U.S.-Canada men's hockey sets streaming record
Was there a widespread work slow-down Friday in the U.S.? NBC Sports reports it set a live streaming record, as more than 2.1 million users live streamed today's U.S.-Canada men's hockey semifinal,...
View ArticleHBO/Amazon strike deal to stream classic HBO hits
Cord cutters rejoice. In a major deal announced today, HBO will sell reruns of its hit shows to Amazon. Classics including "The Sopranos," "The Wire," "Six Feet Under" and miniseries including "Band of...
View ArticleAmazon's first TCA round and "Transparent"
Today at the TCA press tour Amazon made a first appearance, acting less like an online shopping mall than a TV studio. Amazon Prime offers a slew of new shows with a lot of big-name talent, compounding...
View ArticleNBC playing by Netflix rules: "Aquarius" to drop at once
Suddenly, NBC is playing by Netflix rules. The broadcaster will make available the entire David Duchovny 13-episode series "Aquarius," to match the binge-viewing experience of Netflix and other...
View ArticleNew "Star Trek" coming to CBS, mainly for online subscribers
TV's next frontier: online streaming. CBS today announced a new "Star Trek" TV series will premiere on the network in January 2017, then go directly to the digital subscription service CBS All-Access....
View ArticleWe've reached "peak TV" with 409 scripted series
No wonder it was so difficult to make a Top-10 list. 2015 was the year of "peak TV" with a record 409 scripted series, according to a poll released today by FX Networks. That's 33 more than in 2014 and...
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