After dropping millions of monthly visitors, News Corp.’s MySpace is poised to lay off about half of its staff, prompting speculation that the site may be prepared for a sale, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The site…
With a wave of new television-viewing devices–from Internet-capable TV sets to tablet computers–coming to market this year, more consumers might take the step that cable and satellite companies dread: cutting their subscriptions in favor of cheaper Web alternatives, report Dawn…
Fox was careful to end the TV series "24" with a cliffhanger that left the door open for Jack Bauer to continue his counter-terrorist efforts on the big screen, but Fox is not happy with the "24" script, reports Entertainment…
Oprah Winfrey has widely criticized what’s on TV these days. Read what she said as TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross blasts her comments, while at the same time he praises some parts of Winfrey’s OWN launch. It’s a don’t…
Television viewers tune in faithfully year after year to watch holiday classics such as the stop-action "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and the animated "A Charlie Brown Christmas," but neither of those was this year’s most-watched Christmas special, according to The…
ESPN has suspended anchor Will Selva, reports NBA.fanhouse.com, after he was accused of plagiarizing material from Orange County Register sports columnist Kevin Ding, as we reported Wednesday. Selva, who has been anchoring "Highlight Express" on ESPNEWS, apologized Wednesday for using…
If you have kids younger than 6 years old, Nintendo doesn’t want you buying its latest 3D handheld device, reports Bloomberg News. "Looking at 3D images for a long time may harm the growth of children’s eyes," Nintendo said in…
The Outdoor Channel announced its schedule for the first quarter of 2011, including four former ESPN fishing shows, reports MediaPost’s MediaDailyNews. "Buccaneers and Bones" stars Tom Brokaw, as well as actor Michael Keaton and Zach Gilford of "Friday Night Lights.”…
About 21% of the televisions forecast to have shipped worldwide in 2010 have the ability to connect to the Web, and less than half of consumers use those features, reports Multichannel News, citing research firm DisplaySearch. That means that about…
2010 wasn’t a good year for CNN, TVNewser reports. The past year proved to be the worst prime-time performance for the cable news network in both total viewers and adults 25 to 54 since at least 1996, the story says….