NBC’s News Unit Teams With Video Start-Up NowThis News

Working with the start-up is the latest part of NBC’s investment in keeping pace with the new ways that people consume news.

    



Unearthing Nuggets of Gold for NBC

Work performed by an army of researchers will backstop NBC’s 539 hours of live coverage of the Olympics from Sochi.

    



NBC Begins Swarm of Ads to Lift ‘Today’ Back to Top

The NBC morning news program, which has been second to “Good Morning America” for 16 months, will open its offensive with a major promotional campaign.

    



Agreement Reached to Cut Power Use by Cable Devices

The cable TV industry agreed to reduce the electricity needed by set-top boxes even when they are turned off.

    



Tech Leaders and Obama Find Shared Problem: Fading Public Trust

A meeting that started with discussions about the federal health care site shifted quickly to the concerns over National Security Agency spying.

    



DealBook: Charter Readies Offer to Acquire Time Warner Cable

Charter Communications has been vocal about its desire for a deal with Time Warner Cable, and it is preparing an offer that mixes cash and Charter stock.

    



Advertising: Recalling TV’s Golden Age, Stars Pitch Products Tied to Their Shows

Commercials featuring cast members of shows were common when advertisers and agencies owned the programs they sponsored, but the concept is now enjoying something of a comeback.

    



Hollywood Studios Facing Upheaval at Highest Levels

A rolling realignment, seemingly change for change’s sake, has knocked out executives and producers at several major studios.

    



NBCUniversal Takes Full Ownership of Sprout Cable Network

The company, which a year ago owned 40 percent of the network, said it had bought out two partners, PBS and HIT Television Ventures.

    



Dish Nears Pact to Avert Blackout With Disney

The Dish Network also reported unexpected rises in both subscribers and revenue, and returned to profit in the most recent quarter.

    



Internet Subscribers Aid Growth by Comcast

Increases on the broadband side and decreases on the television side are again evident in the cable company’s financial results.

    



NFL Network’s 10-Year Gains: 13 Games and 72 Million Homes

The all-football channel has gone from an uncertain start to 13 regular-season games, 17 studio shows and more than 70 on-air personalities.

    



Advertising: Blood and Screams, Before the Show Starts

A shift toward the frightening in pop culture has contributed to the popularity of terror-centered marketing in the weeks before Halloween.

    



Netflix, as Easy as Changing the Channel

In a sign of the shift toward the Internet delivery of television, cable companies are talking with Netflix about making it available like any other channel.

    



On a New Jersey Islet, Twilight of the Landline

After Hurricane Sandy, Verizon said it was too expensive to replace landlines in Mantoloking. The move may presage the end of the lines across the nation.

    



An Alliance in Media Petitions Justices

An alliance of media groups says the Internet start-up Aereo is violating copyright law, but some analysts suggested the case was not ripe for Supreme Court review.

    



Hulu Is Said to Pick a New Chief Executive

The new leader of the streaming service would be Mike Hopkins, a veteran of Fox Networks with a focus on distribution as opposed to creating new content.

    



Comcast Hopes to Promote TV Shows in Twitter Deal

A new feature, See It, is meant to make it easy to move from reading comments about a show to watching that show.

    



TV Sports: YES Viewers Say Their Goodbyes

Viewership declined 31.2 percent on the YES Network as the Yankees struggled and failed to make the postseason.

    



Intel and Sony Ambitions for Internet TV Services Meet Skepticism

Intel’s goal of introducing its OnCue service by the end of the year has been scrapped, and Sony, like Intel, has yet to announce deals to carry any channels.