In a message that was apparently meant to be private but ended up going public, NBC anchor Brian Williams criticized a performance by "Saturday Night Live" musical guest Lana Del Rey, Gawker reports. Williams said in an email to Gawker…
A cable TV channel that has a unique feature — some might say a monkey on its back — will soon be put up for sale, with its owner having already hired an investment bank to shop the channel, the…
A fight over legislation designed to slow piracy of content over the Internet may hit home with consumers when Wikipedia goes dark on Wednesday, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said Monday that the…
YouTube added two new entertainment networks to the website Monday, Multichannel News reports. The site rolled out Entertainment News Television, from PMC and ION, and the Young Hollywood Network. YouTube has its sights set on adding a total of 96…
Facebook may sell shares to the public for the first time in May, according to the New York Post. With that timeline, Facebook would need to file its initial public offering documents within the next month, the story says. It’s…
The husband of a veteran pop singer unleashed a tirade against Madonna Sunday night after Madonna won a Golden Globe for best original song, TMZ.com reports. David Furnish, the husband of Elton John — who was also up for the…
Starz is rolling out a carefully coordinated multiplatform strategy to help pump up interest in the new season of its action franchise “Spartacus,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pay cable network will launch the Facebook game “Spartacus: Vengeance The…
Hulu has plans to expand into original programming, including premiering its first scripted show in February, and is mapping strategies to raise cash to fund the plan, reports Bloomberg. "When you have a healthy business, capital is not a problem….
The future of television is now being created by the people running Google’s YouTube video service, John Seabrook writes in an enlightening article in the New Yorker. That future, which is already well under way, will see a further evolution…
The 63rd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmys were handed out Thursday night by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which honored Fox Sports Media Group Chairman and CEO David Hill with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Among the recipients…