YouTube has cut off its funding of two news channels, PandoDaily.com reports. The channels have been run by The Wall Street Journal and Reuters. Reuters has reportedly cut positions in response to the move. The cutbacks come after YouTube said…
The broadcast networks are under increased pressure to find hits this pilot season, Nellie Andreeva writes on Deadline.com, after last year’s crop produced only three series that can be called hits — NBC’s "Revolution," The CW’s "Arrow" and CBS’s "Elementary."…
The National Rifle Association is increasingly becoming a presence on cable. The group sponsors or produces six television shows that air on the Outdoor and Sportsman channels, creating a potential profit center for the group as well as a way…
Endemol Group, the independent television production company behind "Big Brother," has named executives to two key positions, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Martha Brass was named chief operating officer and Edwin van Es was installed as chief financial officer, the…
Blockbuster will shutter 300 stores in the next few weeks, the Denver Post reports. The company will lay off about 3,000 workers, the report adds. The closures will hit underperforming stores or those that are getting close to the end…
The NFL’s prime-time clash between AFC powers New England and Baltimore, aired live on CBS, dominated the broadcast ratings Sunday night, based on Nielsen overnights. TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the game delivered a preliminary 14.6 average rating in the key 18-49…
One of the pioneering companies in the video game business — the company that created the games “Pong,” “Centipede” and “Asteroids” — filed for bankruptcy today, CNN reports. The move by Atari U.S. is an effort to break off the…
In a pioneering effort to reach viewers, Fox Television is promoting the new Kevin Bacon drama, "The Following," by urging viewers to set their DVRs to record the program, reports Deadline.com. Instead of tune-in ads, Fox has turned to billboards…
Walt Disney Chief Executive Robert Iger received a bump in pay in 2012, Reuters reports, citing regulatory filings. Iger’s compensation totaled $40.2 million, an increase of 20%, the story reports. Iger’s pay included $2.5 million in base salary; $9.5 million…
Dish fired a new salvo in the battle over its Hopper with Sling DVR device, and the company took aim directly at CBS. Deadline.com reports that Dish took out full-page ads Sunday in a number of major newspapers touting the…