Amazon.com is positioning its video-streaming service to compete more directly with Netflix and Hulu by testing a $7.99 monthly subscription plan, reports Advertising Age. The plan will be available for its Prime members. While Prime membership costs $79 per year,…
News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey said fall television ratings for Fox Broadcasting are "below our expectations," and blamed changing viewership patterns rather than mediocre shows, reports Deadline.com. "There is no question that you are seeing an ongoing change…
The Supreme Court has declined to hear a class-action lawsuit filed by cable and satellite subscribers that alleges channel bundling violates antitrust laws, reports B&C. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the suit in March, noting that the plaintiffs…
Amazon has bought an animated comedy from two actors on the hit CBS sitcom "The Big Bang Theory," Deadline.com reports. The project comes from actors John Ross Bowie and Kevin Sussman, known for their roles as Barry Kripke and comic…
Pay-television operators such as cable companies and satellite operators are in a zero-growth business, with many reporting a slowdown in subscriber growth during the third quarter, reports the New York Post. The slowdown is a result of some households deciding…
In the new Denzel Washington film "Flight," the actor plays an airline pilot who over-indulges in beer, vodka and gin, a fact that has Anheuser-Busch InBev upset because its beer is prominently displayed in the movie in a negative light,…
Things got back to normal Monday night for the broadcast lineup after a period of disruptions and pre-emptions related to Hurricane Sandy. When the dust settled, it was NBC carrying the night with another solid performance by “The Voice,” according…
National Geographic Channel earned its best ratings in more than a year with the airing of a program that drew criticism for what some believed was a partisan bias — "SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden," reports…
Following activist investor Carl Icahn’s purchase of a 10% stake, Netflix has adopted a shareholder rights plan — also known as a "poison pill" — to deflect hostile takeovers, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The move was…
The advertising industry is focused on an upcoming event that is so big it can be identified pretty much by a single letter, “L.” More accurately, it’s 2016’s Super Bowl 50, called "The L" for the Roman numeral it will…