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Did Machinima Just Get Shafted? Spielberg project is either vindication, or reminder of the pecking order By Mike Shields

Microsoft announced last week that it plans to collaborate with Steven Spielberg on an original, live-action series based on the massively popular game Halo. The deal is part of the…

May 30, 2013, 12:00 AM EDT

Original Series Help Netflix Turn a Tidy Profit Proliferation of homegrown content is moving the needle for streaming services By Maura McGowan

Following its first foray into original programming, Netflix put up first-quarter numbers that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. Thanks in part to the success of its $100 million David Fincher potboiler,…

April 23, 2013, 1:26 PM EDT

Xbox Aims to Bow First Original Series Within the Year Studio head Nancy Tellem talks content in first public interview By Tim Peterson

Online video has yet to create premium content. YouTube, Netflix, Hulu have all tried, but none has achieved the mass appeal and big-budget scale of a CBS. Last year Microsoft…

February 11, 2013, 9:37 PM EST

Xbox Lands Top Programming Exec Former CBS Entertainment chief Nancy Tellem to oversee new Microsoft studio By Mike Shields

The Xbox is more popular as an entertainment device than gaming console, and is looking to take its ballooning TV footprint to another level. Late Tuesday the company announced its hiring of…

September 19, 2012, 11:41 AM EDT

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