Amazon’s Prime Video and Netflix crash TV’s ad-selling party
Over the last decade, streaming video platforms have gradually siphoned away viewers from traditional TV networks. But next month, they will be confronting the legacy…
Giancarlo Esposito once considered plotting his own murder
Giancarlo Esposito knows — people think everyone who is on TV or in the movies is rich, and will always stay that way. But it’s…
Caitlin Clark is worth millions but will only make $76,535 in WNBA
Caitlin Clark is worth millions. She will make a fraction of that as a WNBA rookie. Clark, the Iowa phenomenon who set the NCAA career…
Robert MacNeil, the TV journalist who brought news to PBS, dies at 93
Robert MacNeil, whose coverage of the Watergate scandal led to the first nightly newscast for PBS, died Friday after a long illness. He was 93.…
How O.J. Simpson’s murder trial changed the TV news business
The double-murder case against football star and actor O.J. Simpson, who died of cancer Thursday at age 76, forever transformed the TV landscape. Network news…
Here’s how many of Caitlin Clark’s WNBA games will be on national TV
Caitlin Clark has helped take NCAA women’s basketball to unprecedented heights of popularity. Now the WNBA appears ready to see if the University of Iowa…
Disney plans to integrate a standalone ESPN service into Disney+
Walt Disney Co. is betting big on ESPN as the Burbank entertainment company bolsters its streaming options and charts its future. The company said Wednesday…
Why Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is playing against — and not for — UConn
Caitlin Clark grew up in West Des Moines, Iowa, but was a Connecticut women’s basketball fan. Her dream was to play for legendary coach Geno…
Hulu on Disney+ launches Wednesday. What you need to know
Subscribers of both Disney+ and Hulu can now access Hulu content through the Disney+ app, as the Burbank media and entertainment giant launched its one-app…
How the Menendez brothers case blazed a trail for the true crime genre
If there were a Mount Rushmore of true crime, the faces of Erik and Lyle Menendez would certainly be on it. The 1989 murder case…
Former ‘Blue’s Clues’ host checks in on grown fans on TikTok
Former “Blue’s Clues” host Steve Burns has conducted therapeutic check-ins with his TikTok followers occasionally since 2021 — but a recent upload hit viewers harder…
Why your favorite streaming shows are showing up on old-fashioned TV
In the late 1990s, NBC ran a promotional campaign with the slogan, “If you haven’t seen it, it’s new to you,” aimed at boosting summer…
Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid in fierce clash with ITV viewer over Prince Harry court case
Susanna Reid recently expressed support of Prince Harry over his concerns about security during a discussion on Good Morning Britain which prompted a backlash from…
Super Bowl draws record 123.4 million viewers, helped by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
If you bet on Super Bowl LVIII being the most watched TV event of all time, it’s time to collect. The telecast of the Kansas…
Grammy Awards log nearly 17 million viewers, the most since 2020
The presence of music stars from the past and present helped boost the audience for the CBS telecast of the 66th Grammy Awards. The Sunday…
Will the Super Bowl ever be exclusive to streaming?
The NFL and NBC have been doing some celebrating in the end zone over the performance of the first playoff game shown exclusively on a…