Katie Couric Deal to Become Yahoo’s “Global News Anchor” Set to Be Announced Monday

It looks like the deal that AllThingsD wrote about in August is finally happening.

The Ratings Are in for Alpha House, Amazon’s First Made-for-the-Web TV Show

Wouldn’t it be cool if Amazon shared them?

Yahoo’s Mayer Now Chit-Chatting With Ryan Seacrest About Content Ideas

Maybe a singing competition? Nope, he’s been there. Maybe a radio show? Yipes, he’s done that. Perhaps a New Year’s broadcast from New York’s Times Square. Does this guy get any sleep?

Icahn Cashes Out — And Cashes In — On Netflix Stake

Total return: About 457 percent.

Taking a Cue From “House of Cards,” Machinima Releases Its Next “Mortal Kombat” Series All at Once on YouTube

Machinima to gamers on YouTube: Get over here and binge.

Kevin Spacey Goes All House-of-Cards on Hollywood (Video)

Thus spake Francis Underwood: “There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong, or useless pain.”
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Cord Cliff Coming: What Happens to TV When Netflix Streams Live Events?

It can’t justify premium pricing without adding new premium content.

Netflix’s No-Name Show Beating “House of Cards” and “Arrested Development”

Which is good news for Reed Hastings.

“Arrested Development” Helps Netflix Add More Than 600,000 Subscribers

And that’s probably not enough to satisfy Wall Street.

QOTD: Go Ahead and Binge

I’ve had people come up to me and say, ‘Thank you, you sucked three days out of my life.’

— Emmy-nominated “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey will be thanking Netflix if he wins