Latest Sign the Cord-Cutting Revolution Is Over: Roku Users Watch 3 Hours of Content Per Day
Roku streamers watched more than 7 billion hours during the fourth quarter — and more than just Netflix
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YouTube Purges Hundreds of Accounts After ‘Soft-Core Pedophilia Ring’ Is Exposed
Google-owned site also removed thousands of comments for trading contact information and child pornography
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Peter Tork, The Monkees Bassist, Dies at 77
He was the oldest group member when “The Monkees” debuted on NBC in 1966
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Will Journalists Be Replaced by Artificial Intelligence?
Experts weigh in on whether AI is poised to put reporters out of a job — or usher in a golden age of journalism
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Trump Supports Covington Student’s $250 Million Lawsuit Against Washington Post
President urges Nick Sandmann to “go get them”
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Continues to Bash ‘Big Brother-Esque’ Amazon After It Cancels NYC Move
Democratic congresswoman says the “fuzzy proposal” was bad for local workers and granted unfair tax breaks
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Barry Diller Says Netflix Has Conquered the Studios: ‘Hollywood Is Now Irrelevant’
“Those who chase Netflix are fools,” IAC chairman says in Recode interview
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Ryan Adams’ Guitarist Calls Emotional Abuse Accusations ‘Sickening and Embarrassing’
“I chose to believe his insane version of the truth because it was easier than believing that anyone is capable of being this much of a monster,” Todd Wisenbaker says
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5 Lingering Twitter Questions That Jack Dorsey Dodged on His Recent Media Blitz
Tech exec’s recent press tour failed to make sense on Twitter’s seemingly inconsistent rules, widespread harassment and, yes, its treatment of President Trump
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Facebook Acted Like ‘Digital Gangsters,’ British Parliament Says
Social network is criticized for overlooking user privacy in order to grow its ad business, according to U.K. lawmakers
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Deepfake Videos Could Become Undetectable Within the Next 2 Years, Experts Say
“You now have an emerging technology that has a much greater capacity for persuasion,” law professor Robert Chesney says
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Media Layoffs at Highest Level Since 2009 Great Recession
More than 15,000 media jobs — most of which came from news organizations — were cut in 2018
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Amazon Cancels Plans for New York City Campus
E-commerce giant backs away from building Long Island City hub despite nearly $3 billion in incentives
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Watch Regina King’s Oscar Plans Nearly Get Derailed by 76ers Star Joel Embiid (Video)
“Thank you God and Joel Embiid for your athletic abilities. Crisis averted,” King tweets following near-collision courtside at Madison Square Garden
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‘Gay Muslim’ Instagram Account Vanishes After Pressure From Indonesian Officials
The Facebook-owned app says it didn’t remove the account despite pressure from religious hardliners to have it purged
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Activision Blizzard Cuts Nearly 800 Jobs Despite ‘Best’ Financial Year
The Santa Monica-based company said it’ll focus on investing in its “biggest franchises,” including “Call of Duty”
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Snap’s Michael Lynton Named Non-Executive Chairman of Warner Music Group
Lynton will remain Snap’s chairman
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Showtime Scores Rights to Upcoming Documentary on The Go-Go’s
Alison Ellwood, director of the two-part documentary on the Eagles, is attached to direct the film about the ‘8os all-female band
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Bob Costas Says He Lost NBC Super Bowl Hosting Gig Because He ‘Crossed the Line’
Longtime announcer has previously said football “destroys people’s brains”
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British Rapper Cadet Dies at 28 in Car Crash
London-based artist was heading to a performance at Keele University when his taxi collided with another car
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‘Extra’ Co-Host AJ Calloway Suspended After Multiple Sexual Misconduct Accusations
Warner Bros. says it’s expanding its “ongoing inquiries” following new accusations
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Trevor Noah: Reaction to Liam Neeson’s ‘Powerful Admission’ Would’ve Been Different on ‘Oprah’
“Taken” actor said that after a friend was raped by a black man decades ago, he “went up and down areas with a cosh [bludgeon], hoping I’d be approached by somebody”
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Google and Facebook’s Complete and Total Digital Ad Domination Explained in 1 Chart
Tech duopoly controls more than 60 percent of all global online advertising — a dominance that’s projected to only grow in the next three years
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Amy Schumer, John Mulaney Support Boycott of Jerry Media Over Lifted Jokes and Memes
Popular Instagram account F—Jerry has lost 300,000 followers as critics blast it for posting content without consent
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Twitter Finally Reports Daily User Base, Posts Strong Q4 Revenue Growth
Company stock still drops 7 percent in pre-market trading on weak Q1 guidance
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Snapchat Snaps Back: Is Fresh Content the Key to Snap’s Longterm Success?
Pictures-and-messaging app has stopped losing users; now it needs its shows to drive more downloads in 2019
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Spotify Bets Big on Podcasts With Gimlet and Anchor Deals, Pegs Another $500 Million for Acquisitions
CEO Daniel Ek says he expects podcasts to make up 20 percent of listening on Spotify in the near future
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Snap User Growth Stalls, but Company Posts Record Q4 Revenue
Company stock rockets 19 percent on strong sales, narrower losses
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Jimmy Kimmel Gets Angelenos to Congratulate LA Rams for Super Bowl ‘Victory’ (Video)
“It was loud, it was passionate, and it was intense,” says one woman who clearly didn’t watch the New England Patriots win Super Bowl LIII
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FX Boss John Landgraf Bashes Google and Facebook’s ‘Winner-Take-All’ Mentality: ‘Not a Good Thing for Society’
TCA 2019: FX boss says he’s fundamentally opposed to when “one entity or one person gets to unilaterally make the rules or pronounce the truth”
