Top Stories

WALTHAM, August 7: The entertainment portal LYCOS is teaming with IPTV platform PermissionTV for Update Hollywood, delivering on-demand film clips, behind the scenes footage and celebrity interviews. Available at www.updatehollywood.com/player.html, Update Hollywood gives LYCOS viewers free access to the movie …

NEW YORK, August 7: iD Distribution has licensed Farther Than The Eye Can See, a documentary from Rainbow Media’s Rush HD channel, to the BBC. The special will air on August 13 at 9 p.m. as part of the BBC’s …

BRISTOL, August 8: Tigress Productions has been commissioned by British broadcaster Five to produce Game Reserve Diaries, a series chronicling the daily activities at a game preserve in Kenya. The series will be composed of ten 45-minute episodes and will …

CHICAGO, August 7: Charles Hirschhorn, the founder and former CEO of the G4 video-gaming network, has been elected to the board of directors at Playboy Enterprises. Hirschhorn is currently the founding partner of Fountain Productions, which produces theatrical motion pictures, …

NEW DELHI, August 7: India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has mandated that all music videos, film trailers and movies, whether produced in India or internationally, must be cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) censorship board as …

NEW YORK/MOUNTAIN VIEW, August 7: Google and MTV Networks are trialing a new video distribution model, with Google to provide ad-supported content from MTV Networks via its advertising network to third-party websites. The companies expect to be testing the model …

LOS ANGELES, August 4: Univision Communications’ revenues were up 24.7 percent in the second quarter to $634 million, delivering a pro forma profit of $116.6 million, a 38.2 percent gain, driven in large part by the Hispanic broadcaster’s coverage of …

BURBANK, August 4: ABC.com will relaunch its Interactive Emmy-winning streaming video player this fall following its two-month trial of the service, which allows visitors to the ABC site to access full episodes of key shows like Lost and Desperate Housewives …

MONTREAL, August 4: Cogeco Cable, the second-largest cable operator in Ontario and Québec, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Cabovisao—Televisao por Cabo, the second-largest cable operator in Portugal. "The completion of this acquisition represents a significant step for Cogeco …

NEW YORK, August 4: The second season of Logo’s original series Noah’s Arc will premiere on the website LOGOonline.com on August 8, a day before its television launch. The second season premiere of the show, about four gay African-American friends …