Netflix Popcorn Bowl Winners Set World Record 

At the end of a grueling six-day competition, two winners emerged from the Netflix Popcorn Bowl in New York City’s Times Square with a world record on Tuesday after viewing 57 movies in 123 hours and 10 minutes...

Fox News Launches YouTube Election Channel 

Fox News Channel has created an outlet for election-related video segments on YouTube, aiming to cultivate an eclectic audience of Web surfers and build viewership for its TV programming...

Alltel Targets Latinos with Dia de Los Muertos Concert 

Alltel is staging its second free Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) concert in El Paso, Texas, targeting younger Latino consumers for its “My Circle” calling plans...

Lifetime, Max Factor Seek Outstanding Make-Up Artist 

Lifetime will air a new reality series, “Blush: The Search for the Next Great Make-Up Artist” next month, with the winner receiving a professional artist contract with Max Factor...

Papa John’s Pushes ‘Indy’ DVD with Coupons, Pizza 

Papa John’s is partnering with Paramount Home Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd. to support the upcoming DVD release of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”...

Hostess to Visit Sweeps Contestants Homes on Halloween Night 

In a play on Publisher’s Clearing House’s Prize Patrol, reps from Hostess will visit the homes of some of its sweepstakes contestants on Halloween to dish out $1 million to one winner...

Lincoln Drives TNT’s ‘RPM’ Micro Series 

The Lincoln TKS sedan plays a featured role in “RPM,” TNT’s branded crime thriller micro series, set to debut during episodes of “Law & Order” in October...

Discovery’s ‘Mythbusters’ Mines Viral Videos 

The Discovery Channel’s “Mythbusters” series is seeking ideas for the show from YouTube fans...

Cartoon Network Stages ‘Clone Wars’ Parties 

Cartoon Network is staging 2,000 house parties around the country this Saturday to trumpet the primetime debut of the animated “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” on Oct. 3—with clone troopers dropping in on some of them...

Cotton Sponsors Fashion Reality Web Series  

Cotton, Inc. is sponsoring a reality Web series that tells the story of three aspiring fashion designers working under the guidance of Eric Vallency...

NBC Streams Fall Previews on Multiple Platforms 

NBC is betting that video streams will help its on-air primetime ratings rebound from last season’s doldrums...

New Line’s Still Named EVP for Weinstein Co. 

Lance Still has been named executive vice president of promotions and integrated marketing for The Weinstein Co., an independent film studio...

McDonald’s Celebrates Latin Grammy Awards with Sweeps, Events 

McDonald’s is backing its sponsorship of the upcoming Latin Grammy Awards with a host of promotional activities, including a tour, street parties and a sweepstakes...

MySpace Names Brands Sponsoring Its Free Music 

McDonald’s, Toyota, State Farm and Sony will be among the first brands to market on the new MySpace Music expected to debut later this week...

MTV2, Time Warner Team Up for Rock Battle NYC 

MTV2 and Time Warner are partners in a search for a New York City band to be the opening act of the Rock Band Live Tour in Newark later this fall...

TNT Launches Latest Micro-Series with Acura 

TNT is carrying on its branded micro-series strategy with the debut last week of crime thriller “Blank Slate,” sponsored by Acura, with two more short-form dramas coming soon...

MTV, HP Tool ‘Engine Room’ for TV and Web 

MTV and Hewlett-Packard are debuting a short-form reality series on air and online next week, featuring a group of PC-savvy competitors vying for a shot at big money in the latest form of branded entertainment...

Warner Bros. TV Streams ‘Sorority’ Series on MySpace 

Warner Bros. TV debuted an original digital series, “Sorority Forever,” on MySpace yesterday as it streams the show on its own ad-supported online network TheWB.com...

PBS Kids Pushes Shows Online with Video Player 

PBS Kids is streaming more than a dozen shows online and a changing assortment of clips for Web-Savvy grade schoolers...

American Eagle Hosts Jonas Brothers Concert, Sweeps 

American Eagle Outfitters’ new kids’ brand, 77kids, is leveraging entertainment to promote a new apparel line by hosting a concert with the Jonas Brothers in Novembe...

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