Univision has brokered a deal to have streaming service Hulu provide its popular Spanish-language telenovelas, variety shows and reality programs to viewers online, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Univision will make some of its prime-time shows available…
With the news that Apple founder Steve Jobs died yesterday at age 56, we here at TVWeek were thinking how we can all learn from him and honor his legacy. A good place to start is to read (or re-read)…
ESPN has decided to permanently drop the Hank Williams Jr. musical opening for "Monday Night Football," following the musician’s comments on Fox News in which he appeared to compare President Obama to Adolf Hitler, reports The Huffington Post. In a…
Facebook has more than 800 million users. But, somehow, your brand isn’t really reaching the vast majority of them. In this fascinating entry by TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross, we get to probe the mind–thanks to a presentation at…
Eddie Murphy’s new action comedy "Tower Heist" will be available in some markets via video-on-demand just three weeks after it debuts in theaters — but at a hefty price, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The movie, which…
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner took to Twitter to provide an explanation for why NBC’s "The Playboy Club" failed, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "It should have been on cable, aimed at a more adult audience," Hefner tweeted to his roughly…
Paramount Pictures has quietly sidestepped streaming services such as Netflix by taking its "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" directly to consumers, reports Advertising Age. By visiting vod.transformersmovie.com, consumers can stream an HD version of the movie for $4.99 or a…
With "Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz planning a limited-run series, streaming service Hulu is making a play for the new TV episodes of the canceled but beloved comedy, reports New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. Fox canceled "Arrested Development" in 2006…
In Apple’s first big product introduction without company founder Steve Jobs running the show, Apple unveiled its eagerly anticipated new iPhone, the iPhone 4S, The New York Times reports. The upgrade stops short of the extensive redesign that would have…
Jacqueline Laurita, who last week revealed that she would not be returning for the next season of Bravo’s "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," used Twitter to take a major shot at her on-screen friend, Teresa Giudice, reports US Weekly….