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The ways in which people watch television content have already started to evolve. Thanks to a new agreement between Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) and satellite provider Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) that evolution could speed up. Last week Dish signed a contract for Internet streaming rights for ESPN,...

Disney (NYSE: DIS) has its hands in many different media operations. From operating its namesake -- the Disney franchise -- to sports empire ESPN, Disney has become almost ubiquitous in the visual entertainment field. One of the company’s main rivals is 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA), home...

Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) low-cost streaming video device has received support for 10 additional apps. VEVO, the ad-supported music video service, is one of the latest apps to come to Chromecast. Virtually every mainstream artist has published videos on VEVO, though its song selection is not as...

It’s called TV Conversation Targeting and it’s Twitter's (NYSE: TWTR) latest and greatest new way to let advertisers target people who have tweeted about a certain show according to a company blog post Thursday. Only in this case, the targeting can occur even if the advertiser in question hasn’...

Here we go again, right? A content producer and a content provider are trying to hammer out a distribution deal and it’s not going well. Cue the flashbacks to the CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) drama that dragged on much of the summer complete with nasty open letters,...

In a move that could send shivers up the spine of Aereo and other cord-cutting services, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) will allow users to stream select channels through a mobile device. There's just one catch: the current channel lineup leaves a lot to be desired. According to Variety, the new...

The debate over whether cable and satellite companies should offer TV channels via bundles (as they do now) versus a la carte options has a big player – Disney (NYSE: DIS) owned ESPN, the self-proclaimed “Worldwide Leader in Sports.” According to The New York Times, last year ESPN produced 35,...

Another day, another threat to the cable companies. Tuesday’s Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rumor mill produced an interesting idea where Apple could move forward with its TV plans by essentially forming its own cable company. The fact that Apple is interested in the TV space is nothing new. Steve...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is looking to populate its long-awaited television set with content from Disney (NYSE: DIS), Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX). According to Quartz, Apple has spoken with all three firms about the possibility of obtaining select content. While Netflix (NASDAQ:...

Coinciding with the hiring of former Hulu exec., Pete Distad, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is said to be closing in on a deal with Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) to give Time Warner subscribers access to cable channels via Apple TV. Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources with “knowledge of the...

Barton Crockett, senior media and entertainment analyst at Lazard Capital Markets, called in to CNBC's Squawk Box for a chat on The Walt Disney Company's (NYSE: DIS) $0.02 beat, with their Q2 EPS at $0.79 over $0.77 analyst estimates. Their revenue for Q2 is up $10.55 billion over $10.49 billion...

The Super Bowl has come and gone and the Baltimore Ravens are the champs. Ray Lewis' final play of his career was in successful defense of a 49ers push to take the lead late in the game, helping seal a storybook ending for the legendary linebacker. With that, the city of Baltimore has something...

Disney (NYSE: DIS), the media, animation and entertainment conglomerate behind Toy Story and The Avengers, will report its fiscal full year and fourth-quarter 2012 earnings after the market close on November 8. The company is expected to report a Q4 EPS of 68 cents on revenue of $10.92 billion. In...

Gearing up for a fun-filled "Monstober," Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) has unveiled a new home page for its ever-evolving website. Sticking mostly with a Halloween-esque theme, (including promotions for "Frankenweenie" and interactive game Monster Maze Mania), the company is striving to provide...

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) traded slightly up on Wednesday after the company reported third quarter earnings on Tuesday after market close. The company's third-quarter results exceeded expectations for earnings, but revenues came in lower than anticipated. Disney reported third-quarter...