Fox News Ratings Roar After Dish Network Blackout; Highest Prime-Time Week Of 2015
Unblocked from Dish Network and aided by SOTU, Fox News posted its highest weekly prime-time ratings since mid-November.
Winter Storm Juno, Or Whatever It’s Called, Raises Flurry Of Keyword Questions For News Editors
Some newsrooms are pushing back against the Weather Channel’s cute winter storm nicknames, but are they sacrificing SEO gold?
Uber Safety Lawsuit: Lax Ride-Sharing Model ‘Inherently Dangerous,’ Class Action Claims
A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses the ride-sharing firm of using false claims to promote safety and security.
Super Bowl 2015: Why Does The NFL Use Roman Numerals? After XLIX, Expect Brief Branding Change
The Super Bowl’s gladiatorial branding, which will take a brief hiatus next year, was meant to solve a prosaic problem.
Dish Network Sling TV Review: Can You Finally Cut The Cable Cord?
Offering live television over the Internet, a new bundle-buster from Dish Network promises to let viewers “take back TV.” Does it deliver?
PandoDaily Sues LaunchTN Over TechCrunch Affiliation As Competing Nashville Conferences Approach
The tech site is accusing LaunchTN of breach of contract, after the latter teamed up with AOL’s TechCrunch.
Cozy With Comcast: Fred Upton, Greg Walden, Architects Of GOP Net Neutrality Plan, Receive Big Cable Cash
The GOP legislators behind an open-Internet proposal received more cable-industry cash than most other members of Congress.
State Of The Union 2015 Ratings: Audience Declines As Twitter Chatter Spikes
Ratings for Obama's speech were down about 5 percent this year, even as social media around the annual event skyrocketed.
Net Neutrality Hearing: Amazon, Etsy, Advocates Criticize ‘Loopholes’ In Republican Plan
At a hearing Wednesday, critics said a GOP net neutrality plan would allow broadband giants to prioritize their own content.
State Of The Union 2015: Terrorism Dominates Pre-SOTU Facebook Chatter; Obamacare Trails
Facebook conversations related to the State of the Union address mentioned "terrorism" more than any other topic.
AT&T, Comcast Among Biggest US Advertisers; Why Are They So Hated?
Money is great, but brand strategists say companies can’t buy their way out of a bad reputation.
Al Jazeera America 2015 Programming Overhaul Outlined In Internal Memo
According to a memo from CEO Ehab Al Shihabi, the fledgling cable news network is making a litany of changes.
Dish Network, Fox News Reach Agreement, Ending Blackout And Heated Contract Dispute
A heated contract dispute between the satellite-TV provider and the news channel ended Thursday.
Charlie Hebdo Cable News Ratings: MSNBC Flounders, Fox News Rebounds Amid Dish Blackout
Despite the busy news week, MSNBC was down compared with a year ago when it was obsessively covering the "Bridgegate" scandal.
Comcast Accused Of Unauthorized Credit Checks On New Customers In Class Action Suit
A customer is suing Comcast for allegedly looking at his financial information, even after he paid it not to do so.
Dish Network-Fox News Blackout: DirecTV, Other Competitors Resist Openly Poaching Angry Viewers
Dish customers are frustrated over the ongoing blackout, but competing providers have resisted openly marketing to them.
Dish Network Exec: Expect ‘Stop Mega Comcast’ To Get Even Bigger As FCC Merger Review Heats Up
A coalition of groups opposing Comcast’s proposed $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable nearly doubled in size this week.
Drone Laws In North Carolina Raise Cloud Of Suspicion: Free Speech And Civil Rights At Risk?
A new law tucked quietly into North Carolina's state budget restricts drones for private use but makes exceptions for police.
Fox News vs. Dish Network: Blackout Causing Ratings Decline, Channel Concedes
Blocked from 14 million satellite TV customers, Fox News acknowledged Friday that ratings have been negatively affected.
Charlie Hebdo Muhammad Cartoons Force Newsrooms To Reevaluate Editorial Policies
Critics said not republishing Charlie Hebdo’s Muhammad cartoons was a cowardly act, but free speech is a two-way street.
Charlie Hebdo Attack Has Paris On High Alert: Military To Aid Police, French Minister Of The Interior Says
With anxiety running high after the attack on Charlie Hebdo, France's interior minister said military forces will aid local police.
Charlie Hebdo Attack: Anti-Terror Raid In Reims, France
Hamyd Mourad reportedly walked into a police station in the French town of Charleville-Mézières and gave himself up.
Charlie Hebdo Rallies: Paris, London, Berlin, NYC, Cities Around The World Raise Pens For Free Speech
Demonstrators from Paris to San Francisco took to the streets Wednesday to protest the deadly Charlie Hebdo shooting.
CNN Ratings: Roger Ebert Documentary ‘Life Itself’ Is A Victory, Just Not For Cable News
The cable news network is touting the success of its latest documentary and the growing obsolescence of its core mission.
Dish Network Blackout: Fox News Ratings Take Hit As Nasty Carriage Dispute Continues
Blocked from 14 million satellite-TV subscribers, Fox News saw weekly prime-time averages dip last week.
Apple iOS 8 Lawsuit: iPhone, iPad Storage Capacity Greatly Exaggerated, Class Action Claims
A class-action complaint claims Apple’s new iOS 8 sucks up as much as 23% of the storage space on devices running it.
20 Years Of Web Publishing: Former HotWired And Pathfinder Execs Look Back On 1994
Twenty years ago, Time Inc. and Wired launched the first digital-media ventures, but profits proved elusive. They still are.
How Much Money Did ‘The Interview’ Make? Sony Comedy Earns $18 million In Theaters And Online
Sony’s assassination satire earned a record $15 million in online rentals and sales during the four-day weekend.
Alleged Arson Attack Against Swedish Mosque Brings Anti-Racism Demonstration In Eskilstuna
The alleged act of arson is thought to be part of a wave of rising anti-immigrant sentiment.
Michigan Welfare Drug Testing Law: Rick Snyder Approves Suspicion-Based Pilot Program
Critics of a new law signed by the state’s Republican governor say it unfairly stigmatizes the poor as drug addicts.
