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BitTorrent Starts Gating Its Content

Media
 May 7, 2013 By Brent Lang 6 weeks ago

Bundle service could allow studios to start charging for access to content

  

Maker Studios CEO Danny Zappin Steps Down, Endemol's Ynon Kreiz Takes Over

Media
 May 7, 2013 By Tim Kenneally & Lucas Shaw 6 weeks ago

The leadership change comes less than a year after Maker took a $36 million investment

  

Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline to Star in Paris Real Estate Comedy

Media | Movies
 May 7, 2013 By Brent Lang 6 weeks ago

Jane Birkin and Dominique Pinon will co-star

  

The Onion's Twitter Account Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

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 May 6, 2013 By Greg Gilman 6 weeks ago

The faux news organization dedicated a number of headlines to the incident, including "Onion Twitter Password Changed To OnionMan77"

  

New 'Star Wars' Video Games Will Be Produced Through Disney, Electronic Arts Partnership

Media
 May 6, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 6 weeks ago

Disney halted production of new games at LucasArts earlier this year

  

Emmy-Winning L.A. Newsman Mario Machado Dies at 78

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 May 6, 2013 By Greg Gilman 6 weeks ago

Machado was the city's first Chinese-American reporter and appeared in numerous memorable films, including all three "RoboCop" movies

  

How an '80s Sitcom Star Turned a Hollywood Mogul Into YouTube’s Newest Champion

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 May 6, 2013 By Lucas Shaw & Brent Lang 6 weeks ago

YouTube executive Robert Kyncl told Brian Robbins that meeting Jeffrey Katzenberg would change his life -- it did

  

Who Will Run Al Jazeera America? Who’s In, Who’s Out, Who Passed (Exclusive)

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 May 6, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 6 weeks ago

The scoop on the leading candidates of the biggest new news network to hit cable

  

Howard Kurtz's Mea Culpa Isn't Good Enough

Media
 May 5, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 6 weeks ago

Merely repeating an apology and stressing one's sincerity is not a ticket back to play on the journalism field.

  

Daily Download Editor Lauren Ashburn Retracts Kurtz Video, Apologizes

Media
 May 5, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 6 weeks ago

She says she was wrong in not double-checking the video and wrong in taking it down without correcting the mistake

  

Who Is David Stein? A Strange Hollywood Republican Outs Himself as Holocaust Denier David Cole

Media
 May 4, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 6 weeks ago

You don’t often get to say “Jewish Holocaust denier,” so let’s take a moment

  

E! News Hacked - Justin Bieber Not Gay or Arrested (Duh)

Media
 May 4, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 6 weeks ago

The hacked account read: "Breaking! Exclusive: Justin Bieber to E!online 'I'm a gay'"

  

Lil Wayne Dropped by Mountain Dew Over Emmett Till Lyric

Media
 May 3, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 6 weeks ago

Decision to drop Lil Wayne comes days after Mountain Dew was criticized for ad depicting beaten woman

  

Crackle Plots 2 Made-for-Digital Movies: Sequel to ‘Joe Dirt,’ Martial Arts Action Film

Media
 May 3, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 6 weeks ago

Jerry Seinfeld also will return with "Comedians Getting Coffee"

  

National Magazine Awards: New York Wins Magazine of the Year, Romney '47%' Video Triumphs

Media
 May 3, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 6 weeks ago

The New Yorker went home empty-handed

  

Did DreamWorks Animation Just Inflate a YouTube Bubble?

Media
 May 2, 2013 By Brent Lang & Lucas Shaw 6 weeks ago

The company's acquisition of Awesomeness TV is expected to drive more money into the world of YouTube networks

  

Kevin Smith Knocks LA Times' Reddit Article for Reporting 'Opinions as Fact'

Media
 May 2, 2013 By Greg Gilman 6 weeks ago

The "Clerks" director argued (and demonstrated) on Twitter how a mere footnote in a story about Hollywood stars using Reddit was riddled with inaccuracies

  

CNN: Howard Kurtz and ‘Reliable Sources’ Under Review

Media
 May 2, 2013 By Sharon Waxman 6 weeks ago

The media critic, fired from The Daily Beast, is now under review with his CNN bosses

  

Daily Beast Splits With Howard Kurtz After Erroneous Jason Collins Story

Media
 May 2, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 6 weeks ago

"We wish him well," Daily Beast editor-in-chief Tina Brown says

  

What YouTube Got Wrong: Thinking It Was Like TV

Media
 May 2, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 6 weeks ago

YouTube presented itself as a force for global good rather than just a video portal on Wednesday

  

2012 Mogul Paydays: Why Jeffrey Got a Raise, Reed Took a Bath

Media
 May 1, 2013 By Brent Lang 6 weeks ago

TheWrap pulls back the curtain on the massive paydays of Les Moonves, Rupert Murdoch, Mark Zuckerberg and Reed Hastings

  

Facebook Q1 Earnings: Social Network Tries to Prove Mobile Is Paying Off

Media
 May 1, 2013 By Brent Lang 6 weeks ago

Revenues and profits rise in the first quarter

  

Why Alloy Digital Might Hold the Secret to YouTube

Media
 May 1, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 6 weeks ago

Alloy Digital was the only major network hosting its own event this week in New York

  

Obama Formally Taps Tom Wheeler as FCC Chairman

Media
 May 1, 2013 By Ira Teinowitz 6 weeks ago

Despite Wheeler’s ties to industry associations, he is expected to reinforce the FCC’s commitment to net neutrality, which the president has strongly supported

  

ICM Partners Add 3 Agents to Bolster Digital, Branded Entertainment Divisions

Media
 May 1, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 6 weeks ago

Two agents will work in the digital division while one will work on branded entertainment

  

Amanda Knox Is 'Grateful' During 'GMA' Interview (Video)

Media
 May 1, 2013 By Greg Gilman 6 weeks ago

The accused murderer told Robin Roberts on Wednesday's "Good Morning Amerca" that she hopes her new memoir will show the public "precisely" what she went through during Italian ordeal

  
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