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Programmers Are Frustrated by a Lack of Netflix Metrics

Convergent TV

When Breaking Bad scored three Emmy wins last fall, its showrunner, Vince Gilligan, credited Netflix for his show’s longevity and for heightening its popularity. Similarly, program execs in general have [...]

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You’ll Never Guess What ‘Crazy Eyes’ Uzo Aduba Likes

Performance Marketing

Specs Who Uzo Aduba Age 33 Accomplishments Stars as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in Orange Is the New Black (Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix)

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7 Concerns About the Apple-Beats Deal

Performance Marketing

With Apple reportedly buying his music brand, Dr.

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Can’t Figure Out What to Watch? Take a Spin With Netflix Roulette

Creativity

Once you're done binging on Orange Is the New Black and Scandal, browsing Netflix can start to feel like rummaging through the discount DVD bin at Target. But now there's [...]

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Amazon Announces $99 Fire TV Set-Top Box

Performance Marketing

The venue for the press conference was decked out like a swanky home theater, from the cushy chairs and giant TV on top of a low bookshelf to the Junior [...]

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Video Game Streaming Site Twitch Goes Mobile

Performance Marketing

Jayson Love works a regular 40-hour a week job. From Monday through Friday, the creator of the Twitch channel ManVsGame logs on around midnight to settle into eight hours of [...]

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WWE Network Will Stream on Connected Devices, Not Cable

Convergent TV

At the Wynn Hotel and Casino on Wednesday evening, wrestlers including Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin and WWE chief brand officer Stephanie McMahon dropped another bombshell in the streaming [...]

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Hulu Nabs New Original Series From Lionsgate

Convergent TV

Hulu has ordered 10 episodes of a new scripted supernatural comedy called Deadbeat from Lionsgate, with all episodes directed and exec produced by TV producing vet Troy Miller (credits include [...]

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Google Immediately Runs Out of Free Netflix Subs for Chromecast

Convergent TV

That was fast. Google told the Los Angeles Times this morning that a three-month Netflix promotion offered in limited quantities is no longer available. That puts the kibosh on free [...]