Media

More

• News Corp to Take Charge of Up to $1.4 Billion Friday, 24 May 2013 | 7:21 PM ET

  

  News Corp said it would take a charge of $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion in the current quarter to write down assets related to its publishing unit.

• Arrested Development Launches Sunday on Netflix  Friday, 24 May 2013 | 4:50 PM ET

  

  Netflix is launching a new season of Arrested Development on Sunday, reports CNBC's Julia Boorstin. Hulu is also in the spotlight, with reports that Yahoo has put in a bid for the online video giant.

• Yahoo Joins Growing List of Hulu Bidders Friday, 24 May 2013 | 4:05 PM ET

  

  Yahoo has submitted a formal proposal to buy Hulu, joining a growing list of bidders for the video service owned by News Corp. and Walt Disney.

• Summer Sun, Summer Fun, in a Virtual Era Friday, 24 May 2013 | 12:04 PM ET

  

  The way people spend their free time, where they stay when they travel, and what they eat, are being transformed by collaborative platforms, the power of mobile and GPS.

• Ashton Kutcher: 'Facebook Is the New Religion' Friday, 24 May 2013 | 3:26 AM ET

  

  Ashton Kutcher says he will invest only in companies that have a mobile component. He made the revelation in an interview I hosted on-stage at the CTIA wireless conference.

• Star Trek's Tricorder to Become Reality  Friday, 24 May 2013 | 11:59 AM ET

  

  Walter De Brouwer, Scanadu co-founder and CEO, explains his company's medical tricorder, which can monitor a person's vital signs just by holding up to their forehead for 10 seconds.

• 'Arrested Development' Back Sunday  Friday, 24 May 2013 | 11:10 AM ET

  

  The hit show "Arrested Development" returns, this time to Netflix, with Mark Mahaney, RBC Capital Markets, and Michael Pachter, Wedbush Securities.

• China's Big Hollywood Ambition  Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 4:48 PM ET

  

  Chinese investment in the U.S. is extremely controversial, with CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera; and Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," says the U.S. needs to be careful because the Chinese want to control Hollywood.

• Russia's 'Facebook' Blacklisted by 'Mistake' Friday, 24 May 2013 | 10:01 AM ET

  

  Russia's leading online social network was briefly banned on Friday, in a move dismissed as a "mistake" but which follows intensifying official pressure on the company.

• Pandora Media shares rise on strong 1Q results Friday, 24 May 2013 | 10:48 AM ET

  NEW YORK-- Shares of Pandora Media Inc. rose on Friday after the Internet radio company reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue, helped by more paying subscribers. Google Inc. launched a paid subscription plan called All Access last week, and Apple Inc. is expected to unveil a free radio streaming plan later this year.

• Cannes Selection Shows Unraveling of Contemporary Italy Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 4:00 AM ET

  

  Paolo Sorrentino's "The Great Beauty" is one of several films that touch on the unraveling of contemporary Italy in official selection at the Cannes film festival this year.

• Jennifer Lopez and Verizon Launch Viva Movil Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 9:49 PM ET

  

  Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez is going in a whole new direction. She's partnering with Verizon Wireless to launch a new wireless retail company.

• Verizon, JLo Team Up  Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 4:43 PM ET

  

  Jennifer Lopez is partnering with Verizon Wireless to launch a new wireless company targeting the Latino market, with CNBC's Julia Boorstin.

• Angry Birds: A Media Empire?  Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 2:41 PM ET

  

  Rovio is working to turn Angry Birds and Bad Piggies into a media empire, reports CNBC's Julia Boorstin. Harri Koponen, Rovio Entertainment COO, discusses the decision to publish and promote third party games.

• CTIA Buzz: Mobile Mags Remade, Only on Nokia Lumia Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 1:39 PM ET

  

  Zinio's magazine reading app has been around for a dozen years. But a new version, exclusively for Nokia's Lumia Windows Phone 8, makes the most of the phone's capabilities.

• BuzzFeed: Making Business News Go Viral  Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 6:40 AM ET

  

  Peter Lauria, BuzzFeed business editor, discusses the launch of its business section website.

• Microsoft Xbox Takes on Apple, Google With Smart TV Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 7:37 AM ET

  

  Microsoft unveiled its long-anticipated next generation console Xbox One on Tuesday, but it was its inclusion of live TV, rather than its gaming capabilities that set tongues wagging.

• Sony to Assess Loeb Spin-Off Plan; Cuts Targets Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 2:12 AM ET

  

  Sony cut its sales targets for digital cameras, smartphones, and tablets, but said there were "encouraging" signs of a revival in its electronics business.

• Disney-Owned ESPN Cutting 300-Plus Jobs: Source Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 6:01 PM ET

  ESPN, the sports channel that is Walt Disney's most profitable unit, is cutting 300 to 400 jobs across the company and closing a small Denver office, a source said.

• Keeping Your Cell Operating In Crisis  Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 4:49 PM ET

  

  How can you keep your cellular device operating in times of natural disaster? CNBC's Jon Fortt reports from the CTIA Wireless Conference with tips.