NFL launching new NFL Now online network this summer
The National Football League is launching a new digital network that will allow fans to customize content based on their favorite teams and players. Called NFL Now, the online service...
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DirecTV drops Weather Channel after contract dispute
The Weather Channel just got rained on by DirecTV. The satellite broadcaster, one of the nation's biggest pay-TV distributors with over 20 million subscribers, stopped carrying the Weather Channel as...
WWE launching over-the-top network
Wrestling impresario Vince McMahon is going over the top. No, that's not a new move he's going to display on WWE's TV shows "Friday Night Smackdown" or "Monday Night Raw."...
Bingeing on the many ways to watch TV
In the opening segment of Sunday's 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, host Neil Patrick Harris said the industry had gathered to celebrate the best in television. "For our younger audience, that's...
Oprah Winfrey names herself CEO of OWN cable network
Oprah Winfrey has decided that if you want to get the job done, you better do it yourself. The former daytime talk-show queen has named herself chief executive and chief...
$30 billion deal shows cable’s power
In a momentous shift in the balance of power of the entertainment industry, cable television giant Comcast Corp. reached a deal to acquire control of NBC Universal from General Electric...
Abdul may step over to ‘Dance’
Now that Paula Abdul has voted herself off of Fox's "American Idol," after eight years as a judge on the hit talent show, the question is whether there will be...
Simon Cowell could see pay raise to $45 million
The final talent auditions for the ninth season of the Fox juggernaut "American Idol" are still weeks away, but there is already a contest going on behind the scenes. Negotiations...
HBO’s next business model
Just as it rewrote the rules of television programming with its hit comedies and dramas, HBO is now trying to rewrite its business plan. One of the biggest performers for...