Roku has pulled an unauthorized TV.com app from being available on its broadband set-top boxes after receiving a takedown request from CBS. The takedown follows the removal of a similar YouTube third-party app, and highlights the problem of third-party developers creating and publishing private channels.
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Ryan Lawler
May 20, 2011 - 6:25 AM PST
CBS Interactive says it will add a TV.com app to Boxee’s media center software. But does this serious validation for Boxee, from a major broadcaster, mean you’ll see licensed, full-length episodes of CSI: Miami or How I Met Your Mother through the app right away?
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Ryan Lawler
Jan 7, 2010 - 3:00 PM PST
It’s that time of the year again: TV networks are debuting new shows and hoping that established names will bring in huge…
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Janko Roettgers
Sep 26, 2009 - 12:01 AM PST
Having a loyal, attentive audience is paying off for premium video content portals like Hulu and TV.com in the form of higher…
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Chris Albrecht
Jun 25, 2009 - 5:35 PM PST
Networks like A&E, Scripps, and possibly even *CBS* are ready to test whether the much-hyped TV Everywhere concept will serve as a lucrative…
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Tameka Kee
Jun 25, 2009 - 3:33 PM PST
When asked point blank about being the only network that’s not on Hulu, CBS (NYSE: CBS) Interactive’s CFO Zander Lurie said the problem was…
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Tameka Kee
May 14, 2009 - 3:14 PM PST
Add *CBS* CEO Leslie Moonves to the growing of media execs seeing signs of hope as the second quarter of 2009 hits the midpoint. Moonves tol…
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Staci D. Kramer
May 8, 2009 - 12:07 AM PST
Our inboxes were bombarded this morning with press releases from CBS touting the growth of its premium content portal TV.com, with uniques…
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Chris Albrecht
Apr 13, 2009 - 5:50 PM PST
File this as more of a curiosity rather than hard-hitting news, but while watching 60 Minutes tonight, I noticed an on-air promo…
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Chris Albrecht
Apr 5, 2009 - 9:31 PM PST
Update April 3: Five days after the terms of service were changed, and four days after the first outcry in the online…
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Liz Gannes
Apr 2, 2009 - 12:19 PM PST
Building on the momentum from its relaunch of TV.com last month, *CBS* Interactive has rolled out a TV.com iPhone app, and opened up some of…
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Tameka Kee
Feb 27, 2009 - 2:00 PM PST
CD Networks Buys Panther Express; one-time competitor to the likes of Akamai bought, rumor is that Panther was low on cash and…
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Chris Albrecht
Feb 27, 2009 - 10:29 AM PST
Faced with the prospect of people cutting their cords in favor of watching programs online for free, cable operators like Comcast (s…
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Chris Albrecht
Feb 20, 2009 - 9:58 AM PST
In response to Hulu yanking its content from the CBS Interactive-owned TV.com video portal earlier this week, CBS (s CBS)issued the following…
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Chris Albrecht
Feb 20, 2009 - 7:56 AM PST
Hulu has pulled its content from rival television content portal TV.com, CNET has confirmed. Hulu’s decision to do so comes at a…
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Chris Albrecht
Feb 18, 2009 - 8:41 AM PST
A follow-up to the TV.com relaunch we first reported last month … the CBS Interactive (NYSE: CBS) site, which already sports its new front…
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Staci D. Kramer
Jan 12, 2009 - 3:00 AM PST
As was expected, CBS (s CBS) is revamping TV.com to be a video-viewing destination. The well-URLed site, which six months ago started…
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Liz Gannes
Jan 11, 2009 - 11:06 PM PST
*CBS* Interactive is relaunching TV.com, hoping to transform the well-named site known for its TV-related community and user-generated conte…
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Staci D. Kramer
Dec 14, 2008 - 10:32 PM PST
There’s hardly a normalized process for making a web series, but I haven’t heard of anything else taking the path of the…
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Liz Gannes
Sep 26, 2008 - 10:56 AM PST