VIDEO: Reese Witherspoon Apology for DUI Incident
Thirteen days after her husband was pulled over and arrested for driving while intoxicated, Reese Witherspoon broke her silence about the incident in an appearance Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning…
Andrew Wallenstein
What the TV Biz Could Learn from Amazon Studios
Seeking to put a twist on the typical close-to-the-vest development process the entertainment business has made standard practice, Amazon has given its massive user base access to samples of content…
DreamWorks Animation Buys YouTube Channel AwesomenessTV for $33 Million
DreamWorks Animation announced Wednesday it has acquired AwesomenessTV, a teen-skewed YouTube channel, for $33 million. However, DWA could end up spending as much as $117 million depending on…
Ryan Seacrest, the Internet Mogul
Seacrest heads into the next phase of building his media empire: venturing into production of digital original programming.
Emmys Double Down on Second Screen
For this year's edition of Primetime Emmys, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is doubling down on its commitment to show love for interactive programming.
New Reality Show to Skip TV, Play Entirely on Social Media (EXCLUSIVE)
The Chernin Group is producing an audacious new unscripted series that will be distributed entirely on social-media platforms instead of having a home on TV, according to sources familiar with the…
Yahoo Claims 'Saturday Night Live' Clip Library
Yahoo has snagged exclusive rights to the entire 38-year clip library of “Saturday Night Live” from Broadway Video, the company announced in a blog post Wednesday. Those archives will move from their…
A La Carte TV Will Never Be
The prospect of consumers getting the ability to choose which cable channels they want has proven to be a remarkably resilient fantasy.
CW Sinks Teeth Into Xbox With 'Vampire Diaries' (EXCLUSIVE)
Hit primetime series “The Vampire Diaries” will tee off an expanded presence for the CW on Xbox Live via a new app for the broadcaster on the Microsoft-owned gaming console. The CW app launched…
Viacom and Netflix to Scale Down SVOD Deal
There was a time when Netflix was the place where you could get a broader breadth of content than anywhere else. That time is over. Netflix made its clearest indication yet in its first-quarter…
