Sunday Night Football extended until 2013

The NFL and NBC have extended the contract for Sunday Night Football until 2013. The original six year deal will now go two more years. This should be considered a big one for NBC, since the departure ... continue

AFL to cease operations file chapter 7 bankruptcy

The Arena Football League had already cancelled there 2009 season which was set to run over the summer months and be aired on ESPN. However this league had a lot of big problems, an out of control ... continue

Another who cares Hulu post – this time get your wallet ready

Over the last couple of days I’ve been seeing a couple of posts showing up suggesting that people get ready to open their wallets soon if they want to keep using Hulu. Now for ... continue

Chuck not yet renewed, may be canceled

TV series Chuck may be coming to an end, with speculation that the show may be canceled by NBC. The season finale goes to air next week, but the story line of the last episodes has seen a ... continue

Friday Night Lights renewed for two more seasons

Despite low ratings, Friday Night Lights has been renewed for two more seasons. The series will continue to premiere on Direct TV first before going to NBC for a second run, reports AceShowBiz. The fourth and fifth season ... continue

ZillionTV: yet another set-top box, or game changer?

New Internet TV provider ZillionTV launched today, offering yet another set-top box that brings internet television to the lounge room. The tech specs are reasonable. On the plus side, ZillionTV will offer High quality streams, a Wii like ... continue

Hulu cuts off Boxee, Old Media takes one step forward, two steps back

Users of the growingly popular Boxee media platform will no longer have access to Hulu, after the Fox/ NBC JV decided that letting people watch programs for free where they want wasn't part of the game plan. Hulu ... continue

Google to buy NBC in ‘09 so says Glick

Oh man the funny shit just won’t quit rolling in today. First it was the porn industry looking for a few billion dollar bailout. Then comes word that Joe the Plumber is going to be a ... continue

2009 Will Mark the Beginning of the End for Georetardation

Having made a number of blogging related predictions, I move on to the tech scene. While there's probably a list to come (and its own post) there's one area I've been watching very closely this year, and ... continue

NBC may cut back on the hours it broadcasts programming

NBC is considering cutting back the number of hours it airs programming after a poor fall TV season. Chief Executive Jeff Zucker told an investor conference Monday that while NBC will continue to fund the creation of pilots, ... continue

Obama on Meet The Press: Car Makers cannot be allowed to fall

President Elect Barack Obama's told Tom Brokaw in an interview on Meet The Press Sunday that the American car industry cannot be allowed to fall, calling GM, Ford and Chrysler the "backbone" of American manufacturing. Obama said that ... continue

Another day, another round of cuts: Viacom 850, CNBC 80

Media giant Viacom has announced a 7% reduction in its workforce, or 850 employees. Viacom said in a statement that cuts would be implemented across all divisions of the company, which includes MTV Networks, BET, Paramount Pictures and ... continue