More television viewers are turning to the Internet to watch videos, films and TV episodes, according to a new survey.
U.S. television viewers looking to settle back into such favorite series as Desperate Housewives, CSI and The Office will be in for a rude awakening after the Christmas and New Year's holidays.
In an effort to boost sales, advertisers are exploring new technologies to provide consumers with more relevant ads in emerging platforms such as mobile phones and TV/ web hybrids.
Following Starbucks’ disclosure that customer traffic at its stores had declined for the first time ever – which sent its shares lower – the coffee giant announced plans on Friday to launch its first national television advertising campaign.
Fox is producing fresh episodes of its animated comedy Family Guy without the participation of its striking creator Seth MacFarlane, who does many of the main voices, sources said.
Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) said on Monday it will sell three Southern television stations including its three Charlotte radio stations for a total of $683 million.
The head of the agency charged with ensuring smooth transition of the television industry into digital broadcasting quit the Bush administration late Friday.
Americans can watch television shows on anything from a computer to an iPod these days, but media companies and advertisers have yet to figure out how best to take advantage of all the new ways to reach audiences.
A new ratings measure that incorporates digital-recorder playback failed to boost the bulk of the shows airing during the first week of the TV season, according to Nielsen Media Research data issued Monday.
Current, the television network backed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore, is embarking on a new Internet strategy to enlist viewers in submitting video and commentary to create broadcast TV news.
U.S. broadcasters promised on Monday to air more than $327 million worth of television spots as part of a broad campaign to alert consumers about the approaching switch-over to digital television.
Sony Corp said it will launch an ultra-thin flat TV in December, the world's first television based on organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology into an $82 billion market dominated by LCD and plasma models.
When it comes to what pays on U.S. television, talk doesn't come cheap when ranking the highest paid TV stars.
Europeans' interest in watching mobile television is as tiny as cellphone screens, a new study showed on Monday, even though the industry has been buzzing about offering TV on handsets for years.
Six months after grabbing Oscar glory for his eco-documentary An Inconvenient Truth, former Vice President Al Gore collected an Emmy Award on Sunday for his fledgling youth-oriented cable network, Current TV.
Double Fusion, a private company that connects advertisers and video game publishers, rolls out new technology on Tuesday to allow advertisers to mount last-minute ad campaigns in games the same way they use spot TV ads.
The television industry is ready to deliver a host of new ways to experience video from high-definition (HD) TV to Internet and mobile TV but manufacturers are frustrated at a lack of political impetus.
Plasma television technology has a bright future despite an onslaught on its home turf from rival LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs, makers of plasma screens told Reuters at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin.
Internet TV, mobile TV and video on demand may be the talk of the technology sector but when it comes to buying decisions at this week's IFA electronics fair, television sets are set to be bigger business than ever.
The presidential election is 14 months away and with as many as 17 candidates now running, U.S. television and radio broadcasters are elated at the prospect of billions more in advertising dollars.
Asia is set to overtake Europe's early lead in adopting mobile television broadcasting as Europe struggles to find available airwaves for broadcasts, industry executives at an Asian trade fair said this week.
Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay 94 million yuan ($12.3 million) for a stake in Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. and will form a cooperative alliance with the TV and electrical appliance maker, the Chinese company said on Monday.
