Tag archive: Laguna Beach

Apple has expanded offerings in the UK version of its iTunes Store to include television programming from the U.S. broadcast network ABC, its parent company Disney, as well as Viacom properties MTV, Nickelodeon, and Paramount. The new offerings currently include 28 programs, including ABC hits like Lost,Grey's Anatomy, and Desperate Housewives, Disney shots like Kim Possible and That's So Raven, along with MTV reality series… Read More

Broadcast television network CBS has bought into a $7 million round of financing for virtual content developer Electric Sheep, which develops properties and presences in online worlds like Linden Lab's Second Life. Electric Sheep has developed virtual properties for Fortune 500 companies including AOL, NBC, Viacam, and others, including several in-world creations in Second Life to promote Major League Baseball, MTV's Laguna… Read More

Media conglomerate Viacom hasn't been too happy with Google's YouTube online video service, asking the service to remove thousands of clips from Viacom programming (including bits of Comedy Central's The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, which have been popular on the YouTube). It appeared the two organizations had reached a détente of sorts in October 2006, but just a couple weeks ago Viacom again went to YouTube… Read More

Google and Viacom, owner of MTV Networks, have announced a new test program which will enable selected Web publishers to put advertising-supported video content from MTV Networks on their sites. The program ties in directly with Google AdSense network (which already handles test and image advertising), and is slated to fire up later this month. The goal: expose MTV Network's programming to more viewers, create new video-based online… Read More

MTV and Sprint today announced they'd teamed to bring video and audio content to the latter's cellular network. Content will be drawn specifically from CMT, MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central. Under the terms of the arraignment, said the two organizations, select clips from MTV Networks programs as "CMT Insider", "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", "Laguna Beach" and "Best Week Ever" will be made available for on-demand… Read More

Apple has announced that selected programming from the Viacom-owned MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central networks is now available for purchase via the iTunes Music Store. As with other offerings, episodes are available for $1.99 each; the new additions bring iTunes' television offerings to over 40 current and “classic” shows. “Video has proven to be a smash hit on iTunes with over eight million videos sold,”… Read More