Trump has had issues with TV news networks, especially CNN. His lawyers have threatened legal action. He has also tweeted that Fox News Channel is "not working for us anymore!"

Even original, poorly rated films on Netflix deliver big audiences. The company claims the beleaguered film "Bright" was responsible for pulling in 6.6 million new paid Netflix subscribers.

Legacy TV companies might be pushing more advertising to newer D2C (direct-to-consumer) sites from linear TV networks.  But what will that look like? Will marketers be happier? And what about those bad actors. In a MediaPost Agency Daily story about the vying for Walt Disney’s big media account, a $2.2 billion piece of media business, the potential move focused on something called a  “share shift” -- asking whether prospectus agencies may encourage a shift in moving some of their clients money to Disney TV networks. Sounds crazy? Surely, media agency clients hearing this might have the hair on ...

Jeremy Schaap will host the new Saturday-morning edition of "OTL" starting January 18. "OTL" will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a prime-time special in May.

The UK has more than its fair share of murderous imagination. Why did the universe sprinkle so many crime writers, atmospheric locations and gloomy directors in one place?

There is a new OTT partnership in the animation arena - and its potential reach is enormous.

Many worry about phony content that appears in TV messaging -- as well as various social-media platforms.

AMC Theaters on Demand will be an online store with about 2,000 films available -- new releases to be added after a standard theatrical run

Monetizing sports programming though advertising and/or subscription fees will continue to be a big deal. So are higher ratings for the NFL and NBA.

Director Martin Scorsese decried the decreasing emphasis on "narrative" adult films. They may just have moved venues -- from cinemas to streaming channels.