In a sign that CBS is getting serious about original web video content, the network signed the "lonelygirl15" team to a first-look production deal. EQAL is the the "social entertainment company" founded by Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried, who also created "KateModern." The hookup aims to "create and produce multiplatform television, nline … [Read more...]
Download update, via speedlinks
A mixed bag of video download-related news this week -- let's cram it in with some speedlinks: Hulu, the new online video site from NBC Universal and News Corp., is operating at least somewhat in the spirit of the web. Its beta search function produces hits on shows from rival networks such as CBS, ABC and A&E. Advertising Age has the Hulu … [Read more...]
Internet + TV = male nirvana
An outfit called iSuppli reports that almost two-thirds of our fellow Americans want their televisions integrated with the Internet. The other third, presumably, responded: Say what? "The awareness and demand for media home networking is growing rapidly among consumers," said Steve Rago, principal analyst, networking/optical communications for … [Read more...]
The television empire strikes back
"The noise and the hand-wringing that have come because of the launch of companies such as Joost, and from companies such as Google, Microsoft and Apple claiming that your PC is the next television, are wrong." So says Michael Kokernak in MediaPost's Video Insider column. Kokernak points out, correctly, that the television industry is fighting … [Read more...]
‘Phil Silvers Show’ saluted on DVD
Count your fingers and check your wallet after opening "The Phil Silvers Show" box set. Hear that strangled cry, kind of like a drill sergeant caught in a bear trap? It means the con is on. The fix is in. Master Sgt. Ernest G. Bilko is back in the game. The show opens in mythical Fort Baxter, Kan., circa 1955. The Army base has a commander, but … [Read more...]
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