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Is Dish Network the Most Hated Company in Television?
Friday, May 25, 2012 - 12:27pm
Three of the four major TV networks have sued Dish Network for copyright infringement. There's just one catch -- Dish hasn't copied a thing. Rather, the satellite service provider has gotten into trouble for giving consumers an easy way to skip commercials. From a business standpoint, Dish's (...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 9:25am
Is NBC About to Go Bankrupt?
The ailing TV network is making a desperate attempt at salvaging its remains. But cancelled shows, lackluster pilots and management's desperate remarks are pointing to the company's imminent demise. According to the New York Post, Ted Harbert -- the broadcasting chief of the Comcast-owned (NASDAQ...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 12:29pm
Britney Spears & Howard Stern: What do New Celebrity Judges Mean for Talent TV?
Television networks are shelling out the big bucks to bring the grandest names in the entertainment industry to judge their celebrated talent shows. Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) America's Got Talent on NBC has decided to bring in Howard Stern to choose the fate of the country's freshest meat, while...
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 1:38pm
Apple's First TV: Would You Pay $12 a Month to Watch Free Content?
It could be the most Internet-friendly television in history. But would you pay more to enjoy it? There's a new startup in town that might attempt to answer that question. Aereo is attempting to bridge the gap between traditional TV viewing and Internet streams by combining the two, allowing it...
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Friday, October 28, 2011 - 3:46pm
Hulu's Latest Deal is One Vampire Fans Can Really Sink Their Teeth Into
Fans of The Vampire Diaries and other CW shows will soon have a reliable source for next-day video streams. In a Hulu blog post penned by Andy Forssell, SVP of Content and Distribution, the growing video site has announced that it has struck a five-year deal with The CW. Formed after UPN and The...
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 1:57pm
Five Reasons Apple TV Won't Launch Until 2013
Unless movie studios cave, we should stop getting our hopes up for an imminent release. The tech world has been running wild with a cornucopia of stories surrounding Apple's all but confirmed television set. From a la carte cable services and environmentally-efficient data centers to my own list...
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 9:45am
YouTube to Finally Receive Original, High-Quality, Non-User-Generated Content?
After a mountain of speculation, the Wall Street Journal is providing us with MORE speculation! Last March, word started to spread that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) was looking for Hollywood talent to bring fresh and original (and presumably scripted) content to YouTube. The news quickly died down after...
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Dave Pietrycha Named CFO of NBC News
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 2:53pmDave Pietrycha has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for NBC News. This announcement was made today by NBC News President Steve Capus. In his role, Pietrycha will be responsible for the financial oversight of all NBC News broadcasts and platforms, including MSNBC. Most...
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NBC News to Air St Petersburg Republican Presidential Debate
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 2:51pmNBC News, National Journal, The St. Petersburg Times, and the Florida Council of 100 have announced that their Republican presidential primary debate will take place on Monday, January 30, 2012. The event will fall on the eve of the Florida primary, which state officials today declared will be...
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NBC Nightly News Spends 105 Weeks as Top Newscast
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 2:57amNBC Nightly News with Brian Williams was America's number one newscast for the week ending September 18, 2011, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast delivered an average of 8.219 million total viewers, +974,000 more than ABC "World News'" 7.245 million, and +2,484,000 million...
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