Netflix, “Breaking Bad” and an Energy Boost

I don’t think you’d be sitting here interviewing me if it weren’t for Netflix. In its third season, ‘Breaking Bad’ got this amazing nitrous-oxide boost of energy and general public awareness because of Netflix. Before binge-watching, someone who identified him- or herself as a fan of a show probably only saw 25 percent of the episodes.

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Amazon Kills Zombies, Keeps John Goodman as It Plans First Season of Web Series

Amazon starts ordering its first set of TV series. It says you helped them decide.
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ESPN, Twitter Expand Collaboration

ESPN and Twitter Inc. are announcing a major expansion of their collaboration to post sports-related videos on the short-messaging service—part of a growing wave of tie-ups as TV networks and Twitter hunt for new advertising revenue.

Here’s the McDonald’s Ad All the Web Guys Think Is Genius

Behind the scenes at the Golden Arches — a possible glimpse of Web advertising’s future.
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CBS Buys Stake in Video-Streaming Firm

CBS Corp. has taken a minority investment in Syncbak, a company that allows local-TV stations to stream programming to consumers over the Web, a move that comes as broadcasters are fighting unauthorized Internet distribution of their content.

Syrian Pro-Government Hackers Take Their Fight to CBS and Twitter

Seeking attention as events get more serious.
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Amazon Shows Off Its First TV Shows, and Wants to Know What You Think

A novel approach to pilot season for Jeff Bezos’s first attempt at original programming.
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Shuttered Ad Tech Startup Team Lands at Intel’s Web TV Project

A good chunk of AdBrite’s tech team heads to Intel Media.
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MLB.com Boss Bob Bowman Is Still an Apple Man. But Samsung Is on Deck. (Video)

“The Samsung phone is quite a good Android phone,” said baseball’s digital guru. But Apple still makes him most of his money.
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Twitter’s New Video Plan: Ads, Brought to You by Ads

And you can see it right now.
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