Why Fox Wants Harry Potter And Not Anderson Cooper
Uniting the Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox production studios would give Rupert Murdoch control over the two largest film and television catalogs ever assembled, creating a highly lucrative annuity and allowing for unprecedented sway over how content is made and sold across distribution platforms.
Netflix Plans To Take Over The World
The streaming video service said it added more than 1 million subscribers internationally in the second quarter for a total of 13.8 million. It plans to launch in Germany, France, and other markets later this year.
Why Time Warner Will Sell — To Someone
Jeff Bewkes doesn't like big media mergers, but that doesn't mean he won't make a good deal, from Rupert Murdoch or another bidder. He'll do whatever creates the most value for shareholders, and now that most likely means selling.
Watch Stephen Colbert Utterly Eviscerate The Business Model Of The Vessyl Digital Cup
A brutally hilarious commentary on fawning startup coverage. Vessyl, we hardly knew ya.
Dov Charney Wants To Remind People Of His Long Forgotten Idealism
The American Apparel founder is sacrificing any future involvement with the company in return for ensuring that new management stays true to the core principles on which it was founded.
This Video Perfectly Illustrates How Little The TV Industry Cares About Its Viewers
TV Everywhere? More like Advertising Everywhere. "It's almost like the networks are trying to drive you to platforms like Netflix or Amazon Prime," said BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield, who posted the video as part of a research report on TV Everywhere.
How Money Moves Through The TV Industry In One Hand-Drawn Flowchart
Want to know why Aereo is dead? Follow the money.
Rupert Murdoch And Sumner Redstone Could End Up Together
Stranger things have happened.
Hot Or Not Returns To An Overheated Online Dating Market
The 2000s phenomenon relaunches today with a mobile makeover amid a flurry of activity around the business of online dating.
Songwriters Are Losing $2.3 Billion A Year Due To Outdated Government Regulations
The National Music Publishers' Association, the lobbying group for songwriters, said the lost revenue is based on what it believes its constituents could collect if government regulations were lifted. The claim is the latest salvo in a heated debate between the music industry and satellite, streaming, and other new music distribution services over royalty rates.
Vice Is About To Solve A Big Problem For Time Warner: HLN
An opportunity to ditch an inconvenient channel. Shane Smith could be about to get his network.
Netflix Investors Like Reed Hastings Again
A majority of shareholders voted down a proposal to separate the chairman and CEO roles both held by Hastings. The rejection follows a year in which Netflix stock gained more than 300%.
AT&T Hopes History Doesn't Repeat Itself
Sixteen years ago, in 1998, AT&T's then-Chief Executive C. Michael Armstrong spent close to $100 billion buying up cable companies to pursue an ambitious plan to bundle video, internet, and phone service. It did not go well. And now, with its DirecTV deal, AT&T is basically trying to do it again.
AT&T Just Did Comcast A Huge Favor
The telecommunications giant's $67.1 billion for DirecTV indirectly makes the case for Comcast that it needs to merge with Time Warner Cable because competition is increasing.
AT&T Buys DirecTV For $67 Billion In Second Major Deal To Reshape TV Industry
The deal, announced Sunday night after roughly a month of negotiations, follows Comcast's impending acquisition of Time Warner Cable for $45.2 billion. Both deals will face intense regulatory scrutiny.
AT&T Set To Announce DirecTV Acquisition Sunday
"The deal is done."
The End Of The Print New York Times
The acknowledgement in the paper's "Innovation Report" that too much time and energy is focused on its front page portends a seismic shift in both the Times's cultural and business approach to news.
The Big New $50 Billion TV Deal Has Nothing To Do With TV
AT&T's interest in DirecTV is less about strategic fit and more about gaining access to the satellite operator's massive cash flow.
Apple's Beats Deal Is All About Bringing Music Mogul Jimmy Iovine On Board
As part of the $3.2 billion deal to acquire Beats, legendary music executive Jimmy Iovine is expected to join Apple in a "creative role." The deal is essentially the biggest music industry acqui-hire.
Universal Has A Big Stake In Beats That's Worth Nearly $500 Million
Little known to most everyone is that Universal owns a 14% stake in Beats, which at the rumored $3.2 billion sale price equates to a windfall of $448 million for the world's largest record label.