According to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission, Google is working on an entertainment device that will use wireless home networks, reports Bloomberg. The move appears to put Google in a position to intensify its rivalry with Apple, along…
After a 16-year-old contestant fell from the stage near the end of Wednesday night’s installment of “American Idol,” the show’s handling of the incident — and subsequent wisecracks by executive producer Nigel Lythgoe — outraged some viewers. The stage fall…
CW’s "Smallville," the adventure series based on the life of Clark Kent before he becomes Superman, ended its 10-year run last May, but a new season will come to life in the pages of a DC comic book. DC Entertainment…
Television remains the country’s No. 1 pastime, with Americans averaging 4 hours, 39 minutes of TV consumption daily, reports Brian Stelter in The New York Times. But Americans 12 to 34 years old are spending less time watching television in…
Shows from Viacom’s cable networks, including MTV’s "Jersey Shore" and Nickelodeon’s “Dora the Explorer," will be available on Amazon.com’s Prime membership service, reports Bloomberg. Amazon’s Prime membership costs $79 per year and offers free two-day shipping as well a a…
Sunday’s record-breaking Super Bowl broadcast featured a great game, terrific ads and a wide range of technological innovations, but what it may be best remembered for was a low-tech gesture during the halftime show. TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin…
Daytime host Ellen DeGeneres used her talk show Tuesday to respond to a protest of her endorsement deal with JC Penney, The Washington Post reported. DeGeneres fired back at the group One Million Moms, which is trying to pressure JC…
Nice scoop by The Verge about a survey Best Buy sent out regarding a possible Apple hi-def TV. [Note: If you click on the link to the original story, it’s been down a lot today due to overwhelming traffic.] Here…
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger noted in an earnings call with analysts that ABC has sold out of its commercial time for the Academy Awards broadcast, reports Deadline.com. Iger called the ad market “healthy,” the story reports. Iger also noted…
It has been widely reported that Sunday’s telecast of the Super Bowl on NBC was the most-watched TV show in history, but now word has surfaced that the game set another record. NBC attracted 2.1 million viewers to watch its…