For traditional TV ratings are everything, for Netflix they are not so important (kind of), says Ted Sarandos. The Chief Content Officer of Netflix has explained why the company will not release viewing figures for the original streaming TV show Lillyhammer. He said in a statement, “Some members have loved the show so much that they’ve [...]

The current series of Fox’s medical comedy-drama House will be its last, according to network executives. Having reached 8 seasons and what will be 177 episodes, producers of the hit series (which focuses on the unconventional Dr Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) and his controversial snap judgements on patients) have claimed that the 21 May episode will end [...]

While an official attendance of 68,658 was recorded at the Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, it is not the sell-out numbers that go through the physical gate that matter most to the NFL, it is the audience figures on TV, with the latest results showing that they have beaten their own (and America’s) record for most average [...]

UK media regulator Ofcom have fined a religious TV network £25,000 over what they claim is the sum of a number of breaches of conduct, mainly caused by a ‘televangelist’ presenter that stated he could heal people through ‘miracle soap’. Believe TV, channel #596 on satellite broadcaster Sky’s electronic programme guide (EPG), is rum by broadcast owners ‘The Light Academy’, [...]

It is a well-known fact that Simon Cowell is not afraid to use large sums of cash as an incentive on his reality shows, but it seems as though it is even more true when it comes to encouraging people to sit on a judging table with him. Following the departures from X Factor USA of [...]

Commercial German TV broadcaster, RTL Deutschland have signed a deal with Disney that gives the company the German TV premieres for movies from Disney/Pixar, DreamWorks and ABC TV shows. The multi-year and exclusive deal comes as rival German network, ProSiebenSat.1 loses the Disney content as it’s deal ends. Content that will come to RTL includes  [...]