Web-connected televisions will reach 596 million sets worldwide by 2017, up from just 105 million at the end of 2010, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which cites a report from Digital TV Research. China will see a huge jump in…
Amazon.com is positioning its video-streaming service to compete more directly with Netflix and Hulu by testing a $7.99 monthly subscription plan, reports Advertising Age. The plan will be available for its Prime members. While Prime membership costs $79 per year,…
A photo of Barack Obama celebrating his re-election as president of the United States has become the most re-tweeted post in the history of Twitter, BBC News reports. The photo, initially posted by Obama, shows him hugging first lady Michelle…
Diane Sawyer’s coverage of the presidential election on ABC News drew some viewers’ attention, but maybe not the kind of attention she intended, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A number of viewers said they thought Sawyer was slurring her words,…
Donald Trump went on a Twitter rant on Election Night as the tide turned toward President Obama’s re-election, calling for a march on Washington and describing Obama’s win as a "disgusting injustice," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Trump, who stars…
A distrust of President Obama’s lead in the presidential election lasted late into the night on Fox News, leading to what The New York Times calls ” the most bizarre on-air encounter of election night.” Karl Rove was the source…
News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey said fall television ratings for Fox Broadcasting are "below our expectations," and blamed changing viewership patterns rather than mediocre shows, reports Deadline.com. "There is no question that you are seeing an ongoing change…
The CW has picked up a 1970s drama from actress Mila Kunis, who is slated to executive produce but not act in the project, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The project focuses on the women’s liberation movement. Called "Meridian Hills," the…
ABC has put into development a workplace comedy executive produced by Chelsea Handler and co-written by and starring Fortune Feimster, a series regular on Handler’s "Chelsea Lately,” reports Deadline.com. The project, "Discounted," is about half-sisters, one of whom is played…
One of the stars of the landmark 1977 feature film “Star Wars” — which eventually became known as “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” — wants to be a part of “Episode 7,” now in development at Disney. Carrie…