Yahoo is moving ahead with the acquisition of blogging service Tumblr, according to published reports Sunday. The online giant will pony up $1.1 billion in cash, signaling the boldest move yet from…
It wouldn't be a “Saturday Night Live” season finale without the bittersweet moment that comes when a veteran cast member makes a final appearance. Last night it was Bill Hader's turn to say goodbye…
The TV world is about to get its hands on another YouTube star. Ray William Johnson, who toplines online comedy series “=3,” signed a script deal with FX Networks, according to The Hollywood…
Though the user experience in smart-TV environments has improved over the years, they're still not as intuitive as the traditional multichannel world.
Add another company to the list of potential acquirers of Hulu: Time Warner Cable. The Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday that the New York-based cable operator is considering taking a stake…
Worldview Entertainment has signed on to provide gap financing to "Wish I Was Here," the independent film from Zach Braff getting lots of attention in recent weeks for raising funds on Kickstarter.
As much hype has attended the addition of original programming to Netflix this year, the company has always been careful to manage expectations as to how shows like “House of Cards” and “Hemlock…
If Reed Hastings could express in song his disastrous strategy for splitting Netflix into separate businesses for streaming and DVD in 2011, he might choose a little ditty from “South Park: Bigger…
David Brent is back. The character Ricky Gervais made famous through his BBC-turned-NBC hit comedy “The Office” will return to life on YouTube via a series of videos that kick off May 20. The program…
Hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb is calling on Sony Corp. to sell its entertainment division in an effort to boost the stock price of the struggling Japanese electronics giant. Loeb, an American…
