After customers complained about Donald Trump’s political activities, one advertiser has said it won’t allow its ads to appear on the website for NBC’s "The Apprentice," reports Bloomberg. The marketer is Groupon. The company isn’t a show sponsor, but its…
Local television stations’ revenues posted strong gains in 2010, according to new figures from BIA/Kelsey. B&C broke down the study, reporting that over-the-air sales jumped 23% to $19.4 billion last year, boosted by midterm elections and a rebound in the…
Android and Apple devices such as iPhones and iPads will soon be able to play HBO programming, reports the Los Angeles Times. The service will be available to HBO subscribers. HBO is hoping that offering the service on the iPad will…
Beyonce has been hit with a lawsuit for more than $100 million. The singer and actress was sued by software developer Gate Five claiming that she backed out of a deal to collaborate on a motion-sensing dance video game called…
Charlie Sheen is adding a charity foundation to his empire, launching Sheen’s Korner–the same name used for his Internet podcasts at the height of his media campaign a few weeks ago–as a fund-raising operation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He…
Media giant Viacom issued a rosy financial report today, highlighted by profits that beat Wall Street expectations and growth in the cable segment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Operating income for media networks was up 13% to $806 million for…
Weather Channel Cos. Chief Executive Mike Kelly says the company’s digital offerings are “going through the roof." More than 40% of the company’s total advertising stems from digital, Kelly said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. The channel…
Members of the Writers Guild of America voted to approve a new three-year contract that provides increases in contributions to the guild’s pension plan and higher residual payments in pay TV, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. The…
In a major hacking incident, Sony has been dealt what is being described as “a significant short-term blow,” with both its PlayStation Network and its Qriocity on-demand television service affected, Deadline.com reports. The incident, attributed to a lone hacker, is…
Another top executive at NBC Universal is leaving the company, marking the latest departure since its merger with Comcast, reports Deadline.com. The executive is Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette, president of NBC Universal Digital & Affiliate Distribution and Content Distribution Strategy, the…