Looking to boost its reach beyond legacy pay TV, Discovery Communications has launched TestTube, an ad-supported, free-to-consumer network aimed at young males, stocked with 15 original series. TestTu…
Shazam, the content-recognition app developer, has finally added a critical feature that media companies and advertisers have been seeking for years -- the ability to ID songs, TV shows and ads withou…
Netflix's original series appear to be picking up traction in the social sphere — with digital buzz soaring ahead of the May 26 debut of “Arrested Development” to three times the levels earlier this…
Hulu's three TV-focused owners are taking more control of the streaming-video site's ad sales, another sign of the tension that sometimes flashes between the popular video hub and the media…
SAG-AFTRA is praising a federal appellate court decision on Tuesday that may bolster performers' ability to control the use of their likenesses and images. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals said that R…
Microsoft has scored a touchdown. The company announced a deal with the NFL, worth around $400 million over the next five years, to develop technology that will make watching football more interactive…
By the time Alex Gibney started chronicling the story of Julian Assange and Wikileaks in "We Steal Secrets" -- which debuts May 24 via Focus World -- the charismatic hacker's personality had already…
With a show based on its popular videogame franchise “Halo” in the works from Steven Spielberg, Nancy Tellem is starting to put her first slate of shows together that she wants to launch on Microsoft'…
Continuing to jockey for top placement in the online ticketing space, MovieTickets.com has added Carmike Cinemas to its network of theaters, marking the ticket provider's largest domestic acquisition…
Microsoft will adapt its "Halo" game franchise as a premium live action series exclusively for Xbox Live. Steven Spielberg will produce the series with gamemaker 343 Studios.
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