AT&T has reached an agreement to buy the biggest satellite TV provider, DirecTV, in a cash and stock deal worth $48.5 billion. The deal, … Read the whole story
Looking to extend CBS News assets more into the digital media age, CBS is working on a 24-hour digital news network. CBS CEO Les … Read the whole story
In what is likely the first visible peek into the behavior of consumers using so-called "dark social" media, some first-of-its-kind data suggests that strikingly … Read the whole story
Despite aggressive monetization efforts, Pinterest has decided to take another $200 million in capital at a valuation of $5 billion. Pinterest will continue to … Read the whole story
OVGuide.com and Google will release the first Google Glass app that enables online video aggregation and streaming of video assets. The app, developed by … Read the whole story
AAA Travel says it expects 36.1 million Americans will venture at least 50 miles from home this Memorial Day weekend, up 1.5% from last … Read the whole story
Total radio advertising revenues remained flat in the first quarter compared with the same period last year, at $3.8 billion, according to the latest … Read the whole story
It is remarkable how much certainty there is in the world. For instance, consider the conventional wisdom of Jill Abramson's sudden departure from "The … Read the whole story
The latest report from the Efficient Frontier Foundation, (EFF) Who Has Your Back?, details just how far companies will go when it comes to … Read the whole story
Google has acquired Quest Visual, the startup responsible for Word Lens translator for iOS as well as Android and Google Glass. The technology translates … Read the whole story
Publicis Groupe is the first agency holding company and ninth corporate member to join the NYC Media Lab. The lab, launched in 2010 by … Read the whole story
Heavy TV viewers -- those watching almost 12 hours a day of TV -- contribute almost half of all TV viewing and are 16% … Read the whole story
AMC, which achieved acclaim for its original series -- "Mad Men," "Breaking Bad" and "The Walking Dead" -- has greenlit "All-Star Celebrity Bowling," "Visionaries" … Read the whole story
What real-time bidding (RTB) was to online display advertising in 2013, programmatic will be to television advertising in 2018. How's that? EMarketer projected that … Read the whole story