by Wayne Friedman
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
by Wayne Friedman
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
by Joe Mandese
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
by Gavin O'Malley
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
by Laurie Sullivan
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
by Sarah Mahoney
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
by Erik Sass
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
COMMENTARY
by Bob Garfield, Featured Columnist
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
by Laurie Sullivan
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
by Laurie Sullivan
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
by Larissa Faw
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
by Wayne Friedman
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
by Fern Siegel
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
COMMENTARY
by Tyler Loechner, Staff Writer
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