NBCUniversal will invest heavily in a thriving digital media company. NBCU owner Comcast confirmed that the company will invest $200 million in Vox Media, Variety reports. The move “will give the company a stake in a passel of media assets…
Twitter is responding to one of the biggest requests of its users and will drop the 140-character limit on direct messages sent on the service, The Verge reports. “As promised, the company said today that it will now allow messages…
TV Land is expanding its lineup of original comedies, with the latest addition to the slate being “Lopez,” starring and executive produced by stand-up comedian George Lopez. “The half-hour single-camera serialized comedy has a 12-episode order and will premiere in…
Ambitious plans have been unveiled for the upcoming premiere of a hotly anticipated new space thriller. The drama series “The Expanse” will roll out with a two-night premiere Dec. 14-15 at 10 p.m. on Syfy. The cable channel calls the…
One television channel just had a huge week in the ratings. For the week ending Aug. 9, Fox News Channel chalked up a number of milestones, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Not only did FNC end the week as the No. 1 cable…
A canine actor who was anointed as the heir to Rin-Tin-Tin, Lassie, Benji and other famous screen dogs as the biggest canine star in Hollywood has died. Uggie, a Jack Russell terrier best known as one of the stars of…
CNN regular Anderson Cooper and Seth Meyers, host of NBC’s “Late Night,” compared notes on being on Donald Trump’s enemies list during an appearance by Cooper on Meyers’ talk show. Here’s the clip:
Viacom has announced the launch of a new division within the company focused on bringing multi-platform social partnerships, products and services to the company’s ad clients. Velocity Products Group, a part of Viacom Ad Sales, was announced Tuesday. “In addition…
Pop star Britney Spears has confirmed she is headed to a broadcast TV series. In a tweet Tuesday, Spears told “Jane the Virgin” stars Gina Rodriguez and Jaime Camil, “See u at the Marbella Hotel soon, @hereisgina @jaimecamil! Guest starring…
A federal judge has shot down a campaign by Cablevision that humorously attacks Verizon. The New York Post reports that Judge Gary R. Brown issued a temporary injunction Monday against Cablevision ordering the company to take down the ads for…