Famed British broadcaster the BBC is planning to offer an online subscription service in the United States next year, giving Americans a new method for viewing their vast library of programs. The network will join […]
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Google’s Secret Plan To Dominate Online Ads Is About Making The Web Radically Faster
Google is hard at work on a way to drop the current load time for websites from seconds down to milliseconds, according to a recent reports. Those few seconds can mean the difference between losing […]
Trump Buys Miss Universe Stake From NBC As Focus Shifts To White House Bid Full TIme
Donald Trump has bought NBC’s stake in Miss Universe and is selling it to talent agency turned production company WME/IMG for an undisclosed amount. Trump’s dalliance with NBC in and out of the courtroom has […]
Hungarian TV Station Goes Off Air Following Migrant Kicking Incident
Kicking migrants does not make for good television. Just ask one Hungarian TV station that was taken off the air after their camerawoman kicked and tripped migrants who were fleeing from the police. As of […]
The Amazon Of China Just Entered The Business Of Sports And Nobody Knows What To Expect
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba’s foray into sports has sent tongues wagging across the globe. The owner of Asia’s largest marketplace has expressed interest in dominating multiple spheres of online industries, with sports being its latest […]
Chinese Internet Giant Tencent Just Released A Robot Reporter And Chinese Journalists Are Freaking Out
Journalists in China, who historically have had a difficult time doing their jobs because of heavy censorship and control by the Government, have now had another worry added to their plates – fears their jobs […]
Get Ready For A Flood Of Instagram Ads As Facebook Approves Cluttering Of Once Ad Free App
Instagram just launched its revamped advertising program that will see more ads with longer airtime flood the social site. Instagram, wholly owned by Facebook, is seeking more revenues through ads going forward. Users are now […]
In Response To CNN Charging Advertisers 40x More For Debate, Trump Requests All Profits Be Donated To Veterans
Presidential candidate Donald Trump is encouraging CNN president Jeff Zucker to donate the profits from next week’s Republican presidential debate to veteran’s charities. Trump made the request in a letter to Zucker Wednesday morning. In […]
National Geographic Positions Itself For The Future By Inking Partnership With 21st Century Fox
National Geographic is abandoning its nonprofit status and becoming a key part of a new venture between its parent organization and 21st Century Fox. The magazine will be a major part of a new company […]
Netflix Just Unveiled A Global Growth Plan That Will See It Enter Two Countries Every Week For Over A Year
Netflix, once known as a U.S. movie rental service, is going global with plans to offer services in over 200 countries by next year. The popular streaming service is looking to dominate the online TV […]
BBC To Launch Radio Service In North Korea
With its goal of expanding “democracy and the free press,” the British Broadcasting Corporation (“BBC”) plans to launch radio broadcasts to North Korea for the first time and commence new television and/or digital services in […]
ESPN Blames Cord Cutters For Low Viewership But Is Political Programming To Blame?
One thing is clear. ESPN is losing large numbers of viewers every year. What is not so clear is the main reason for the loss of viewers. While many analysts believe that the phenomenon of […]
FTC Announces First Fines For Undisclosed ‘Pay To Promote’ On Social Media
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced this week that one of the largest online networks for computer gamers and creators engaged in deceptive advertising by paying people to say good things about Xbox One. In […]
Bush Launches Attack Ads, Tweets, Against Trump As Gloves Come Off In GOP Race
The Jeb Bush presidential campaign gloves came off Tuesday as he attacked fellow Republican White House candidate Donald Trump by accusing him of being an unabashed liberal, a label which experts say Trump has been […]
Apple Is Getting Ready To Make Its Own Movies And TV Shows
Apple, joining Netflix, Amazon, Yahoo and a host of others, is supposedly getting into the original programming business. The iPhone manufacturer has started meeting with major Hollywood studios to get a feel for interest,according to […]
Netflix Ditching Movies Shows Its All In On Original Programming
Lovers of movies like World War Z and The Hunger Games are digesting the awful news this week that Netflix will not refresh its agreement with Epix, the first-class cable channel, whose contract with Netflix […]
Associated Press Sues The FBI Over Planting A Fake News Story Which Carried Its Trademark
The Associated Press took legal action against the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday over the FBI’s failure to give public records connected to the creation of a fake news story the agency used to […]
Netflix Viewership Is About To Be Tracked Which Could Mean Higher License Fees And Less Profit
Netflix has always been tight-lipped about the viewing statistics for its streaming service, but Nielsen ratings is starting to reveal clues about just how well Netflix’s shows are doing. Interestingly for the company, which must […]
FTC Launches Crackdown On YouTube Celebrities Over Undisclosed ‘Pay To Play’
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is turning the heat up on YouTube celebrity gamers in a new round of crackdowns on disclosure of advertising fees on social media. The FTC is concerned that the online […]
After Over 100 Years The BBC Won’t Get Its Weather Forecasts From Britain And The Country Is Freaking Out
The Met Office, the iconic British weather forecaster, has lost the deal it has held for about a century to supply public broadcaster the BBC with weather forecasts, marking the end one of the longest […]
Malaysia’s Government Will Now Have The Power To Close All ‘Hostile’ News Websites
The Malaysian government is implementing a draconian new law that will see all news websites registered with the government. The new law will grant the country’s authorities power to cancel media operating licences and even […]
Saudi Arabia Just Blasted American TVs With Anti-Iran Nuclear Deal Propaganda
U.S. Citizens are being lured to call their Senators to oppose the recently struck nuclear deal with Iran by a series of television commercials paid for by an organization calling itself the American Security Initiative […]
Users Of The ‘Netflix For Pirates’ Just Got Sued By A Big Hollywood Film Studio
Popcorn Time, commonly referred to as “Netflix for pirates,” has found that its users are now under attack for copyright infringement. The creators of a movie called The Cobbler just initiated a court case against […]
Global Study Finds Netflix, Spotify Are Dominating The Media Streaming Industry
According to a study about media habits in France, French customers prefer to stand by good old fashioned live television rather than innovative digital streaming services such as Netflix. According to the study – performed […]
Chinese Censors Close 50 Websites For Talking About The Tianjin Explosion
The Cyberspace Administration of China has shuttered 50 websites for spreading “rumors” on the number of deaths and casualties in the Tianjin explosions. According to Xinhua, a state news outlet, the number of confirmed deaths […]
Pay TV Service HBO Courts Children With Sesame Street Deal
Sesame Street a long time stable of the free Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), will now be screened on premium cable network HBO, part of a push by the network to expand its audience. The network […]
Television Network Showtime Joins HBO In Online-Only Offering
Pay TV network Showtime announced it is now joining HBO by giving its viewers the ability to stream their content through the Internet. Hit shows on Showtime such as Weeds, Dexter, and Homeland that were […]
ISIS Launches NPR Style Radio Station
As U.S. officials admitted to the New York Times on Friday that ISIS continues to win the war of words, news broke that the radical Islamic terrorists were stepping up their propaganda machine by launching […]
CNN Thinks It Is “Courageous” To Present Advertiser Content As News
Big media companies, with deep connections to powerful corporations, are always looking for more ad dollars. They’re also deathly afraid of existing ad dollars getting pulled. They routinely spike stories, distort coverage and re-purpose facts […]
Netflix Is About To Poach The Number One Rated UK TV Show
Netflix will officially become a media juggernaut this week, after news broke over the weekend that it is about to sign hit UK TV show Top Gear to a multi-year contract. Ousted BBC star Jeremy […]