Television Broadcasting and Production
Cyber attack hits US-based NKorea rights group
Mar 20, 2013 18:22 EDT
A US-based group monitoring human rights in North Korea said Wednesday it was hit by a cyber attack that disabled its website for several hours.
S. Korean TV networks, banks suffer suspect cyber attack
Mar 20, 2013 12:50 EDT
The South Korean military raised its cyber attack warning level Wednesday after computer networks crashed at major TV broadcasters and banks, with initial suspicions focused on North Korea.
S. Korean TV networks, banks under suspect cyber attack
Mar 20, 2013 06:45 EDT
The South Korean military raised its cyber attack warning level Wednesday after computer networks crashed at major TV broadcasters and banks, with initial suspicions focused on North Korea.
S. Korean TV networks, banks report cyber attack
Mar 20, 2013 03:39 EDT
The South Korean military sounded a possible high-level cyber attack alert Wednesday after computer networks crashed at major broadcasters and banks, with initial suspicions focused on North Korea.
US govt investigated Wall Street Journal: report
Mar 18, 2013 01:52 EDT
The US Justice Department last year opened an investigation into allegations that employees at The Wall Street Journal's China news bureau bribed Chinese officials for information, the newspaper reported.
Panasonic to shrink TV business, exit plasma: report
Mar 17, 2013 23:49 EDT
Embattled Japanese electronics giant Panasonic plans to scale down its television business and withdraw from manufacturing plasma displays, a report said.
News Corp publishing unit to launch with $2.6 bn
Mar 08, 2013 14:03 EST
The newspaper and publishing unit being spun off by media giant News Corp. will begin operations with $2.6 billion in cash, according to regulatory documents filed Friday.
Broadcasters win EU court block on Internet streaming
Mar 07, 2013 13:58 EST
Television broadcasters won a significant battle Thursday when the European Court of Justice said they can block Internet platforms from streaming their output on the web.
Time Warner to spin off publishing unit Time Inc.
Mar 06, 2013 19:03 EST
Time Warner announced Wednesday it would spin off its publishing arm Time Inc. by the end of the year, allowing the US conglomerate to focus on its television and film operations.
News Corp unveils education tablet
Mar 06, 2013 09:57 EST
News Corp. took the wraps off its new tablet computer for the school market Wednesday, saying the device would use "digital innovation to transform teaching and learning."
'Daily Show' host to helm Iran-themed movie
Mar 05, 2013 19:21 EST
Jon Stewart is taking time off from "The Daily Show" to direct a film based on an Iranian-Canadian journalist's nightmare in a Tehran jail, the Comedy Channel cable network said Tuesday.
Murdoch's Fox unveils sports network to rival ESPN
Mar 05, 2013 16:08 EST
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. on Tuesday announced plans for a new multi-sport network for the US market called Fox Sports 1 to challenge ESPN's dominance.
Spielberg to make mini-series about Napoleon
Mar 04, 2013 19:23 EST
Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg is to make a television mini-series about Napoleon, based on a screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, he told a French broadcaster.
News Corp selling Sky New Zealand stake
Mar 03, 2013 17:11 EST
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. announced on Monday it will sell its 44 percent stake in New Zealand's Sky Network Television for a reported NZ$815 million ($671 million).
BT buys ESPN's UK, Ireland channels
Feb 25, 2013 11:49 EST
British telecommunications firm BT stepped up its assault on the national sports rights market on Monday by announcing the acquisition of ESPN's UK and Ireland television channels business.
China 'tightens documentary censorship'
Feb 22, 2013 07:42 EST
China's top media regulator will expand pre-broadcast censorship to cover television documentaries, in an apparent boost to an already formidable control apparatus, a newspaper said on Friday.
Three killed in Las Vegas 'rolling shootout'
Feb 21, 2013 11:11 EST
At least three people were killed and three others injured in a "rolling shootout" and multiple car crash on the renowned Las Vegas strip early Thursday, city police said.
Australian opposition leaps ahead in polls
Feb 17, 2013 22:01 EST
Australia's opposition coalition has increased its lead as support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her Labor Party wanes ahead of September elections, according to a poll.
Bangladesh bans manga cartoon to halt Hindi invasion
Feb 15, 2013 06:43 EST
Bangladesh has banned the Japanese manga cartoon Doraemon from its TV screens over fears that youngsters who are hooked on the Hindi-dubbed version are struggling to learn their native Bengali.
Hackers broadcast zombie apocalypse alert on US TV
Feb 12, 2013 20:51 EST
Hackers caused a bizarre alert in the US state of Montana by broadcasting a warning about zombies attacking the living, local television channels said.
