Veteran rocker David Bowie sparked a bit of a scandal with his latest music video, which you can see below. Newsday reports that the clip for “The Next Day” was pulled for a period of time from YouTube, and returned…
Nielsen revealed how much the universe of U.S. television homes will increase with the TV measurement company’s expanded definition of a TV household. The Los Angeles Times reports that the size of the TV universe will rise by 1.2% with…
The highest-paid media CEO of 2012 is a familiar name in the TV business, based on a new report ranking the top media execs. Deadline.com reports that CBS’s Leslie Moonves, who earned $62.2 million last year, tops the list. Moonves’…
Phil McGraw’s production company has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Gawker Media, claiming "Dr. Phil" suffered ratings losses after Gawker’s Deadspin website posted footage of his interview with the man behind the Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax, according to The…
Aereo is taking the offense in its battle with CBS, asking a Manhattan federal court to rule that its technology doesn’t infringe on the broadcaster’s copyrights, reports the New York Post. The suit also asks the court to bar CBS…
YouTube will start selling paid subscriptions to channels over the next few weeks, in a move to compete with traditional pay-TV packages, reports Bloomberg. Each channel will be available for $1.99 per month, although prices could vary. The platform will…
USA Network is readying the kind of marketing push normally reserved for first-run shows to support its acquisition of reruns of the popular ABC comedy "Modern Family," reports Jeanine Poggi in Advertising Age. "There’s a lot riding on ‘Modern Family,’…
Just a day after reports surfaced that a hacker group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army had hacked E! Online, the group struck again, this time hitting the Twitter feed of the parody news organization The Onion. The Onion had…
Hostilities between Donald Trump and "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart flared up when Stewart uttered a throwaway joke at the business mogul’s expense on his Wednesday show, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. "By the way, did you know…
CBS is in talks to take full ownership of TVGuide.com, after being in a 50/50 partnership with Lionsgate since spending $100 million in March to buy the stake previously owned by One Equity Partners, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. "I’ve…