Comcast subscribers may soon view Netflix as just another programming option alongside USA, Food Network and ESPN. The top executive at the Philadelphia cable-and-entertainment giant expects the bulk…
The FCC is trying to make it easier and cheaper for you to watch TV. But the plan to unleash pay TV service from the set-top box that has been its delivery mechanism for decades has opponents…
Bucking conventional wisdom that consumers are gravitating toward “skinny” pay-TV bundles, Layer3 TV has launched a big, fat honking package in the Chicago area that is priced starting at $75 and…
China is to launch an anti-trust investigation into the recent takeover of DreamWorks Animation by Comcast. “Recently the Ministry of Commerce received complaints regarding Comcast’s decision to buy…
Comcast has invested in its first batch of original digital shows exclusively available on Watchable — its free, ad-supported multiplatform video service aimed at reaching millennials, a cohort that…
Comcast Corp. has closed its $3.8 billion acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, four months after announcing its plans to buy the studio. Dreamworks Animation will become part of the Universal Filmed…
Ad revenue in the U.S. TV industry is enjoying a brief rebound thanks to higher pricing in the upfront and scatter marketplaces. But while the Big Four TV conglomerates celebrate single-digit…
Despite years-long dread that internet video would suck the life out of cable and satellite TV, the sector has remained fairly healthy. But that could change fast. As programming costs continue to…
With a second day of depressed TV ratings in from Rio, the finger-pointing has begun. Given massive 30+% declines in the 18-49 demo, what could be sapping the strength of one of the biggest draws on…
As its pending acquisition by Comcast looms in the distance, DreamWorks Animation’s second quarter earnings quietly beat Wall Street projections. Revenue at the company behind “Shrek” and “How to…
These 10 corporate social responsibility programs set a high bar for the industry. 21st Century Fox Overview * Key support areas: Creativity and the arts, knowledge and exploration, sports and…
