Native Ads Are Taking Over TV, And Producers Aren’t Exactly Happy About It
As advertisers look for fast-forward-proof commercials, TV producers — such as those at Fox’s “Empire” — are increasingly becoming ad creatives themselves.
Soaring Compliance Costs Ruffle Homebuilders’ Feathers, Could Affect First-Time Buyers
Adhering to various regulations now costs $84,671 per new home, a rise of nearly 30 percent since 2011, a report said.
YouTube Says It Reaches More Viewers 18-49 Than TV, But That’s Not The Whole Story
CEO Susan Wojcicki isn’t wrong about the service’s popularity among the demographic. It’s just a weird comparison to make.
Lufthansa Sets Sights On Cheap Long-Haul Flights, Looks To Expand Eurowings
CEO Carsten Spohr has his eyes on two airline groups to add to the German carrier’s already massive fleet.
What The Real-Life Story Of The Children Of Russian KGB Sleeper Agents Can Tell Us About The End of 'The Americans'
Brothers Alex and Tim Foley discovered their parents were Russian spies, in a twist only slightly stranger than fiction.
Merchants Without Chip Readers On The Hook For Tens Of Millions Of Dollars In Fraudulent Purchases
Merchants who don’t have chip-compliant payment systems will no longer get reimbursed by banks for purchases made with counterfeit cards.
Live TV Via YouTube? For Tech, Real TV Is Harder Than It Looks
After years of saying the future is video on demand, online video companies are clamoring to add live packages to their offerings.
Hulu Is About To Mount A Major Challenge To Amazon, Netflix With Ambitious Originals, Live TV
With a live TV service in the works and HBO-like originals such as “The Path” and “The Mindy Project,” Hulu is challenging Amazon and Netflix.
Viacom (VIAB) Revenue Is Down, But Hey, Here’s A Shiny Advertising Deal With Roku
The company, struggling amid TV industry changes, is increasingly relying on unconventional partnerships, such as with Snapchat — and now Roku.
Comcast (CMCSA) Buys DreamWorks Animation (DWA) For $3.8 Billion
Under the deal, DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg would become chairman of a digital-focused arm of the combined company.
Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) Puts Cord-Cutter Fears To Rest, Adds 53,000 TV Customers For Q1 2016
Thanks to better customer service and a nifty new cable system, pay TV’s biggest provider keeps growing.
Turner Takes The Criterion Collection From Hulu For FilmStruck, A Streaming Service Aimed At Film Buffs
Turner is getting in on the streaming-TV action with a paid service aimed at movie nerds.
‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 6 Ratings: Live Viewership Slips, Legal Streaming Rises, Free Torrents Abound
Just under 8 million people tuned in for the premiere of the HBO mega-hit, but pirates and streamers rose the bar.
The Netflix Bump: 40 Percent Of People Binge-Watch Back-Seasons Of Shows Before The New Season Starts On TV, Says Study
New data from Symphony Advanced Media show a returning series can see an 11 percent increase in new viewers thanks to Netflix.
Charter-TWC Merger Conditions: Streaming Fairness, No Data Caps Would Ease Regulatory Concern
The $78 billion cable merger won tentative approval Monday from federal regulators, but only if conditions are met.
Fullscreen's New Streaming Service Includes 'Electra Woman and Dyna Girl' Reboot, Bret Easton Ellis Series
The five-year-old digital video studio will make its first foray into distribution Tuesday, aiming to reach Gen. Y and Z.
MTV’s Prince Takeover: How The Network Pulled Together A 16-Hour Purple Marathon So Quickly
The icon’s death was a huge surprise to fans. One MTV executive shares how and why the network reacted so quickly.
Small Cable Companies To FCC: Set-Top-Box Rules Would Put Us Out Of The TV Business
Many smaller cable companies say that handing over programming streams to third parties, as the FCC proposes, would bankrupt them.
‘Purple Rain’ Is Not On Netflix, But It Will Air On MTV Thursday Night As Part Of Its Prince Takeover
The late music icon's Oscar-winning 1984 movie isn’t available to stream, but MTV will show it at 7:30 p.m. EDT Thursday.
Viacom (VIAB) And Dish Network (DISH) Avoid Blackout; New Deal Brings MTV, Nickelodeon To Sling TV
Dish was willing to let Viacom pull its networks off the air if the two sides could not reach a new contract.
Crackle vs. Hulu: Streaming Wars Heat Up As Sony’s Online TV Network Takes Aim At Competition
At a presentation for its advertisers Wednesday, Sony’s Crackle mocked Hulu for offering an ad-free option.
Dish Network Just Lost Another 23,000 TV Subscribers, Which Isn’t Great News
The satellite TV company still has 13.9 million TV customers, but the exodus likely won't stop anytime soon.
Netflix Inc (NFLX) Q1 2016 Earnings: Streaming Service Hits 81.5 Million Global Subscribers
The streaming giant delivered earnings targets, but shareholders remain nervous after Amazon Prime went stand-alone.
Amazon Prime Video Is Now Cheaper Than Netflix, But Does That Mean It’s Better?
Amazon is waging a price war with rival Netflix, but are its streaming offerings good enough to compete?
NBC Is Ditching Nielsen Ratings For Some Advertisers, But Who’s Buying?
To attract “select advertisers,” the Comcast-owned network plans to use data from Comcast set-top boxes and other sources.
Here’s Why CBS And Turner Extended Their NCAA March Madness Agreement Into The 2030s
With the rise of streaming video, TV networks are locking in lucrative deals for sports programming for years and decades to come.
Tribune Media Company Resurrects Television Without Pity, Networks Prepare For New Wave Of Snark
After two years of dormancy, snarky recap site Television Without Pity has a new lease on life, courtesy of Tribune Media Company.
Cord-Cutters Don’t Even Want To Pay For Premium Cable Networks Like HBO, Showtime And Starz
How much would you pay for premium programming? If you’re a cord-cutter, you’re likely to answer, “Nothing.”
Why BuzzFeed Exploding A Watermelon On Facebook Is Not The Future Of TV
Getting 800,000 people to watch anything live is no small feat, but the economics of online video are different from TV.
Hulu On Cable? Optimum Customers Can Now Channel Surf Directly To TV Streaming Service
The future of “over-the-top” streaming services like Hulu is actually “in-the-top” integration into cable boxes.
