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Network TV Execs Discover What Pirates Always Knew: Making Stuff Available Online Is Good Marketing
techdirt.com 3 weeks, 4 days agoWant to understand just how tone deaf and clueless the legacy entertainment industry players are these days? It appears that network TV execs have just discovered the brilliant idea of using the internet to pre-release TV shows in an effort to build up buzz and an audience who will watch the full series. The stunning thing here is that these are the very same companies who go absolutely ballistic if their works get "leaked" early online -- and insist that criminal penalties are needed to stop this kind of a
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Ryan Seacrest Launching New Cable Network
msnbc.com 3 weeks, 5 days agoAs if his current gigs as the host of American Idol and E! News, a morning Los Angeles radio personality, Crest spokesman and production company head weren't enough, Ryan Seacrest is set to launch his very own cable network. PHOTOS: Winter TV preview The media mogul, 36, is teaming with Mark Cuban, concert promoter AEG and Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency to revamp billionaire Cuban's HDnet into AXS TV. Featuring behind-the-scenes coverage of concerts, red carpets and awards shows, AXS TV (pr









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