Qualcomm will shut down its direct-to-consumer FLO TV operations by the end of the year after failing to convince consumers to pay for a mobile-television subscription, reports PaidContent.org. The decision comes after Qualcomm said in June that it was exploring…
Comcast and NBC Universal have been asked by the Federal Communications Commission for more information, reports the Associated Press. The FCC is asking Comcast for information about its distribution agreements for several of its cable channels, while the agency is…
"Broadcasting & Cable [B&C] and Multichannel News have erected pay walls around previously free Web content that could have been causing a drain on print subscriptions. Until Monday, the full contents of the weekly print products had been available gratis…
Michael Ausiello of EW.com wrote in an item on his online column that he’s leaving Entertainment Weekly to start his own television site with Jay Penske’s MMC Corporation, the company also behind Deadline.com. "Although I know there will probably be…
J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, told Oprah on Friday that she may, eventually, write more Harry Potter books, according to People magazine. Also, according to the article, "Rowling mentioned that she did turn down one opportunity –…
e5 Global Media has named a longtime media journalist to the post of Editorial Director of the trade publications Adweek, Mediaweek and Brandweek, Mediaweek reports. It’s Michael Wolff, who wrote a media column for New York Magazine for six years, before…
One of MTV’s key top executives is leaving the network to join Ben Silverman’s new production company, Electus, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Tony DiSanto, who has been MTV’s president of programming, is considered a key player in…
"During his modest introduction of the device, Jobs called the Apple TV ‘one more hobby.’ But a closer look at the code and the hardware powering the Apple TV reveals that there’s a lot more going on under the hood…
Fox Networks today began blocking Dish Network’s customers from viewing Fox Sports, FX and NatGeo cable channels after a rate dispute, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Radio & TV Talk blog. Dish said the dispute is over Fox Networks’ request for…
Heidi Klum, who has strode down the runway for Victoria Secret for the past 13 years, is splitting from the lingerie giant, Reuters reports. According to the article, "Victoria’s Secret parent company Limited Brands on Thursday confirmed that Klum’s role…