NFL Blackout Policy Lifts, And Local Fanbases, Streaming TV Services Lick Their Chops
The one-season experiment, which will take place this season, will be evaluated.
SXSW 2015: Snoop Dogg HBO Series Will Look At Los Angeles In The '80s
The iconic rapper announced that he is developing the '80s family drama with Allen Hughes, the director of "Menace II Society."
SXSW 2015: In Austin, Indie Bands Look To Make It Big By Selling Out To TV, Films, Advertising
With sales still declining and streaming still piddling, artists are increasingly preoccupied with licensing.
SXSW 2015: Cloud DX's Medical Tricorder Is Straight Out Of 'Star Trek' (Sort Of)
At SXSW, Canadian company Cloud DX unveiled a wearable device that can diagnose diseases and monitor vital signs.
SXSW 2015: Robots, Algorithms Infiltrate The News Business, Selecting Stories And Writing Them
Robots and algorithms aren't just writing news articles anymore; they're also dictating editorial strategy at some top media companies.
SXSW 2015: True TV Everywhere Could Be Seven Years Away
Cord cutters may not want to hear this, but one analyst says the Internet's infrastructure isn't ready for full TV everywhere.
SXSW 2015: TV Networks HBO, A&E, Nat Geo Spend Big In Austin To Attract 'Influencers'
SXSW may be known for having a tech-y crowd, but TV marketers are spending lavishly to get their shows noticed down in Austin.
Google Targets Spotify Users With $3 Trial To Google Play Music All Access
A $3.00 promotion, pegged to the third anniversary of Google's Play Store, could be a preemptive strike against its rival.
Carly Rae Jepsen's New Music Video Starring Tom Hanks, Justin Bieber Is Premiering Tonight In An Odd Place
The Canadian pop star's latest video has the potential to win the Internet. So why is her label releasing it on a relatively tiny platform?
ABC Loves 'American Crime' So Much It Created A Recap Podcast, Before The Show Launches
Created as part of a heavy publicity push, ABC creates its own podcast for 'American Crime.'
At Big Companies Like Comcast And Time Warner, Broadband Is Booming While Pay TV Is Declining
The two cable giants accounted for nearly two-thirds of the 3 million broadband subscribers added in 2014.
College Sports Recaps To Be Written By Robots For The Associated Press
A natural language generator called Wordsmith will soon be writing the recaps published by every single one of the top sports websites in the United States.
Walking Dead Comes To Sling TV: Dish Adds AMC, IFC To Its $20 Web TV Package For 'Cable Nevers'
Some of cable's top-rated, most beloved TV shows are now available on Dish's newly launched streaming service.
Larry Wilmore Bill De Blasio Interview Breaks 'Nightly Show' Format In Sign Of Further Changes
Multivoice conversations were supposed to be a hallmark of "The Nightly Show," but Monday was all de Blasio, all the time.
MLB Commisioner Changes Gambling Stance: Federal System A 'Pretty Good Idea'
The newly installed MLB commissioner joins his NBA counterpart in offering qualified support for legalized gambling.
Kobalt Gets Google Backing To Reinvent Music Business For The Age Of Spotify
The world's largest music publishing services company will use the money to expand into markets where artists are having trouble recouping digital streaming royalties.
Crime Rates Not Affected By Incarceration: Report
The Brennan Center research finds that the rates of incarceration continued to rise, even after crime rates began to decline across the country.
CPAC 2015: Cruz Marijuana Policy Shifts
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz shifted from a long-held position on the legalization of marijuana during an interview with Fox News on Thursday.
Daily News For Sale? Owner Mort Zuckerman Will 'Explore The Possibility'
In a memo sent to Daily News employees, owner Mort Zuckerman said he was exploring the possibility of selling the New York tabloid.
CPAC 2015: Carly Fiorina Rips Hillary Clinton Over Clinton Global Initiative Foreign Donors
"Conflict of interest"? Carly Fiorina's remarks at a conservative conference showed the Clinton Global Initiative may be a political problem for Clinton.
U2's Hated Apple Album An ITunes Hit? Study Finds Irish Band Most Popular
People screamed and howled at the time, but independent research finds that U2's iTunes experiment might actually have worked.
Facebook Beats Google To Milestone: Two Million Advertisers Shows Long Tail Of Social Network's Business
It took Google seven years to get to 1 million advertisers. Facebook racked up twice that number in a shorter time frame.
Apple Music Service News: Apple Is Hiring Music Journalist As It Stocks Up On Tastemaking Talent
Apple would not be the first streaming service to add music journalists to its payroll. But what will these professional music snobs bring to the table?
Oscars 2015: Why It's Possible No Film Will Win An Academy Award
Less than a quarter of this year's live-action nominees were shot on film. What does that mean for the material to which film owes its name?
Meet 2014’s Most-Pirated TV, Music And Movies, A Haul Worth More Than $800 Billion
HBO, AMC, Warner Brothers and other global entertainment companies have started to look for patterns in the piracy.
Kardashian Web Video: Kim, Khloe And Kourtney To Launch 'Digital Destination' In June
It might seem like they're already everywhere, but this June, the Kardashian sisters will launch their very own stand-alone digital video channel.
Is Jay-Z A Bad Businessman? WiMP, Tidal, Struggling Streaming Music Services Raise Questions
Just weeks after Jay Z bought Aspiro for $56 million, the Swedish streaming music service announced it might not last the year.
Magazine Newsstand Sales Sink Again In 2014, Sending Publishers To The Doctor’s Office
Magazine publishers are stashing their wares in doctors' offices to keep subscription totals high enough for advertisers.
'SNL' iPhone App Downloads Key To NBC Strategy For Show Revival
For the past 10 years, fewer than five percent of U.S. households have been tuning in to "Saturday Night Live." Could this app spur new interest in the show?
Why Apple Hired Zane Lowe, Britain’s Hottest DJ, From BBC Radio 1
Apple, BBC and Zane Lowe are all staying mum on what the influential DJ will be doing in Cupertino. But here are a few possibilities.
