MLB Inks $600 Million Pact with NHL to Handle TV, Streaming Distribution 05 August 2015
Major League Baseball’s media division has announced a six-year deal with the NHL, under which MLB Advanced Media will take over the hockey league’s TV broadcasting and online video on demand operations. Under the terms of the pact, MLBAM will pay the … Continue reading
How Baseball’s Tech Team Built The Future Of Television 05 August 2015
It was the first week of April, 2015, and New York’s Chelsea Market, typically packed with hordes of noisy tourists, was quiet. It was close to midnight, but five stories above, things were tense. The building is a former … Continue reading
SAG-AFTRA Election Reflects Fears Over Actors’ Pay For Online Shows 05 August 2015
Behind-the-scenes drama is playing out in Hollywood, one that has pitted America’s best-known home improvement mom against the White Shadow. Actors, extras, stunt people and other performers are once again squaring off over who should lead their union in … Continue reading
OTT Resistance Is ‘Foolish’, says Time Warner CEO 04 August 2015
Time Warner Cable chairman and CEO Rob Marcus told analysts Thursday that the cable industry should embrace over-the-top video, but added that at this stage of the game, the full cable bundle still appears to present the best value. “At … Continue reading
Netflix’s ‘Beasts of No Nation’ Boycotted By Big Four US Cinema Chains 04 August 2015
America’s four-largest cinema chains will refuse to screen Oscar-tipped child soldier drama Beasts of No Nation, after the film was bought by Netflix in a $12 million (Dh44 million) deal, reports Variety. AMC, Regal, Cinemark and Carmike all said … Continue reading