The share of the digital movie-viewing business controlled by a single company reached 61% between January and February, a new report from research firm NPD Group found. The results, reported by The Hollywood Reporter, combine downloads and streaming. The company…
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi gave a scathing assessment of the music industry in an interview with London’s Sunday Times Magazine, and he says he knows who to blame: Apple’s Steve Jobs. “Steve Jobs is personally responsible for killing the music…
Demand for the just-released iPad 2 has been enormous, and Apple is taking longer than expected to fill orders. The wait time for a new iPad is now four to five weeks, PC Magazine reports. The device first went on…
Traffic figures provided for AOL’s major media brands in a recent report reveal the real reason behind AOL’s recent takeover of The Huffington Post, according to an analysis on Bloomberg’s Businessweek page. Mathew Ingram writes in the piece: “When AOL…
Major advertisers are known for shying away from controversy, something "The Kennedys" miniseries is finding out first-hand,reports The Hollywood Reporter. With three weeks left before the show’s April 3 premiere, ReelzChannel has failed to line up any major sponsors, the…
On the debut weekend the iPad 2 went on sale, Apple may have sold as many as 500,000 of the devices, reports Bloomberg, citing an estimate from Piper Jaffray Cos. analyst Gene Munster. Munster’s team contacted stores run by Apple,…
"American Idol" finalist Casey Abrams returned to the hospital, causing him to miss Thursday’s Top 13 results show, reports EW.com’s InsideTV blog. Abrams reportedly suffers from ulcerative colitis. Abrams, 20, had checked into the hospital two weeks ago, complaining of…
Two influential Hollywood executives may be stepping down from Hulu’s board, giving Chief Executive Jason Kilar more freedom to run the business, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey and Walt Disney…
TeenNick will revive a slate of older Nickelodeon favorites for a new retro lineup, Entertainment Weekly reports. Shows to be featured include “All That,” “Clarissa Explains It All,” “Rugrats” and “The Amanda Show.” The shows will be aired in a…
David Barrett, president of Hearst TV has made an eloquent plea for local broadcasters keeping the spectrum that allows them to provice local service, reports B&C. According to the story, Barrett, in a speech accepting the First Amendment Leadership Award…