan needed time to find his show," Michaels told The Times. "I think this will help Jimmy to do that."

AT&T "Team USA" Olympics Soundtrack to Benefit Athletes

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 7, 2008 - 12:35pm.

San Antonio, Texas - AT&T (NYSE: T) announced on Monday that a number of top-selling artists will record exclusive tracks for a "Team USA" soundtrack for the U.S. Olympic Team, with proceeds from music downloads and ringtone sales to benefit the team. NBC will also feature excerpts from the songs and music videos from the album in its Olympic Games coverage. Contributing artists on the project include 3 Doors Down, Army of Me, Colbie Caillat, Sheryl Crow and Nelly.