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LG To Add Its Weight Behind Google's Net TV Push

BY Kit Eaton | 05-07-2012 | 5:55 AM | INNOVATION

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Apple Rumor Patrol: The Next iPhone Is Coming Soon--And It's Skinnier Than Don Draper's Tie [Updated]

BY Kit Eaton | 05-03-2012 | 11:30 AM | DESIGN

Which is pretty darn skinny. Here's what else we know--and think--about the freshest Apple intel.READ MORE›

Apple's Financial Report: What To Expect From Tomorrow's Quarterly Results Reveal

BY Kit Eaton | 04-23-2012 | 10:40 AM | INNOVATION

Apple--by some measures the biggest company in the world--is about to reveal its quarterly results. The financial world is waiting, watching, hoping for big numbers.READ MORE›

Apple Rumor Patrol: Let's Talk About Apple TV

BY Kit Eaton | 03-29-2012 | 11:00 AM | INNOVATION

Seems like five minutes can't go by without more speculation about the biggest company in the world. Now, however, there's a good reason: It appears the long-anticipated Apple TV really is arriving later this year (or next). READ MORE›

Are Boys Prettier Than Flowers? And Other Questions Answered By DramaFever, A Hulu For Asian TV

BY David Zax | 03-26-2012 | 9:30 AM | DESIGN

Meet Seung Bak, cofounder of DramaFever. The site recently closed a multi-million-dollar funding round, gaining backing from YouTube cofounder Steve Chen, among others.READ MORE›

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

BY David D. Burstein | 01-26-2012 | 6:44 PM | LEADERSHIP

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 MORE›

A Sneak Peek At The TVs Of The Future

BY Steven Rosenbaum | 01-06-2012 | 5:13 PM | INNOVATION

It's nearly time for the annual geek pilgrimage to Las Vegas for CES. It's easy to write off this massive tech trade show as an outdated, overrated, overhyped gizmo-fest, but it does provide ahead-of-the-curve marketplace knowledge. Here's what's next for TVs and other tech gadgets in 2012.READ MORE›

Dear Netflix: Bring Back Firefly And (Almost) All Will Be Forgiven

BY JD Rucker | 12-16-2011 | 4:27 AM | LEADERSHIP

Entertainment speculation is normally a lost cause. The only safe bets are that HBO will put out a great series every couple of years, ABC will try to regain their Lost allure, and The Simpsons will probably get another season every year. But a speculative proposition that pairs a fan favorite together with a company that has recently fallen from grace is catching on.READ MORE›

Cable TV's Female Execs On The Future Of Television

BY Ari Karpel | 12-08-2011 | 5:58 PM | LEADERSHIP

In this extended version of the roundtable article from our latest issue, three of cable's female executives talk about how television is evolving, how shows fail or succeed, and how everyone loves handfishing.READ MORE›

The Clicker's Moment: After 60 Years, TV Remotes Get Zapped With Makeovers

BY Mark Wilson | 12-05-2011 | 2:51 PM | TECHNOLOGY

Every TV manufacturer agrees, the remote control will change more in the next three years than it has the previous six decades. But how will it actually change? Sony, Samsung, LG, and Vizio tell us.READ MORE›

How Blinkx Is Creating Internet TV For Couch Potatoes

BY E.B. Boyd | 11-11-2011 | 3:33 PM | INNOVATION

Internet TV has mostly been a lean-forward experience. A new set of channels from the video search giant is making it more like the boob tube.READ MORE›

Female Cable Execs Talk The Future Of TV

BY Ari Karpel | 11-07-2011 | 2:09 PM | INNOVATION

Television is facing tumultuous times. Three of cable's most powerful women sit down to compare notes.READ MORE›

Bluefin Mines Social Media To Improve TV Analytics

BY Rachel Z. Arndt | 11-07-2011 | 1:57 PM | INNOVATION

Bluefin Labs sits on the periphery of MIT's Cambridge, Massachusetts, campus, in a former hose factory located next to a movie theater. But the company really exists at the virtual intersection of social media and television.READ MORE›

How Yahoo’s IntoNow "Listens" And Revolutionizes The Way We Watch TV

BY E.B. Boyd | 11-02-2011 | 2:09 AM | INNOVATION

Yahoo's IntoNow App hears what you're watching on TV, then serves up related content on a second screen. READ MORE›

TV That Fits Your Life And Doesn't Make You Dumb

BY Kevin Purdy | 10-23-2011 | 5:35 PM | WORK/LIFE

We all have busy lives, and catching all the good shows on TV is one of the things that gets missed in the daily grind. Here's how you can get your television fix, and in ways that are convenient for anyone.READ MORE›

Advertising Lessons From The "Mad Men" Era

BY Eduardo A. Braniff | 10-04-2011 | 12:23 PM | LEADERSHIP

As "Mad Men" and other shows based in the 1960s dot the fall TV lineup, those of us who actually work in the ad industry are translating those shows' themes to the here and now. What should we be thinking about on behalf of our brands?READ MORE›

Facebook Exits Daily Deals, Google Lets Slide Slip, Pandora's Ad Worth Beats Radio's, Apple's New TV Tech

BY Kit Eaton | 08-26-2011 | 5:31 AM | INNOVATION

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ MORE›

Primetime Emmy Awards

BY Margaret Rhodes | 08-08-2011 | 5:36 PM | MAGAZINE

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How The BBC Is Quietly, Confidently Shaping The Future Of TV

BY Kit Eaton | 08-08-2011 | 8:04 AM | INNOVATION

The BBC's iPlayer tech is an international treasure for watching BBC shows on demand online. Now it's been launched as a new app--for TVs.READ MORE›

MTV's 30th Anniversary

BY Michael Silverberg | 06-22-2011 | 2:00 PM | MAGAZINE

Since MTV's 30th anniversary is likely to pass like its 25th, which barely earned an on-air nod, we've traced the brand from its colicky infancy through its earnest preteen years and wayward adolescence to its present.READ MORE›