The battle between Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) FiOS is going to the Federal Communications Commission, as the telco says that the MSO is wrongfully blocking it from programming the HD version of Madison Square Garden network, Multichannel News reports. Apart from the intense competition, the suit is…

European media commissioner Viviane Reding has set out her vision for a “Digital Europe”, with four key points including a plea to resolve the legislative impasse caused by opposition to “three strikes” plans… —Digital dividend must be quicker: “The United States as a whole switched to digital TV last month.…

TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO)—which has seen the ranks of its subscribers drop—and Best Buy—which is ramping up its digital initiatives—think they can help each other out. The two companies are forming a partnership to promote each other’s offerings. The basics, via the NYT and the San Jose Mercury News: Best Buy…

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HBO has launched a new, video-heavy microsite that boasts hundreds of clips from shows like Entourage, Curb Your Enthusiasm and stand-up comedy specials. Called ComedyFetish.com, the site is designed to serve as a funnel to get viewers to buy their favorite series’ on DVD through BarnesandNoble.com (or as iTunes episodes).…

A flurry of stories this week bit again at Hulu‘s hoped-for upcoming UK launch, again betting on a September launch. There’s little new here - We learned nine months ago the News Corp/NBC/Disney (NYSE: DIS) US online TV venture wanted to open shop in the UK depending on the outcome…

At some media companies, it is business as usual when it comes to exec salaries: —At News Corp (NYSE: NWS). newly appointed COO and president Chase Carey could earn as much as $43.1 million in his first year, in salary and bonuses, according to an SEC filing today, picked up…

*DirecTV* has reached out to Blake Krikorian as a possible successor to Chase Carey as CEO, paidContent has learned. If that doesn’t work out, another option could be joining the DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) board. Carey started his new job as vice chairman, president and COO of News Corp (NYSE: NWS)…

The UK’s Competition Commission may have outlawed the BBC/ITV/C4 commercial VOD venture Project Kangaroo on antitrust grounds, but there’s still appetite for a grand online TV JV in the UK. Five CEO Dawn Airey says broadcasters here are “staring into the abyss” if they don’t form a Hulu-like alliance, according…

Hulu has kept a tight lid on its ad sales data over the past year, but a new report from Screen Digest suggests that the premium online video site brought in nearly $45 million in ad revenue in 2008. The report looks at the state of the ad-supported online TV…

Some more reaction and analysis of Cablevision’s remote DVR win, which we wrote about earlier today: —a statement from Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) COO Tom Rutledge: “We are mindful of the potential implications for ad skipping and the concerns this has raised in the programming community. We believe there are ways…

The media companies got one on the chin, sort of: The U.S. Supreme court has rejected an appeal by the Hollywood studios and TV networks to block Cablevision’s use of remote network-DVR technology, which means the cable company and others may soon be launching it later this year. The media…

The XM Satellite unit of Sirius XM Radio (NSDQ: SIRI) decided to raise its $350 million debt sale to $525 million as it sought to meet unexpectedly strong demand from buyers. That sent the company’s share price up nearly 16 percent to 45 cents. The senior notes, which come due…

Networks like A&E, Scripps, and possibly even *CBS* are ready to test whether the much-hyped TV Everywhere concept will serve as a lucrative business model for online video, but there is news that premium video sites like Hulu and TV.com are finally starting to deliver ad rates that are greater…

Sometime this July, 5,000 Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) customers across the U.S. will get the first taste of TV Everywhere—and the first broadband access to select programming from 10-15 programmers, including many who have resisted putting full episodes online until now. As expected Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), whose CEO Jeff Bewkes…

It didn’t take long for *CBS* to issue a statement after Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) and Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) announced the upcoming national trial of TV Everywhere, expressing interest in anything “to help extend our business in such a way that is open and non-exclusive; consumer friendly; and responsible to…

AOL’s video search engine Truveo is launching a global revamp tonight—across 17 of its country-specific sites, including in the U.S, where it is aiming for a less-cluttered, almost Google-like home page. Truveo is the second-largest video search engine worldwide, behind Google (NSDQ: GOOG), with 25.6 million unique visitors, according to…

Redlasso is proving that a digital media startup can survive (and perhaps even thrive) even after being sued by a group of big media companies. Lawsuits from NBC and Fox shut the online video news clipping service down in mid-2008; Redlasso settled, then sealed a deal with Fox to get…

The YES Network, the cable TV home of the NY Yankees, provided details of the deal with Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) and MLB Advanced Media that will give the MSO’s subscribers access to live streaming games on their computers. The deal only applies to in-game ads, and those shown to YES…