Why Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Is The Best Deal-Maker In Media
Roberts built Comcast into a programming and distribution powerhouse by gobbling up companies like Pac-Man did pellets. His latest deal came late Wednesday night for Time Warner Cable.
Does It Matter If Netflix Releases Ratings Results?
It depends on who you ask.
HLN Wants To Be The Cable News Network For The Social Media Generation
"Our headlines will be ripped from social media," says Albie Hecht in his first interview after being named to lead the channel. A possible slogan: "We're not the news. You are."
Why You Should Stop Complaining About NBC's Tape-Delayed Olympics Coverage Before You Start
Watch the live stream online. And don't tell other people how to live.
Janet Jackson Benefits From "Nipplegate" Nostalgia
Streams of her songs on Spotify increased 16% on Monday, one day after the Super Bowl.
Former Venture Capitalist Worth $8 Billion Compares Criticism Of Rich To Nazi Germany
Tom Perkins, a founding partner in one of Silicon Valley's most successful venture capital firms, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, sparked outrage with his stunning "Letter to the Editor" in the Wall Street Journal. The firm distanced itself from Perkins in a tweet Saturday afternoon.
Netflix CEO Makes Nasty Crack About His HBO Rival
Reed Hastings, when asked for his thoughts on HBO's view that it doesn't mind users sharing HBO Go passwords, joked that his rival Richard Plepler's password was "Netflix Bitch."
Netflix Caps Flawless Year By Adding Another 2.3 Million Subscribers
The company now has 33.4 million U.S. streaming subscribers and 44 million total members worldwide. Netflix was, basically, the corporate equivalent of Peyton Manning in 2013.
Citi Investors Think Either The Broncos Or Forty-Niners Will Win The Super Bowl
Responses to a quarterly survey show that Citi's institutional investors are rooting for either Peyton Manning or Colin Kaepernick.
Why A Chinese Tycoon's Plans To Buy The New York Times Aren't (Totally) Insane
A demolition expert comes to New York. Sulzberger can stay, Chen tells BuzzFeed.
The Complete History Of People Making The Same Joke About The Men's Wearhouse Motto
As the drama surrounding the suit store continues — from firing its founder to poor quarterly results to a takeover battle with Jos A. Bank — puns on "you're going to like the way you look" got more action on Twitter than a rental tux during prom season.
What Cable TV's Family Ties Mean For Time Warner
Comcast's Roberts family and John Malone's Liberty Media have both reshaped and risen to the top of the cable television industry through dealmaking. h/t @qz.
Watch The Hilarious Trailer For The New Star-Studded Season Of Jerry Seinfeld's Web Series
The Season 3 trailer for Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, exclusively on BuzzFeed, sees Seinfeld discuss cunnilingus with Howard Stern and feces with Tina Fey. You're welcome.
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Buys Storyful For $25 Million
The deal is News Corp's first since becoming a standalone company.
How Digital Video Is Set To Take Over The World
A new report by Citigroup highlights how web-based video is consumed across the globe, and the opportunities and challenges it presents to established TV players.
How To Use The Media To Sell A Company
Recent stories about a potential sale of Time Warner Cable offer a master class in the subtle semiotics of deal-making. A reader's guide.
What Breaking Apart The TV Bundle Would Cost You
A Needham & Co. report estimates that allowing consumers to buy their channels "a la carte" would result in $113 million in lost value and cost 1.4 million jobs, among other conclusions.
Corporate Ego Drives A Takeover Duel Between Men's Wearhouse And JoS A. Bank
The difference between getting acquired or being the acquirer is often little more than a matter of pride. "The barrier is over management's needs not the owners or customers," says Sonnenfeld.
5 Facts About The Nation's Largest Magazine Publisher
Time Inc. is set to become a standalone company next year. Here are some facts you might not know about the company.
Two Maps That Explain Why Comcast May Want To Buy Time Warner Cable
Reports emerged today that Comcast was exploring a possible bid for Time Warner Cable. The possibility of a deal between the two companies has been a decade in the making. Here's why.