Television News Daily
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
  • Dish's Ergen Drops CEO Role, Retains Chairman Post

    Charlie Ergen, founder, chairman/CEO of Dish Network, will drop his role as CEO of the company to pursue the company's "emerging wireless business." Read the whole story

  • Discovery Takes Majority Stake In OWN

    Since the network started in 2011, Discovery and Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Inc. each had a 50-50 stake in the channel. The new Discovery stake, … Read the whole story

  • Netflix To Resume 'House Of Cards' Final Season, As Company Moves To 50% Originals

    Netflix's head of content Ted Sarandos said at the UBS Global Media and Telecommunications Conference in New York Monday that the show's sixth season … Read the whole story

  • Media Companies Aim To Build 'Addicts' With Direct-To-Consumer Video Services

    For decades, most TV companies have sold their product through middlemen, mostly cable or satellite providers, bundling their channels inside of a larger lineup. … Read the whole story

  • TV Companies Reject 'One-Brand' Hits

    Now with digital media, "channels" and "networks" may be a thing of the past. Think of new definitions amidst rumors of more media mergers, … Read the whole story