Time Warner Cable and AT&T want the same concesssions that Kansas City — both Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri — gave Google to build its network in those cities, The Wall Street Journal reports. [Warning: The WSJ is…
The Federal Communications Commission has approved a wide-reaching plan designed to repurpose the public airwaves now used for broadcast television. The New York Times reports that the panel unanimously approved a preliminary proposal to reclaim spectrum from broadcasters and sell…
When Roger Ebert implores movie lovers to do something, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross does it. And he thinks you should too. This Thursday may be your last chance for us to listen to what Roger says — please…
Nielsen is introducing a new measurement service today that it hopes will be a game changer. Advertising Age reports that the company’s Cross-Platform Campaign Ratings will measure the number of viewers who saw a campaign on TV, the number who…
The director of "Kony 2012" — one of the most successful viral videos of all time — has scheduled a TV interview to talk for the first time about his breakdown in March that led to an embarrassing public incident,…
The filmmaker responsible for an anti-Muslim video that triggered violence in the Islamic world is being held on alleged probation violations and could be sentenced to as much as three years in federal prison, the Los Angeles Times reports. Probation…
“Seinfeld” alums Jerry Seinfeld and Michael Richards got back together for an episode of Seinfeld’s new Web series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” — an episode that brought out the “Kramer” in Richards, along with plenty of reminiscing and even…
In a letter posted on Apple’s website and addressed to its customers, Apple CEO Tim Cook apologizes for the new Apple Maps that comes with the new operating system for the iPhone, and even goes so far as to suggest that iPhone users use Google…
NBCUniversal is mining material from a massive database of digital info gathered during the London Olympics to gain insights into how viewers watched the Games and what it might say about the future of television, The New York Times reports….
One of the true legends of the music industry — and a huge presence on television for more more than a half-century — has died. Andy Williams, known for his trademark rendition of “Moon River,” was 84. Williams died Tuesday…