NBC Puts the Super Bowl on the Web Because It Thinks You’ll Watch It on TV
NBC is letting you watch the Super Bowl on the Web, for free, on Sunday. Here's why.
Media Decoder: In Departure, USA Plans Political Drama
USA, the most-watched cable network, will move away from the more comforting roster of shows it has thrived on to present a mini-series set in the cutthroat world of Washington.
SnagFilms Grabs $7 Million to Share Indie Movies Online
Terry Semel, who used to make really, really big movies for a living, is one of the investors in a start-up that works on the other end of the spectrum.
Apple to buy Hollywood? Not a chance.
Could Apple spend its $100 billion in cash to create a virtual cable operator to compete with Comcast and the like? Sure. But it would have a really hard time offering a competitively priced service and building a profitable business out of it.
Like Sports on Cable? Pay Up. Don’t Like Sports on Cable? Pay Up, Anyway.
Here's how your monthly cable bill gets split up. Spoiler: Disney and ESPN get a really big chunk.
130,000 Time Warner Cable Subscribers Go Missing. To Find Them, You Might Ask Verizon and AT&T.
It's possible most of Time Warner Cable's video losses stem from savvy folks like yourself, who cut the cord and get their TV over the Web. But it's not that likely.
Media Decoder Blog: Time Warner Cable’s Net Profit Increases by 44%
The company, trying to move beyond television to attract high-speed Internet customers, also reported that revenue increased 4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Media Decoder Blog: New in Your Wireless Store: The Cable Guy
A pending $3.6 billion transfer of spectrum will give Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, a presence in select Verizon Wireless retail locations, where Comcast salesmen will offer Verizon customers special offers if they sign up for the cable ...
Media Decoder Blog: As Seacrest Makes Deals, a Potential Role on ‘Today’ Still Looms
In an interview, Ryan Seacrest wouldn't speculate about joining the show as a host should Matt Lauer leave when his contract expires at the end of the year: "Matt will have that post as long as Matt wants to have that post."
"Soft" Ad Sales Ding Hulu’s 2011 Growth
Revenue grew 60 percent last year, to $420 million. That's big, but it's also less than the company expected.
