Film/TV

The April 7 telecast of the first round of the Masters Golf Tournament brought in record digital viewership, according to ESPN, with the event on WatchESPN drawing an average minut... More

TV programmers like Viacom and AMC are in the same position that print companies like The New York Times and Conde Nast were ten years ago. As consumers moved to reading content on... More

Live video on Facebook is about to grow up. The social network, in partnership with several publishers, has developed equipment that will allow publishers to broadcast high-quality... More

Avere Systems, a leading provider of enterprise storage for the hybrid cloud has been chosen by Dutch commercial broadcasting company SBS Broadcasting BV (SBS) to enhance its stora... More

Rovi has announced Rovi’s G-Guide® will power entertainment discovery on Sharp’s new models of its popular AQUOS TVs available later this month in Japan. The new LC-40W35 TVs ... More

In January, Showtime CEO David Nevins predicted 2016 would be "the year of customized viewing." Now, his network is helping show how. On Sunday, April 10, the premium network will ... More

Among the 65% of global respondents in a Nielsen survey who watch any type of video-on-demand (VOD) programming, 43% watch at least once a day. Nielsen said that whether its long- ... More

When we were brainstorming themes for this year’s Sourcebook cover, we initially landed on “Game Over,” to signify OTT’s victory over traditional TV. But as one game ends, ... More

Binge-viewing is fast becoming the new national pastime: 70% of U.S. consumers now binge-watch TV shows, with Americans gulping down an average of five episodes per marathon sessio... More

Warner Bros.’ marketing budget for “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has included a few spins around Snapchat. The WB-sponsored “Batman v Superman” channel on Snapchat... More

ISPs and others opposed to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's proposal to open MVPD set-top box data and programming to third parties under yet-to-be determined new standards were quick to... More

A plan by billionaire Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. to gain control of Australia’s largest pay-television provider would give the company a freer hand to accelerate price cuts an... More

In the market for a new TV? Netflix would like to help you with your choices. For the second year in a row, the company is awarding select smart TVs with its “Netflix recommended... More

Talk about a change of heart. When Walt Disney Co. agreed to put ESPN on Dish Network Corp.’s new Internet TV service in 2014, it wanted guarantees the business wouldn’t steal ... More

So far the US sporting franchises have been pretty lethargic about embracing the next generation of TV technology. As I discussed in an earlier story, even North America’s showpi... More

Hundreds of independent and art house theaters are protesting Sean Parker and Prem Akkaraju's controversial new plan to make new movies available in the home for $50 on the same da... More

Jackie Chan Cinema and Dolby Laboratories announced that the premium Dolby Cinema™ experience will be coming to the top-grossing movie site in China, Jackie Chan Cinema’s Beiji... More

Comic-Con is going OTT. Lionsgate and Comic-Con International March 14 announced their joint-venture subscription streaming service -- Comic-Con HQ -- will roll out free beta acces... More

When a veteran industry analyst released a report last week stating that Netflix was to blame for half the decline in traditional TV viewing last year, he included a number of inte... More

Vubiquity said it has struck a five-year multiscreen video deal with FlixFling, a new OTT streaming service that touts a catalog of more than 15,000 movies and TV shows. Under the ... More