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In case the web doesn’t have enough comedy video outlets, more funnies are now available online with the launch of Sony’s new ad-supported, multiplatform comedy channel, dubbed C-Spot.
The channel is available for web and mobile platforms via AOL Video, Hulu, YouTube and Crackle, according to TV Week. Its serials and shorts - some created specially for the channel, others pulled from popular web producers - will run for 13 weeks. The tone of the channel? “Irreverant characters and stories” that “engage, entertain and continue to feed the appetite of digital media users seeking more than just one-off viral videos,” says Sony Pictures Television senior vp Sean Carey.
Yesterday, Sony announced the launch of a new mobile phone movie network, PIX, in conjunction with AT&T.
Katz Media Group has added another new client, Lincoln Financial Media, and will sell ad time on the company’s 15 stations beginning immediately.
Katz also added CBS Radio and Entercom last week, picking them off from Interep’s list.
Katz has also…
Last week, Aegis Group CEO Robert Lerwill resigned unexpectedly, sparking speculation that a takeover may be on the horizon.
Lerwill stepped down officially today (Monday), with Aegis chairman John Napier taking over his duties on an interim basis, writes MediaPost. People…
Out-of-home companies are bracing for the recession like everyone else, but they may not feel the sting as badly as other media.
Though the third quarter brought negative growth to the nation’s three largest OOH companies - Clear Channel Outdoor,…
The 82nd annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade pulled an average 12.6 rating/26 share on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 27, according to Nielsen.
That was 8% higher than its telecast last year, Mediaweek writes. NBC estimated that a total 44.7 million viewers…
Time magazine ousted Cosmo as the top magazine for college students in this year’s Anderson Analytics fall survey.
Time also jumped past People, which was last year’s No. 2, writes Ad Age. A Time spokesperson said the magazine did not run…
Email, news gathering and paying bills continue to be the most widely used online activities among U.S. adults, but downloading TV programs, watching videos and making web phone calls posted the biggest overall growth, according to data from Mediamark Research…
