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Football Fans Prefer To Watch The Super Bowl On TV Instead Of Live Football Fans Prefer To Watch The Super Bowl On TV Instead Of Live

It’s been said that experiencing the real thing is much better than something fabricated, but in the case of this years Super Bowl, it seems the real thing is just not going to cut it. TechBargains.com released a survey recently …

SAG Awards: Twitter Reacts SAG Awards: Twitter Reacts

The Screen Actors Guild awards were the trending topic this weekend with hits such as Boardwalk Empire taking home TV’s best drama, Jessica Lange taking home best actress in a TV drama for her role in American Horror Story and …

Fear Factor To Feature Donkey Semen Stunt: Twitter Reacts Fear Factor To Feature Donkey Semen Stunt: Twitter Reacts
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NBC executives are furious after the show Fear Factor recently revealed they would have contestants drink an entire beer mug of donkey semen with the addition of a hefty glass of donkey urine to finish. NBC was so upset, they …

Amazon’s LoveFilm Gets Yet Another Deal, This Time With ABC Amazon’s LoveFilm Gets Yet Another Deal, This Time With ABC

Amazon has been announcing a slew of streaming content deals for its UK Netflix-like property LoveFilm. This time it’s one with ABC TV. Thanks to a partnership with Disney UK, LoveFilm will offer on-demand streaming access to ABC Studios’ library …

Microsoft Puts Web TV Plans On Hold Microsoft Puts Web TV Plans On Hold

You might have to wait a bit longer for that Microsoft Web TV program, but at least there’s still Netflix. Reuters is reporting that inside sources have told them that Microsoft has put their long talked about Web TV program …

GetGlue Hits 2 Million Users, Raises $12 Million [Exclusive Interview] GetGlue Hits 2 Million Users, Raises $12 Million [Exclusive Interview]

GetGlue announced that it has closed a $12 million round of financing, led by Rho Ventures. Other investors include: TimeWarner Investments, RRE Ventures, and Union Square Ventures. WebProNews interviewed CEO Alex Iskold about the funding and the growth of GetGlue …

Charles Addams And Addams Family Celebrated With Google Doodle Charles Addams And Addams Family Celebrated With Google Doodle
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There’s a new Google doodle up today, and you may recognize the characters in it as Gomez, Morticia, Cousin It, Lurch, Wednesday, Pugsley and Uncle Fester, collectively known as The Addams Family. It’s the hundred birthday of creator Charles Addams, …

Amazon’s LoveFilm Strikes Streaming Deals With BBC And ITV Amazon’s LoveFilm Strikes Streaming Deals With BBC And ITV

Amazon announced some new TV streaming deals for its LoveFilm product. After owning 42% of the company, Amazon acquired the remaining shares of LoveFilm, a European Netflix-like company, last year. Since then, the company has been making deals to expand …

Google TV To Storm CES Google TV To Storm CES

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) begins next week, and you can expect a bunch of new Google TV-related offerings to be showcased. Google just announced new offerings to be unveiled by a handful of partners. For one, LG has become …

Lilyhammer, New Netflix-Exclusive Show, To Debut In February Lilyhammer, New Netflix-Exclusive Show, To Debut In February

Netflix announced the premiere of a new original series called Lilyhammer, set for February 6 of this year. The company describes it as “a gripping fish-out-of-water story” set in Norway. It stars Steven Van Zandt, of Sopranos (and Bruce Springsteen …

YouTube’s Push For Quality TV YouTube’s Push For Quality TV
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Following rumors for the better part of the year, YouTube has finally made the official announcement regarding a set of forthcoming channels aimed at creating a higher quality YouTube with channels that could rival those of cable television (though Google …

The X Factor Voting Is About To Get Tweetier The X Factor Voting Is About To Get Tweetier

Hey X Factor fans out there – you’re about to have one more way to vote in the upcoming live rounds. The show has announced a partnership with Twitter, enabling fans to vote for their favorite contestants using the social …

The Walking Dead Comes to Netflix The Walking Dead Comes to Netflix
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Netflix and AMC already had a partnership in place, but reports indicate that the two have expanded upon it to give Netflix members access to the hit zombie TV show The Walking Dead. Season 2 starts on Sunday October 16, …

Netflix Users Love Streaming Television Shows Netflix Users Love Streaming Television Shows
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While the future of Netflix may be cloudy, it’s clear the service is still on the lists of consumers as many are adapting from DVD rentals to streaming content, which was Netflix’ goal to begin with. In fact, one could …

An “All Simpsons” Television Station? An “All Simpsons” Television Station?

Would you welcome an “all The Simpsons, all the time” channel into your life? Whatever your reaction, it may be time to make room for such a venture, provided the guys at Fox can demonstrate how much extra revenue such …

Google TV  About To Get More Appealing to Consumers? Google TV About To Get More Appealing to Consumers?

Google announced the launch of a preview of a Google TV add-on for the Android SDK, which means that Google TV devices will be Android compatible, with an upcoming update to Android Honeycomb. That also means that developers can create …

Amazon Instant Video Up to Over 100,000 Titles Amazon Instant Video Up to Over 100,000 Titles

Amazon announced that it now offers over 100,000 movies and TV shows through its Amazon Instant Video service. That includes new releases, and these titles can be either purchased or rented. These titles start at $3.99 a piece, and can …

Netflix Just Hitting A Million Members in Canada After Nearly a Year Netflix Just Hitting A Million Members in Canada After Nearly a Year
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After launching in Canada in September, Netflix has now announced that it has hit the million member mark in that country. Well, they’re just now announcing it anyway. It actually occurred in July, but still, that’s ten months. Netflix says …

Apple Rumor: Streaming Movie Rentals Apple Rumor: Streaming Movie Rentals
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Tired of hearing rumors about Apple products? I didn’t think so. The iPhone 5 isn’t the only Apple product (or potential product, I should say) getting some attention from the press. There is speculation going around that Apple may be …

Netflix Earnings Released Netflix Earnings Released

Netflix released its earnings report for the second quarter today, as well as a 75% year-over-year increase in subscribers, having added 1.8 million in the quarter. The company has 25.56 million subscribers globally. As far as the financials, the company …

Should Netflix Be Worried About Losing Customers? Should Netflix Be Worried About Losing Customers?
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During the first half of the year, things were looking really good for Netflix subscribers. The company made announcements like: “Miramax Content Deal,” “More MTV Content,” “Glee Available to Watch Instantly,” “More Anime Coming to Netflix,” “Marvel Content Coming to …

Comic Con: San Diego Gets Turned Into South Park Comic Con: San Diego Gets Turned Into South Park
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South Park, one of the few TV shows to get the TV on the web formula right, has a huge presence in San Diego this week for Comic Con. Despite being between seasons (or at least parts of a season), …