There was no premiere episode. And not much fanfare. Monday morning the show went online, its entire first series watchable in one sitting. What is Netflix thinking? READ»
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 and more people are logging on to the Internet for the kind of relaxation and entertainment they used to look for on the boob tube. Yahoo Screen positions the company to capture some of those audiences.READ»
Oprah's off the networks and many of America's most beloved soaps have been tossed aside in favor of not-so-compelling reality TV. Where did daytime TV go wrong, and how do we ensure the same fate doesn't capture the broader worlds of marketing or advertising?READ»
Since the news that ABC was pulling the plug on soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live, the cancellation has been a major topic of discussion online. One thing keeping the story alive 1s the decision made by Hoover to pull all its advertising from ABC in the wake of the announcement.READ»
Yesterday, ABC Daytime made the announcement that they were ending two of their three long-running soap operas, All My Children and One Life to Live, in favor of a cooking show and a "lifestyle transformation" show. READ»
Daymond John and I talk about the history of the FUBU brand, what it meant for hip-hop and fashion at large, his books... and what social media has done for the brands in his empire.READ»
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»
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»
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»
Wary of competition from Hulu, Netflix aggressively expanding its online catalog with current episodes of primetime TV shows--at a cost between $70,000 to $100,000 per episode.READ»
In the digital age, you can get a sneak peek at how the election is shaping up in real-time, before news anchors report and pundits spin. Here's our guide to following the mid-terms on the real-time Web.READ»
The man with the TWISM tattoo tells Fast Company why he encourages his fans to touch him, what it's like to duet with Justin Bieber and why he's participating in The Influence Project.READ»
“There will never be another show like it.”
That’s the prevailing sentiment as the obsession, addiction, disorder known as Lost ended last night after
six seasons on ABC. At a time when the networks are struggling to ...READ»
Notes from the iPad 3G's opening weekend: shortages, an inability to stream Modern Family, superfast jailbreaking, and 1.5 e-books sold from the iBookstore.READ»
For newspapers, the Audit Bureau of Circulation's figures count a lot, as their stats can determine a publication's advertising rate--for better or worse. Its interactive unit, the ABCi just announced, via a partnership with Verve ...READ»
What seemed like a tiptoeing start to a revolution seems to be turning into a steady march: First we had rumors CBS was toying with iPad-friendly HTML5 videos, and now we learn this is a fact, and that ABC is joining the party, ...READ»
