Donald Trump is reportedly exploring how he might buy The New York Times, reports Joe Hagan in New York Magazine. "According to sources familiar with the situation, Trump has engaged in more than one meeting to discuss how he might…
Lada Gaga has been displaced as the most followed person on Twitter, according to a report by E! Online. The new No. 1 is another pop star: Justin Bieber. The piece notes that Bieber recently mooned his followers in an…
More young people are digging into "retro TV" — programs from the 1990s and earlier — the New York Post reports. That’s because of the increased availability of the programming online on streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu and…
YouTube has cut off its funding of two news channels, PandoDaily.com reports. The channels have been run by The Wall Street Journal and Reuters. Reuters has reportedly cut positions in response to the move. The cutbacks come after YouTube said…
Blockbuster will shutter 300 stores in the next few weeks, the Denver Post reports. The company will lay off about 3,000 workers, the report adds. The closures will hit underperforming stores or those that are getting close to the end…
NBC will try to keep viewer interest in its freshman drama "Revolution" by rolling out animated webisodes during the show’s winter hiatus, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. A new webisode will debut online every week through Feb. 18 on NBC.com, YouTube…
One of the pioneering companies in the video game business — the company that created the games “Pong,” “Centipede” and “Asteroids” — filed for bankruptcy today, CNN reports. The move by Atari U.S. is an effort to break off the…
In a pioneering effort to reach viewers, Fox Television is promoting the new Kevin Bacon drama, "The Following," by urging viewers to set their DVRs to record the program, reports Deadline.com. Instead of tune-in ads, Fox has turned to billboards…
Dish fired a new salvo in the battle over its Hopper with Sling DVR device, and the company took aim directly at CBS. Deadline.com reports that Dish took out full-page ads Sunday in a number of major newspapers touting the…
The Syndicated Network Television Association is rolling out the results of its annual 2012/2013 member survey in advance of the annual NATPE conference. Here are a few of the findings: Syndication’s national breaks, at 2:27 in length, are 30% shorter…