TiVo DVR viewers bypassing 10 p.m. slots
New research indicates viewers who use digital video recorders to watch their favorite broadcast TV shows tend to watch shows recorded between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. -- and many of them appear to be...
View ArticleCongress to hold hearing on cable advertising
(AP) -- Cable operators will sit in the hot seat Thursday as Congress reviews their plans to roll out targeted advertising amid fears that consumer privacy could be infringed if the companies were to...
View ArticleGoogle sells underperforming radio ad business
(AP) -- Google Inc. has found a buyer for a radio advertising business it has abandoned as part of efforts to cut costs and jettison underperforming operations.
View ArticleComcast: No plans to sell fourth-place NBC network
(AP) -- Comcast executives say they have no plans to sell NBC Universal's broadcast TV business when they take control of the company.
View ArticleCharging fees for Hulu comes with its own problems
(AP) -- Hulu's days as a free online video site could be ending soon.
View ArticleGaming giants bet on 3D for next big boost
The global gaming industry is jumping on Hollywood's 3D bandwagon but the bet is risky as consumers appear reluctant to shell out for the necessary screens and glasses, insiders said Wednesday.
View ArticleBroadcasters 'misunderstand' Google TV, exec says
Attempts by broadcasters to seek payment for allowing their online video to be viewed through Google Inc.'s new Web-connected TV platform represents a "misunderstanding" of what it is, a Google...
View ArticleCan you say that on TV? The Supreme Court debates
(AP) -- In colorful give and take, the Supreme Court debated whether policing curse words and nudity on broadcast television makes sense in the cable era, one justice suggesting the policy is fast...
View ArticleFree live TV is coming to your smartphone and tablet
Would you like to watch live network TV on your smartphone or stream a movie? The answer is probably yes to both.
View ArticleHarder and harder to measure TV viewership (Update)
Every Tuesday, the Nielsen company publishes a popularity ranking of broadcast television programs that has served as the industry's report card dating back to when most people had only three networks...
View ArticleMexico moves to end telecom monopolies
Mexico's government introduced a draft constitutional reform Monday to end monopolies in telecoms industries that have built some of the country's biggest fortunes.
View ArticleAs online video thrives, TV companies push back
The evolving TV and video industry faces uncertainty as it embraces new technology like wireless streaming, as traditional US broadcasters urged lawmakers Tuesday to help preserve their marketplace...
View ArticleHollywood failing to keep up with rapidly increasing diversity, study warns
When it comes to influential positions in the entertainment industry, minorities and women are represented at rates far below what would be expected given their percentage of the general population,...
View ArticleTV startup shakes up US broadcasters with court win
A startup whose business model is based on tiny antennas receiving over-the-air television for online viewing by subscribers has put the US broadcast industry on the defensive.
View ArticleExec threatens to pull Fox signal if Aereo goes on
(AP)—A top executive with the owner of the Fox broadcast network is threatening to convert the network to a pay-TV channel if Internet startup Aereo continues to "steal" Fox's over-the-air signal and...
View ArticleOne screen not enough for US viewers, survey finds
American television viewers are increasingly finding that one screen won't do: almost all have a second-screen device and 87 percent use it while watching shows, a survey said Tuesday.
View ArticleSKorea says NKorea behind computer crash in March
(AP)—North Korea was responsible for a cyberattack that shut down tens of thousands of computers and servers at South Korean broadcasters and banks last month, officials in Seoul said Wednesday, noting...
View ArticleFox affiliates 'on board' with pay TV plan
(AP)—The head of more than 200 TV stations that relay Fox programming says stations are "on board" with a threat to transition to pay TV if Internet upstart Aereo keeps reselling Fox's signal without...
View ArticleBroadcasters display mobile TV dongles at NAB Show
The key weapon in TV broadcasters' fight with Internet video upstart Aereo is something inelegantly known as a dongle.
View ArticleCBS buys small stake in mobile TV startup Syncbak (Update)
CBS Corp. says it has made a minority investment in Syncbak, a technology company that allows mobile device users to pick up signals from their local TV stations over the Internet.
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