Comcast Begins Encrypting Basic Cable
Comcast has decided to start encrypting its basic cable signal. If you have a cable box, this will mean absolutely nothing to you, but if you run the coaxial cable [...]
Viacom Seeks $250 Million in New Debt to Pay Off Old Debt
Sell stocks! Buy bonds! Viacom is offering a quarter-billion dollars' worth of senior debentures—due in 2043—the sale of which will be used to repay some of the network's outstanding debts, [...]
Who Gets to Name Storms?
The Weather Channel and the National Weather Service are having a spat over who gets to name what storm, and when, and they insist that you stop laughing right this [...]
TV News Wins Four More Years
For all the screwups, awkward vamping, GIF-ready facial expressions and ginned-up suspense, you just can't beat live television coverage for an election.
DirecTV Dispute, Programming Weaknesses Dog Viacom in Q3
It looks like the third-quarter ratings verdict is in at Viacom, and it's not pretty.
Gaming Publisher Integrates Up and Down TV Dial
ZeniMax Media's software publisher Bethesda Softworks may not be a familiar name to the non-gamers among you, but if you've looked at a billboard or a subway poster in the [...]