Starz announced Thursday that it will implement a 90-day delay next month on making available its original series to users of its Starz Play service, which is arranged through Netflix, Verizon and Qwest, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Starz noted…
CBS has unveiled a new approach to television advertising buying in which demographics such as age and sex don’t matter, reports Advertising Age. CBS Chief Research Officer David Poltrack announced the model at the Advertising Research Foundation’s Re:Think 2011 conference…
Cartoon Network said it will debut 13 new series during the next year, including a remake of a 1980s classic, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The rebooted ‘80s show is "ThunderCats," the story says. The network also…
Apple is considering expanding its AirPlay audio service to incorporate streaming video from an iPad or iPhone to television sets, Bloomberg reports. The plan would have Apple licensing its AirPlay software to consumer-electronics makers, who would then use it to…
Despite concerns from proxy advisers who raised questions about Steve Jobs’ ability to serve on a board given his health issues, the Apple chief executive was re-elected to the Walt Disney Co. board on Wednesday, reports Bloomberg. Jobs was reappointed…
A competitor is readying a direct challenge to Apple’s iPad that will debut April 19 in the U.S., reports Bloomberg. The challenge comes from Research in Motion, which is rolling out its BlackBerry PlayBook. Retailers will include more than 20,000…
After longtime Oscars writer Bruce Vilanch told New York Magazine that James Franco had failed as the host of the Academy Awards, Franco took umbrage, reports TV Guide. Vilanch, a comic who’s written jokes for nearly every Oscars broadcast in…
Netflix has just struck a deal for its first original series, “House of Cards,” starring Kevin Spacey, putting itself in direct competition with premium cable channels. But Showtime was already prepared for battle, Crain’s New York Business reported. By midyear,…
PBS is making a major push to make sure its video is available for streaming. In an announcement, PBS notes, "PBS.org has grown so rapidly that comScore VideoMetrix listed it as the18th most popular site for video last month," said…
Women in Cable Telecommunications has announced its 2011 Touchstone Partners, and at the top level the list is made up of WICT’s Strategic Touchstone Partners Comcast, Rainbow Media/WE tv, Time Warner Cable and Turner Broadcasting System Inc. The organization said…