The network co-founded by Martin Luther King III and Andrew Young has finalized a deal with a broadcaster to expand its presence, reports Deadline.com. The deal between digital network Bounce TV and broadcaster Univision will make Bounce TV a multicast…
Yahoo and NBC Sports Group have formed a content and promotional partnership in which the two entities will collaborate on premium news and events to create original online and on-air programming, reports B&C. “While Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports Group…
The Super Bowl’s "second screen" — live-streaming of the event on CBSSports.com — has nearly sold out of ad inventory, reports Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. Fueling ad sales is the “exponential” growth in consumers’ familiarity with online video streaming…
Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert, who has battled a number of health problems in recent years, has been hospitalized with a hip fracture, Entertainment Weekly reports. Chaz Ebert, Roger’s wife, told the AP on Thursday that her spouse’s condition…
Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings may face a civil action by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over a Facebook post, reports Bloomberg News. The post coincided with the stock’s biggest gain in almost six weeks, and the SEC…
One day after announcing a major deal with Walt Disney, Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos tells the New York Post that the company is talking with other studios to “accelerate the windows and get fresher content." As previously announced, Netflix…
A&E Network is asking fans to help create the opening title sequence for a new original drama series based on the classic Alfred Hitchcock film "Psycho," reports The New York Times’ Arts Beat. “We’re looking for an awesome fifteen-second title…
"Malcolm in the Middle" star Frankie Muniz, 27, suffered a mini-stroke that hospitalized him Friday, reports People.com. "Have to start taking care of my body!" Muniz wrote on Twitter. "Getting old!" He didn’t provide details, but a "mini-stroke" usually means…
In a deal that places it in direct competition with pay-television networks such as HBO and Starz, Netflix has bought the exclusive U.S. rights to movies from Walt Disney Studios, reports the Los Angeles Times. The three-year agreement, which starts…
Internet search firm Yahoo! revealed the top searches of 2012, and one of the “prestige” categories — most searched person of the year — went to a media personality many observers wish would go away: Kim Kardashian. Reuters reports that…