Two long-running soap operas that were recently canceled by their network appear to have a surprise plot twist in their future, reports the New York Post. "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," scheduled to end their decades-long runs…
"SpongeBob SquarePants" is getting a social media makeover, with the Nickelodeon show planning a story line that will unfold over Twitter via tweets and images over four days, reports the New York Post. The story line — called "The Ice…
The International Olympic Committee has decided which city will host the 2018 Winter Games, making it the first non-Japanese city to host the cold-season event, reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. The Games will take place in the South Korean city…
A new ratings system from a company headed by an MIT professor aims to provide a new metric for advertisers: how viewers respond to TV shows, reports LostRemote.com. The ratings from Bluefin Labs provide response levels for TV shows, representing…
A new iPhone appears to be in the works from Sprint, and the big news for consumers is that it will probably be accompanied by a plan that will make the device more affordable than what’s currently offered by AT&T…
Millions of viewers tuned in to watch the Casey Anthony verdict via live streaming on news networks’ websites, reports TVNewser.com. MSNBC.com reported more than 1.25 million live video streams of the verdict, and said it expected between 8 million and…
Netflix’s shares touched an all-time high of $291.23 during trading Tuesday before closing up more than 8% for the day at $289.63, reports the New York Post. The surge came after the company announced plans for an aggressive expansion into…
Twitter, the service that lets people send out messages in 140 characters or less, is raising funding that pegs its value in the billions of dollars, reports Bloomberg. The company is in discussions to raise hundreds of millions of dollars…
Hulu Chief Executive Jason Kilar has been working without a contract since the end of June as the company seeks a buyer, reports Sharon Waxman at TheWrap.com. "This leaves Hulu in an odd situation — on the auction block, with…
Just as with television, mobile phones also have a prime time, and it has a lot in common with TV viewing patterns, reports Kunur Patel in Advertising Age. Mobile users tend to surf the Web and apps from their phones…