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Larry King Back With Internet Show

Kevin Spak — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:17:26 CDT

He's baaaack. Larry King will strap on his suspenders once more to host an online-only TV show on a new network financed by Carlos Slim Helu, the New York Times reports. The new network, which will be called Ora.tv, will be officially announced today. King says the show will...

Satellite, Cable TV Customers Flee in Record Numbers

John Johnson — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:43:36 CDT

Sign of the times: The six biggest satellite and cable TV companies lost a combined 580,000 customers in the second quarter, which Bloomberg calls a record high. Take your pick of reasons: rising prices, increased online competition from the likes of Netflix, a lousy economy, the slump in home...

96.7% of Homes Have TVs, 1st Drop in 20 Years

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:30:09 CDT

The rocky economy and an upswing in Internet viewing contribute to a surprising new statistic: In America, 96.7% of households have a television set—down from 98.9% previously. It's the first such drop in two decades, the New York Times notes. The Nielsen Company, which collected the data,...

Kiefer Sutherland Stars in Hulu Web Thriller

Rob Quinn — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 03:21:29 CDT

Kiefer Sutherland is starring in a new series, but you won't find it on traditional TV. The 24 star plays a hit man trying to save his soul in The Confession , an online serial that made its debut on Hulu this week, reports the Independent . The series—consisting of ten...

Microsoft Planning XBox TV Service

Rob Quinn — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:43:00 CST

Microsoft is planning to leap back into the battle for American living rooms with a new TV service, sources tell Reuters. The company has held talks with TV networks about creating a TV service to be delivered through the XBox console, establishing a "virtual cable operator" that would charge a...

Apple, Amazon Joining Battle for Your TV

Rob Quinn — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:20:00 CDT

Amazon and Apple are both planning major pushes into the online TV business, insiders say. Apple will announce today a new set-top box that will deliver TV to consumers and include movies from Netflix, reports Bloomberg . Apple will offer 99-cent rentals of TV shows through its revamped, $99 version of...

Google TV Spooks Hollywood

Rob Quinn — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:30:33 CDT

Google wants to bring the Internet to your TV set, but many in Hollywood want Google to stay off their turf. Companies fear that the search king's Google TV project —which will allow users to search for and watch online videos via their TV sets—will encourage viewers to ditch...

Please, Apple, 'Blow Up' the Cable Companies

Harry Kimball — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:38:00 CST

Apple is getting closer to launching an online television subscription service, and MG Siegler relishes the challenge it could pose to cable companies. “Just as Apple transformed the music industry thanks to the iTunes/iPod combination, and the mobile industry thanks to the iPhone, a device that offered all the television...

Current TV: Palin a 'TWILF'

Harry Kimball — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:02:43 CST

Let the Web 2.0 acronym wars commence! Al Gore’s Current TV took a swipe at multiple conservative leaders and the media in a cartoon video dubbed “Stupid Virus,” but its treatment of Sarah Palin has been singled out. In the video, Palin’s twitter handle is shown to be “Gun-Ho;...