Hulu Sale Called Off As Bidders Demand Content Deals to Go with Streaming Site

What a tease this whole situation was.  Months ago, it was big news that Hulu would be sold off, but apparently the people deciding the sale either did not think exclusive rights to content would be something bidders cared about or simply started the process before checking with their owners.  Now the sale has been officially called off.  Read more for the press statement. Continue Reading

Harry Shearer Speaks Out On ‘The Simpsons’ Negotiations

Harry Shearer released an interesting  statement about The Simpsons negotiations today that everyone should give a look.  Shearer is the voice of Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, and Mr. Burns among others.  Before you read, here is what you need to know.  Fox threatened to cancel The Simpsons because they deem the show financially broken, so they requested the producers and actors take significant pay cuts.  Here is the statement. Continue Reading

News Corp.’s ‘News of the World’ Newspaper Loses Advertisers After They Hack a 13-Year-Old Murder Victim’s Phone

According to reports, many advertisers for the UK-based, News of the World newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch are pulling their ads.  This includes most notably Ford and T-Mobile who are among several others who seek to distance themselves from this unfortunately situation. Continue Reading