Time Warner Cable had a sudden change in a key executive position Friday, with a well-known, well-liked exec abruptly announcing he was leaving the company and another exec quickly moving into his spot, Multichannel News reported. Sam Howe. TWC’s chief marketing…
The just-announced deal between Shaquille O’Neal and TNT includes a development deal with Turner’s entertainment and animation networks, Turner revealed in a press release. Besides joining the panel on “Inside the NBA” and seeing duty during the NBA All-Star weekend…
CNBC announced Friday that it has hired a newspaper journalist as the new co-anchor of its “Squawk Box” morning show, Multichannel News reports. The job is going to New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin, who will co-anchor with Becky…
Blockbuster is aiming to take advantage of Netflix’s marketing problems after the online streaming and DVD-rental service angered customers by raising its rates, reports Deadline.com. Blockbuster is appealing to Netflix customers by offering a 30-day free trial to those who…
Amazon.com plans to release a tablet computer that will intensify its rivalry with Apple, reports The Wall Street Journal. (The Wall Street Journal is behind a pay wall and not all readers may be able to view the full story.)…
The Federal Bureau of Investigations has opened an inquiry into allegations that journalists working for News Corp. improperly tried to access the phone records of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack, The New York Times reports. The move comes in…
After a wave of customer backlash to its 60% price hike for its popular movie rental service, Netflix is now under fire for what one Wall Street analyst says is a poor strategy in dealing with customer complaints, according to…
One of the stars of "Glee" took to Twitter to put a positive spin on the news that three of the stars of the hit Fox show won’t be returning for the fourth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lea…
HGTV owner Scripps Networks is in discussions with Demand Media about a possible partnership that could bring together the cable TV and Web players — both of which have content deals with celebrity chef Rachael Ray, reports the New York…
News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch is being pressured to testify in the inquiry over alleged phone hacking at his British papers, reports the Associated Press. The pressure in the U.K. investigation is coming from British lawmakers. The House of…