President Barack Obama pushed for stricter teaching standards and a longer school year as effective methods to improve the American education system, Bloomberg News reported, citing Obama's appearance on NBC's "Today Show."
Comcast will soon control NBC but doesn't yet. Still, the cable giant is moving to put its own stamp on NBC, naming its own chief operating officer, Stephen Burke, to replace Jeff Zucker as CEO of NBC Universal.
NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker is leaving the company ahead of its impending merger with cable giant Comcast. Zucker said he made the decision because NBC Universal's new owners "deserve the chance to implement their own vision."
The Primetime Emmy Awards Show continues to rebound with host Jimmy Fallon. The bold and new, like Glee, were rewarded, while former favorites, like Lost, were forgotten.
Google is talking to Hollywood studios about a pay-per-view video service based on YouTube, according to a new report. The move comes as Google girds for battle with Apple, and telecom and media companies jostle for control over the next generation of high-speed content delivery.
Prestige means a lot in Hollywood. TV companies use a show's Emmy Award to help sell commercials, and advertisers enjoy being linked with hot shows. Sometimes, an Emmy can even help a program avoid the ax.
It's unseemly when one of the nation's biggest news outlets drops a wad of cash on one political party. But when you get down to it, News Corp.'s donation to the Republican Governors Association is no worse than business as usual.
In a major victory for TV networks, an appeals court struck down the Federal Communications Commission's indecency policy on Tuesday, calling it "unconstitutionally vague." The court also said the rules posed a risk to freedom of speech.
Increasingly, shows such as Gossip Girl, America's Next Top Model and Pretty Little Liars are incorporating songs into their scenes and then featuring them in online playlists. It may seem like a minor promotion, but for some bands, the results have been nothing short of astounding.
Federal authorities must impose conditions on Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, as it seeks to merge with NBC Universal creating a $30 billion media colossus, public interest groups and others said Monday. Several of the groups said they oppose the deal "as its stands today."
Fans of the Chicago Blackhawks aren't the only ones celebrating their Stanley Cup victory. NBC Sports says the game that decided the National Hockey League champion attracted an overnight rating of 5.8 and a 10 share, the best showing in 36 years.
If there's a surprise in today's report that Jeff Zucker has agreed to an exit package that will take him out of his job as chairman of NBC Universal, it's only that someone didn't put an end to his incompetent tenure years ago.
