The possible sale of online-streaming site Hulu is at risk of running aground even as bids continue to come in, Reuters reports. The news service reports: “Among the issues are conflicts over complicated digital rights, a wide bid-ask gap, and…
Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings posted a letter on Netflix’s website Sunday night apologizing for his handling of recent changes in the pricing structure, which caused customers to flee the company’s subscription services, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder…
The winner of NBC’s "The Voice," Javier Colon, has been tapped to play a legendary musician in the network’s controversial new drama "The Playboy Club," according to The Hollywood Reporter. That musician is Ray Charles, the story notes. Colon will…
Netflix — one of the biggest success stories in the enterainment business until recently — seems to have found a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Ever since its controversial price increase, things have been going downhill…
News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey, speaking at a media conference on Tuesday, noted that the company is trying to capitalize on its huge library of episodes of "The Simpsons" — and one idea is to create a digital…
Intensifying an existing competition between entertainment trade publications, the parent company of the entertainment news website Deadline.com sued the parent of The Hollywood Reporter, seeking more than $5 million in damages, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. Penske…
"Nielsen, [on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011] unveiled a push to turn the new online campaign ratings system it developed with Facebook into the online equivalent of the TV industry’s so-called ‘GRPs,’ or gross ratings points, which are Madison Avenue’s ‘currency’ for the…
Yahoo is meeting with investment bank Allen & Co. following the ouster of Chief Executive Carol Bartz, reports Bloomberg. The company’s board will hear different scenarios for Yahoo’s future from the investment bank before deciding whether to hire Allen &…
The news site that issued an erroneous tweet reporting that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had died offered an explanation for the error, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Shira Lazar, who runs What’s Trending, noted that the tweet was retracted less…
Showtime is taking a page from the CW and Fox and putting a drama pilot online before the show debuts on television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pilot for "Homeland" will air on Showtime’s website before its Oct. 2…