Todd Spangler

The Walt Disney Co. is in discussions about potentially acquiring YouTube multichannel network Maker Studios , according to a published report. Disney's possible deal to buy Maker Studios -- which...

Comcast customers can now buy access to " House of Cards " season 1 through their cable set-top box and watch it across multiple devices -- no Netflix subscription required....

Prospect Park Networks, which last year launched new version of soaps "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" online before becoming embroiled in a legal dispute with ABC ,...

Nickelodeon launched a free multimedia book for its upcoming Kids' Choice Awards on Apple's iBooks reader, aimed a driving viewers to tune into the live awards broadcast later this month....

Warner Bros. is leading an $18 million investment in Machinima , the once-dominant videogame-focused YouTube multichannel network that has been bleeding money and losing millions of viewers. The funding round,...

POV , the long-running PBS documentary series, and The New York Times Co. have formed a partnership to present a series of online-only documentaries, with companion articles and interviews, over...

Struggling digital entertainment firm Machinima continues to shrink, announcing it will lay off 42 employees, or about 23% of its remaining staff, in a restructuring of its sales group. The...

President Obama and other White House officials convened a first-ever summit last Thursday with YouTube personalities to advance the administration's goal of signing up young Americans for the government's health-care...

Comcast has completed its acquisition of online-advertising platform FreeWheel , according to the companies, in a deal worth up to $375 million. "Comcast looks forward to helping FreeWheel's talented team...

Disney Interactive is eliminating 700 jobs, about 26% of its total workforce, as the Mouse House's games and Internet division struggles to achieve profitability. The cuts were expected , and...