On the eve of a new premium VOD offering from DirecTV, nearly two dozen filmmakers — including James Cameron, Michael Bay and Robert Zemeckis — have come out against the idea.More>>

Time Warner’s HBO GO on demand platform is set to bow April 12 to DirecTV subscribers and May 2 as an app on the Apple iPad tablet computer and iPhone.More>>

The nation’s No. 2 cable TV operator adds seven channels to its iPad app, hours after filing litigation against Viacom Inc. in a burgeoning dispute over carriage rights and the Internet. More>>

Rentrak Corp.’s Cathy Hetzel now will carry the responsibilities of corporate president, in addition to her current role as president of Rentrak’s Advanced Media and Information division. In addition, former EVP of theatrical worldwide Ron Giambra has been promoted to president of theatrical...More>>

Global Takeoff Inc. April 11 at the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegaas bowed YCast.TV, an over-the-top service that allows content owners to stream and monetize live TV and VOD content to TVs, PCs, smartphones and tablet computers. More>>

With Clint Eastwood’s afterlife film 'Hereafter' pulled from Japanese theaters following that country’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group will give $1 million from the title’s disc sales in the United States to the Japanese Red Cross.More>>

Time Warner Cable March 14 said it is launching an iPad app that allows subscribers to watch up to 30 channels of live TV — the first cable operator to offer such a service.More>>

Comcast Corp. has debuted Xfinity TV in Spanish, a Latino version of its online repurposed content platform.More>>

Facing a 20% decline in theatrical attendance, 12% drop box office revenue (through February) and declining packaged media sales, studios are being urged to raise the per-title rental fee charged to theatrical operators.More>>

Former MGM, Fox and HBO executive Douglas A. Lee now will serve as EVP of programming acquisitions, strategy and enterprises programming for VOD platform Epix.More>>