Comcast has more Internet subscribers than it does for cable for the first time, the company said in an earnings call today. As of March, the company had 22.4 million broadband customers.
After his network said no to his pitch, Jimmy Fallon and his production partners brought Lip Sync Battle to corporate competitors at the Viacom-owned Spike TV, where it instantly became a hit. A clip from the show of actress Anne Hathaway swinging on a giant wrecking ball to emulate Miley Cyrus performing Wrecking Ball has been watched online more than 10 million times.
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The death of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger has sparked a private equity scramble to invest in U.S. cable systems. KKR is engaged in talks with Liberty Media boss John Malone and others to see how they can fit into the picture, sources say. Other private equity powerhouses, including TPG and Providence, are said to be making the rounds, too, according to knowledgeable sources.
Cablevision Media Sales, a unit of MSO Cablevision Systems, has announced Total Audience Application (TAPP), a data-driven tool that automates the planning of addressable and optimized linear TV advertising campaigns.
Viacom continues to add its data-driven offerings for advertisers, as it rolls out Viacom Vantage, a data-driven advertising service that enables advertisers to reach their custom targets at the program level across the Viacom Media Networks. Viacom Vantage predicts which content will perform the best for its advertisers across MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, Nickelodeon, CMT, Spike, TV Land and Logo.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “How to Get Away with Murder” star Viola Davis will play Harriet Tubman in a HBO movie about the abolitionist hero. HBO said Monday that the […]
Time Warner Cable, blocked from merging with Comcast this week by federal officials, may have a new suitor: Charter Communications. Charter, the nation’s fourth largest cable company, has begun exploring a bid for Time Warner Cable, an industry official familiar with the matter said Friday.
Despite reports Thursday that Comcast is planning to drop its bid, cable companies are likely to keep merging as online video options proliferate, the number of cable and satellite TV subscribers slips and costs rise for the shows, sports and movies piped to subscribers.
Hulu, under a new deal with Turner Broadcasting, will become the exclusive subscription video on-demand home to programming from Adult Swim and Cartoon Network, as well as select series from TNT and TBS. The deal, announced Thursday, marks the first licensing agreement between Turner Broadcasting and Hulu.
NEW YORK (AP) — BET is storming out of its corner with its first-ever rounds of professional boxing. The network, which has traditionally programmed entertainment, music, news and public affairs […]
Jon Stewart now has a firm departure date from Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. The comic announced on Monday’s program that he will leave the show after its Aug. 6 broadcast.
Stewart’s decision to retire as host of the satirical news show after 16 years has left liberal America in mourning. So why is he leaving just before an election — and what will happen when he steps out from behind the desk?
In an effort to battle streaming rivals, the FiOS Custom TV service will begin on Sunday, offering a base $55 monthly package that includes some customization.
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois University is offering a course this semester on the HBO series “Game of Thrones.” The University Honors Program calls the class “Game of Thrones, […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Kim Richards – one of the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” – has been arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public. Lt. Lincoln Hoshino […]
After being turned down by NBC, Jimmy Fallon and his production partners instead brought Lip Sync Battle to corporate competitors at the Viacom-owned Spike TV, where it instantly became a hit. A clip of actress Anne Hathaway swinging on a giant wrecking ball to emulate Miley Cyrus has been watched online more than 10 million times since it first aired last week.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — HBO’s “Game of Thrones” has the dubious honor of being popular with both pirates and viewers. After its fifth season began Sunday, users of a Twitter-owned […]
HBO’s fantasy drama Game of Thrones continues to build its popularity, at least judging by Twitter activity. Sunday’s season-five premiere of Thrones generated a unique Twitter audience of 5.98 million, according to Nielsen Social, or the number of accounts that saw at least one tweet about the episode. That was up 33% from the same night last year, when Thrones had a Twitter audience of 4.51 million. The show was also up slightly year-to-year in total tweets, rising 6% from 250,000 to 265,000.
General Electric aims to create high-quality branded content that will highlight scientific innovation, some of it involving scientists who work for or with the company. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are producers of the Breakthrough series that will appear on the National Geographic Channel beginning in November.
