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Showtime's David Nevins On What It Takes To Make Sexy, Gripping TV

Showtime won big at the Golden Globes, taking home three awards, including best drama series for "Homeland." Nevins spoke with Fast Company about the rapidly changing world of cable TV and how he stays on top in a world where audience tastes evolve at an ever-accelerating pace.READ»

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Netflix CEO: I Want My HBO!

At the AllThingsD conference Wednesday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings expressed lots of love for the high-end content produced by premium cable stars HBO and Showtime.READ»

How Netflix Is Pushing the Envelope With Fincher-Spacey Project, "House of Cards"

CEO Reed Hastings told investors he wasn't interested in "creative risks." But his company is betting a rumored $100 million for 26 episodes of a series no one has seen--based largely on "intuition" and the reputations of David Fincher and Kevin Spacey. READ»

Netflix May Offer Original Programming: Change of Heart for CEO Reed Hastings?

If reports are true, this would mark a shift toward exclusive original programming, content Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has implied the company would not venture toward.READ»

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Netflix Now Boasts More Subscribers Than Showtime, Starz, HBO Next?

Netflix trumped Wall Street fears, with quarterly profit rising, and revenue increasing by 34% to $595.9 million. Most impressively, Netflix now boasts over 20 million subscribers--more than the total subscribers of premium channels Starz and Showtime.READ»

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Showtime's "House Of Lies" Turned My Life As A Consultant Into A TV Drama

When TV writers rewrote this MBA's life, they changed everything but the truth.READ»

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Netflix Inks Deal With Epix for Streaming Movies

How Netflix's new deal might affect Blockbuster and HBO.READ»

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Netflix Signs Streaming Deal With Relativity Media, Beats HBO, Showtime, Max

HBO, Showtime and Starz, consider this a warning. Netflix and Relativity have just announced a deal that will see all first-run theatrical releases from the production company available via streaming to Netflix subscribers, just ...READ»

Prime Access's LGBT Media Strategy

Howard Buford, 50, has created LGBT-targeted advertising for companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Hyatt, and Showtime. Each year, Prime Access reports on which brands are perceived to be the most and least gay-friendly.READ»

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Three Business Models the $38 Billion Newspaper Industry Could Copy

Three ideas the $38 billion newspaper industry could copy to buoy its business.READ»

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Epix Aims to Put HBO and Showtime to Shame; Try It for Free Here!

Last month we reported that a new cable channel called Epix was going to try to steal thunder from heavyweights like HBO and Showtime by also offering all their movies online at EpixHD.com. The channel, which is being offered first on ...READ»