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The dividing line between traditional media and digital media is becoming less clear all the time as advertisers increasingly view both products on equal terms, as video. In a scene setter for the Digital Content NewFronts, under way in New…
“Hulu is developing a subscription service that would stream feeds of popular broadcast and cable TV channels, people familiar with the plans said, a move that would make the company a competitor to traditional pay-TV providers and other new digital…
TiVo is being acquired in a deal worth $1.1 billion in cash and stock, reports TechCrunch. The buyer is Rovi, which “holds a bunch of patents related to the entertainment industry and does a lot of software licensing to set-top…
Sylvester Stallone has put together a high-octane team to create what’s being described as a “blockbuster TV package” that will soon be shopped to networks seeking a series commitment. Deadline.com reports that the project is an adaptation of “Omerta,” the…
Correspondents at a White House press briefing got a surprise when C.J. Cregg, the press secretary from the NBC drama series “The West Wing,” came out to begin the conference. Actress Allison Janney, who played Cregg on the series, delivered…
A new project based on the Marvel universe has received a series order, with the project, “Marvel’s The Punisher,” expanding the collaboration between Marvel and Netflix. “Jon Bernthal will reprise his role as Frank Castle, introduced to fans earlier this…
Consumer spending on home entertainment was down in the first quarter of the year, according to a Variety report citing new data from DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. The total was $4.55 billion, off 1.8% from $4.64 billion in the…
“Saturday Night Live” alum Will Ferrell is scrapping a comedy about Ronald Reagan’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease, saying he had been considering starring in and producing the movie but is no longer involved. The project, “Reagan,” sparked outrage from the…
A Michigan middle school teacher says she was fired because of a word she used during a lecture about art history. The Detroit Free Press reports that the word is “vagina.” “Allison Wint, who had been teaching art at Harper…
CNN mainstay Anderson Cooper responded to talk about whether he might be replacing Michael Strahan after the former NFL great leaves ABC’s “Live! with Kelly and Michael” in a couple of weeks. Cooper has been one of the most prominent…