broadcast TV

Here’s How You Might Be Able to Watch Live TV, For Free, on Your iPad

Peter Kafka in Media on May 29, 2011 at 5:20 am PT

Your iPad can do lots of things, but live TV generally isn’t one of them. Here’s why Bamboom could work–and why that will freak out the networks.

News Corp. Ads on TV Fees Target Time Warner Cable

Shira Ovide and Sam Schechner, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 18, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

News Corp. is preparing to launch a marketing blitz Friday aimed at Time Warner Cable Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, escalating a fight between the two companies over television programming fees. Time Warner Cable’s contract to carry News Corp.’s Fox network, as well as cable channels including FX, expires at the end of the month.

Hulu Is Still Free, and Bigger than Ever. Next Year, Though…

Peter Kafka in Media on November 25, 2009 at 1:16 pm PT

Given that Hulu is about to start tinkering with paywalls and subscriptions, its viewership numbers matter a bit less than they used to. But for the record, the video site had a record October. It will be very interesting to see what happens to these numbers next year if Hulu does move ahead with some sort of pay service.

How Much Will You Have to Pay for Hulu? Nothing. How Much Will You Pay for “Hulu Plus”? Good Question.

Peter Kafka in Media on October 23, 2009 at 10:31 am PT

Is Hulu putting up a pay wall around its Web TV site? Nope. Does Hulu want to charge people to watch Web TV? Yes. Confused? Don’t be. Here’s the explanation about what’s going on at the premium online video site.