The Walt Disney Co., a part owner in Hulu, has renewed rights to television shows with Hulu.com, possibly making the site more attractive in a sale, reports Bloomberg. The agreement is similar to Hulu’s new pact with another co-owner, News…
The U.S. Supreme Court will revisit a First Amendment battle over broadcast indecency, reviewing appeals court rulings that threw out FCC rules against fleeting expletives and brief nudity, the Associated Press reports. “The justices said Monday they will review appeals…
For the second time in a month, PBS said its website has been hacked, reports the Associated Press. Some data was taken, which PBS spokeswoman Anne Bentley described as a "very small number" of administrative user names and encrypted passwords….
The Federal Trade Commission confirmed Friday that it is investigating Google, but the agency would not give the reason, Multichannel News reports. The announcement came after Google itself reported on its policy blog that the FTC had launched a review…
An infomercial pitchman who has been accused of being a con man was arrested Thursday night in Tempe, Ariz., after failing to appear in court for an arraignment, reports the AP. Donald Lapre, who has recently been hawking "The Greatest…
After fans spoke out about an unusual quirk in Keith Olbermann’s new Current TV “Countdown’ show, the controversial host has announced that he is making a small but important change to the show, reports The Huffington Post. The show, which…
Serbians are urging a boycott of Chelsea Handler and advertisers on her E! show "Chelsea Lately" after the comedian made comments that implied the country is a "disappointment," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Handler made the comments on a June…
Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings has joined Facebook’s board of directors, giving the social networking company expertise in digital entertainment, reports Bloomberg. Hastings becomes the sixth director at Facebook, which has existing directors including Washington Post Co. Chairman Donald Graham…
The average price subscribers to multichannel video are paying for their TV privileges is up a sizable 3% from a year ago, according to a report by Multichannel News citing a survey by Leichtman Research Group. The average subscriber now…
Viacom Inc. sued Cablevision Systems Corp. today in Manhattan federal court to put a stop to what Viacom says is unauthorized streaming of the company’s programming on tablets such as the Apple iPad, reports Reuters. The suit was filed just…