TV Bosses Say Ratings Won’t Stop Being Awful Anytime Soon
Now is the winter of our discontent, made that much colder by the absence of the ad dollars that everyone in the TV world swore would come back in scatter.
Fox Spills the Beans on Upfront Slate
Having finished the process of selecting its new original series for the upcoming broadcast season, Fox on Wednesday evening took the unconventional step of revealing its picks ahead of next [...]
Aereo Boston Launch Draws Broadcaster Ire
Aereo, the Barry Diller-backed controversial pay TV service that streams TV signals over the Internet, has selected Boston as the next market in its planned 22-city rollout. The service will [...]
Broadcasters Petition Court for New Hearing in Aereo Case
Two weeks after the Second Circuit Court of Appeals refused to shut down Aereo, New York TV station owners petitioned the court for an "en banc" hearing.
Will News Corp. Pursue a Subscription Model? [Updated]
Chase Carey minced no words when it comes to Aereo. Addressing broadcasters gathered in Las Vegas for the annual National Association of Broadcasters convention, the News Corp. president and CEO [...]
Earnings: Cable Helps Lift News Corp. Profits
News Corp. reported today that its fiscal year first-quarter earnings tripled from a year ago, reflecting a one-time gain from the sale of its NDS holdings and a strong showing [...]