A new SNL Kagan analysis released this week shows that cable, satellite and telco video combined lost 216,000 customers in the second quarter, the first such decline in history, Mediaweek reports. The loss brings total subscribers down to 100.1 million…
DirecTV is reaching out to football fans who want to watch NFL games on their computers, smart phones, and other PDA’s such as the iPad, reports the New York Post. The company will charge $350 for its Sunday Ticket To Go…
A new option for watching TV shows through iTunes may soon be coming from Apple, allowing consumers to rent episodes for prices as low as 99 cents, reports Bloomberg News. Currently iTunes sells TV episodes for $1.99 or $2.99 each,…
The finale of Bravo’s "Real Housewives of New Jersey" scored the season’s most-watched episode and the network’s highest-rated Monday telecast to date with 3.4 million viewers and 2.3 million adults between 18 to 49 years old, reports B&C. The numbers…
The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at the economic engine that’s been created by vampire franchises, from the cult hit "True Blood" on HBO to books such as Justin Cronin’s "The Passage" and films based on books such as the…
While the Emmy Awards are drawing attention to who will win on Sunday’s ceremony, a group of television executives are moving forward with starting a rival awards show that may debut in 2012, reports the New York Post. The Paley…
A Japanese TV set maker says it will have a set on the market by year’s end that does not require viewers to use glasses to see shows in 3D, the Daily Yomiuri Online reports. The manufacturer is Toshiba, and…
Dell has unveiled its first U.S. smartphone, and it sells for about $100, Reuters reports. It’s a 3.5-inch Android-based device called the Aero, for use on on AT&T’s network, the story says. The device puts Dell in competition with market…
DirecTV is now on-the-record opposing Comcast’s takeover of NBC Universal, Wayne Friedman over at MediaDailyNews reports. According to the article, in comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission, DirecTV says, " ‘the transaction would permit Comcast to raise prices for…
In a bold marketing move, ABC has put the pilot episode of an upcoming fall series online for viewers to preview. The first 50,000 interested watchers will get a free showing of the adventure drama "No Ordinary Family," which stars…