Tag archive: Jericho

The National Institute on Media and the Family has issued its 2007 report card on the video game industry, and has reached some rather unsurprising conclusions: despite a few retailers' steps to curtail childrens' access to violent video games and new software and parental controls, these efforts have not kept pace with game publishers, and violence in video games continues to increase. Furthermore, the group warns the video… Read More

American broadcast network CBS has announced it will offer programming via the Internet-based video service Joost when it officially launches—which ought to be this quarter. The announcement makes CBS the first broadcast network to sign on with Joost, although it's not Joost's first major partnership: the upstart Internet television service has already announced partnership with Jump TV and with CBS parent company Viacom.… Read More

Warner Bros. has announced it will be buying a 10.3 percent stake in SCi Entertainment Group, the parent company of Eidos Interactive Ltd., developers of the Tomb Raider,Deus Ex,Hitman,Carmageddon,Just Cause, and Conflict gaming titles. And the deal doesn't stop there: Warner Bros. and SCi have forged an agreement to develop and distribute game based on selected Warner Bros. Entertainment properties, including some of the… Read More

Call it a sign of the times; call it a public relations stunt; call it a sign of desperation…take your pick. CBS Televison and DVR pioneer TiVo have announced that TiVo subscribers will be able to record the new CBS comedy The Class up to a full week before its broadcast premiere on The Eye network. The Class stars Jason Ritter (well-received on Joan of Arcadia) as a man planning a third-grade class reunion as a surprise party for… Read More

Are you pumped? Are you at the edge of your seat? Are you excited about the new Fall 2006 television season?! Well, Yahoo TV hopes you'll check out their free Fall 2006 TV Preview site anyway. The site is offering exclusive access to pilot episodes from seleted shows debuting on major broadcast networks this season, making Yahoo TV the only way to see these shows before they're broadcast. Or cancelled. You know: whichever comes… Read More