Archive for September 4th, 2007
The NFL will exempt its primary broadcast rightsholders — Fox, CBS, ESPN and NBC — from the league’s controversial 45-second rule for online video, reports the Sports Business Journal (sub. req.) “The four TV networks have argued that their rights fees — averaging more than $3 billion a year over the life of the contracts — should buy them more latitude for online video than an unaffiliated media outlet that pays the NFL nothing,” the article reads. The details of the rightholders’ rules have yet to be finalized, but game highlights will still be restricted. It’s also unclear whether NBC, CBS or Fox-owned stations will be able to take advantage of the new rules. (Thanks, Joel!)
September 4th, 2007
No surprise here. NBC has just announced a deal to sell shows on Amazon’s video download service Unbox, which will begin September 10th. As part of the arrangement, NBC will be able to sell content in packages, including up to 30 percent off when users buy full TV show seasons. Packaging and flexible pricing were the reasons NBCU cited for ending its deal with iTunes last week.
September 4th, 2007
The interactive daytime show that was once iVillage Live is now In the Loop with iVillage with a new look, new hosts, a new studio (at WMAQ) and an “edgier and more cosmopolitan view” to the show. “While adding a new relevance but keeping the same ‘iVillage’ spirit, our focus will be on making this a show women will not want to miss,” said Sharon Scott, Senior Vice President of Peacock Productions. It premieres September 17th on NBC’s owned-and-operated stations.
Press release with many more details follows below…
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UPDATED VERSION: During the MDA Labor Day Telethon, Jerry Lewis went off on a riff with one of the cameramen. During the bit, he used the words “illiterate faggot.” (It appears he was referring to one of the cameras, not one of the cameraman’s family members. Hard to explain - watch the bit.) In a statement issued to the media, Lewis apologized:
I apologize to anyone who was offended. I obviously made a bad choice of words. Everyone who knows me understands that I hold no prejudices in this regard. In the family atmosphere of the telethon, I forgot that not everyone knows me that well. That something like this would distract from the true purpose of the telethon pains me deeply. The success of the show and all the good that will come from it shouldn’t be lost because of one unfortunate word. I accept responsibility for what I said. There are no excuses. I am sorry.
Earlier on Lost Remote we had embedded video of this that was hosted by DailyMotion but it has been taken down.
September 4th, 2007
