ABC is really hoping you’ll hang on to your cable subscription, and is taking a couple of new steps to make sure of it.
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ABC’s ‘Nightline’ Goes Inside Facilities of Apple Supplier Foxconn
It looks like media pressure has prompted Apple supplier Foxconn to do something unprecedented — open up its factories to ABC’s Nightline. The program will air tomorrow, Tuesday, February 21, at 11:35pm EST.
As Forbes points …
Disney-ABC Expands Streaming Deals with Amazon, Netflix
Now you’ll never have to miss an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, wherever you are and whatever device you’re using, as Disney and ABC not only extended their existing deal with Netflix, but also expanded their agreement with Amazon, meaning that Kindle Fire users have even more shows to stream on their new devices.
The expansion of the …
ABC’s Canceled Soaps Move Online: Welcome to the Future of Web TV?
I know, I know: You’re still upset about ABC canceling All My Children and One Life To Live in favor of cheaper daytime talk shows. But here’s the thing: The shows aren’t really going away – they’re just going online.
News is breaking that both shows will continue as web series, with Disney licensing the shows to online production …
Is 2011 the Year Television Networks Forget About Cable and Cord-Cutting?
Judging from the evidence of last week’s Upfront presentations in which the broadcast networks revealed their fall 2011 schedules to advertisers and the public alike, television has finally realized how to deal with the threat of cord-cutting: Ignore it altogether. Instead of trying to fight the internet, broadcast television appears to …
Hulu Lives! New Contracts Signed by Next Week
Hulu fans, rest easy: Long-overdue contracts that ensure the continuation of programming from Fox, ABC and NBC should finally be signed and in place by the end of next week. All Things Digital’s MediaMemo blog is reporting that negotiations between the VoD site and the networks (all of which have ownership stakes in Hulu) have finally …
Will Hulu Become An Online Cable Provider?
Just because Hulu may be a leader in the field of Internet TV doesn’t mean that it’s resting on its laurels – or that it won’t be torn apart by internal disagreements. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Hulu is undergoing a number of behind-the-scenes arguments that could result in massive changes in direction for the company in …
ABC, Dr. Pepper Create World’s First “Promercial”
You’ve seen commercials, you’ve seen product placement – but have you seen the “promercial” yet? That’s when broadcasters run commercials to let viewers know about upcoming product placement in their favorite television shows.
It might sound like a joke, but last week, ABC premiered the first promercial, for the January 5th episode of …
All Networks Pass On Wonder Woman TV Show
Maybe we should begin to call it a curse. After years of failed attempts to bring DC Comics’ Wonder Woman to the movies – including one by Buffy‘s Joss Whedon, who was then snapped up by competitors Marvel to helm their flagship movie The Avengers – the character’s latest bid for TV greatness seems to have fallen at the first hurdle: No …
Netflix Adds More ABC, Disney Shows For Instant Streaming
While other broadcasters consider the benefits of online streaming, ABC and Disney have licensed even more of its material to Netflix for instant streaming. As part of a new agreement between Disney/ABC and Netflix, every episode of Lost and Ugly Betty will be added to Netflix Instant, as well as additional episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, …
Federal Judge Blocks Free Streaming Network TV
Chalk up another victory for old broadcast media – or, perhaps, one for people not stealing content. A federal judge has sided with ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox and issued a temporary restraining order against FilmOn.com, a site that streams content from television channels to mobile devices for free – without securing permission from the …
Fox Joins Other Networks in Blocking Google TV
And then there were none.
Fox has now blocked Google TV’s web browser from streaming episodes found online at Fox.com, joining ABC, NBC, and CBS to round out the major broadcast networks’ stance against the idea of a web browser on a TV set.
(More: TV Networks Blocking Shows From Google TV’s Web Browser)
Further confusing the …