TVBlog
by Adam Buckman, Featured Columnist
In the absence of football, CBS will reconstitute its Thursday lineup starting this week. "The McCarthys" will likely make itself right at home -- not because it's anything special but … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
A majority of media agencies' national TV media buys confirm earlier estimates of a weaker upfront market set in June -- which resulted in … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Although much has been made of TV networks amping up their live sports programming this year, viewership among key viewers for the TV season … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Charter Communications, the fourth-largest U.S. cable operator, had high single-digit-percentage revenue growth, while trimming its losses in its third-quarter reporting period. Revenues improved 8% … Read the whole story
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by Wayne Friedman
On the heels of a merger among three top TV production companies, Rich Ross, chief executive officer of Shine America and former Disney executive, … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Trying to find a way to keep YouTube stars happily generating profits, YouTube may allow viewers to skip ads altogether by offering an ad-free … Read the whole story
by Gavin O'Malley
A week after debuting its new video player, Tumblr announced the beta launch of in-stream auto-play video ads. Launch partners include Hulu, J.C. Penney, … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
Its first move to align luxury with hoops was to tap Cleveland Cavaliers mega star LeBron James as its K900 "Luxury Ambassador." With that … Read the whole story
by Sarah Mahoney
Across all groups and demographic levels, people say they intend to do more shopping online and in mass channels than they did last year. … Read the whole story
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by Amy Corr
Trulia conducts a haunted open house. Real TVs have curves. Let's launch! Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Joe Mandese
It's one thing for Hollywood to tackle apocalyptic threats for entertainment value. If nothing else, it provides a release -- helping us to confront … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wayne Friedman, Staff Writer
We know traditional forms of entertainment are in a massive time of change -- especially TV. But what about somewhat older forms of entertainment? Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Wendy Davis, Staff Writer
Online video provider Aereo got a big boost today from the Federal Communications Commission, which said it will consider new rules that could help … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by P.J. Bednarski, Staff Writer
Decades later, fascination with the blind taste test still exists, and Coke and Pepsi devotees still duke it out. ZEFR, a tech company that … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by P.J. Bednarski, Staff Writer
CEO Susan Wojcicki disclosed that YouTube is exploring a subscription service, and one of the models--obviously---would be a commercial-free YouTube. "YouTube right now is … Read the whole story