The television industry is wrapping up 2012 after learning some lessons about how audiences’ tastes are changing, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. "If 2012 taught us anything about TV, it was that anyone who still thinks this technology should…
Pay-television channel Starz will become a standalone company early next year, when its parent company, Liberty Media, spins it off. But the channel faces some uncertainty and questions about its future, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Company Town blog. "Its…
"Mockingbird Lane," NBC’s dramatic remake of the classic TV comedy "The Munsters," is officially dead, reports Deadline.com. Bryan Fuller, creator and executive producer, wrote on Twitter, "NBC not moving forward with #MockingbirdLane. From producers and cast, thank you all for…
Following in the footsteps of the iPhone, iPod and iPad, Apple’s next big must-have gadget may be something called the iWatch, reports TheWrap.com. Citing a report from Business Insider, the piece reports that Apple has joined forces with Intel to…
Netflix’s blackout on Christmas Eve, which we reported earlier, is an illustration of the challenges of the cloud, with Amazon.com’s cloud computing service blamed for the problems, reports The New York Times. Amazon, which provides computing power and storage for…
James Mooney, who served as president and chief executive of what is now the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, has died, reports Multichannel News. He was 69. Mooney served as president and CEO of NCTA, then called the National Cable…
More than 65,000 people have signed a petition on the White House website to deport CNN host Piers Morgan, who rankled some with his call for a ban on assault rifles, reports the U.K.’s Sky News. The number of signatures means…
A drama that runs on cable ranks as this year’s most pirated television show. The New York Times’ ArtsBeat, citing data from the website TorrentFreak, reports that the honor goes to the HBO drama "Game of Thrones." An individual episode…
Netflix restored streaming service after it was disrupted on Christmas Eve, and blamed the disruption on Amazon.com’s Web storage and computing system, reports Bloomberg. Many streaming customers were unable to watch content from around 3:30 p.m. ET on Christmas Eve…
MTV has ordered a second season of its newest hit series after the show set a ratings record for the network with its Nov. 12 premiere, B&C reports. The series, “Catfish,” is a reality program focused on online dating, based…