Netflix subscribers watch 11% fewer minutes of television each day than people who don’t subscribe to the streaming service, reports Multichannel News, citing a report from Nielsen. Netflix users watched an average of 246 minutes of TV per day in…
A television news anchor was suspended by her station for remarks that are being called homophobic, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer. Raycom-owned WXIX-TV, a Fox affiliate, suspended anchor Tricia Macke for two days. Macke, who co-anchors the evening newscasts, allegedly made…
Former CIA Director David Petraeus, who stepped down from his job as news broke of an extramarital affair, is featured in a starring role in the latest version of "Call of Duty," an Activision game that released its latest update…
Rance Crain, president, Crain Communications Inc. and editor-in-chief of Advertising Age, Crain’s Chicago Business, Crain’s New York Business and TelevisionWeek.com, has been named to the American Advertising Federation’s Advertising Hall of Fame. Crain founded a number of publications, including Electronic…
An ABC-affiliated TV station was apparently duped by a parody video that appeared on YouTube, and aired a clip during a news report that included an altered cover for biographer Paula Broadwell’s book about Gen. David Petraeus, The Huffington Post…
Ben Grossman has stepped down as editor-in-chief of Broadcasting & Cable to head up global operations for Twitter Media, B&C reports. The publication promoted our good friend Melissa Grego, a former editor here at TVWeek, to editor-in-chief. Grego has been…
NBCUniversal is cutting its workforce in a round of year-end cost cutting, the Los Angeles Times reports. The company is laying off about 500 employees, or about 1.5% of its employees, the story reports. The cuts will be spread throughout…
The outspoken TV chef Anthony Bourdain, who recently wrapped up his run as host of Travel Channel’s "No Reservations,” is taking aim at the network after it aired television ads he claims created a false impression in using his image,…
News reporter Gio Benitez is leaving CBS-owned station WFOR-TV in Miami for a new position at ABC News, reports TVNewser. He will be moving to the New York headquarters, where he will be a correspondent reporting across all platforms. Benitez…
NBCUniversal, ABC, CBS and Fox have filed a lawsuit against Aereokiller in federal court in Los Angeles, requestion an injunction against the service owned by billionaire Alki David, TheWrap.com reports. The move comes after a judge in New York ruled…