Social media and mobile will play a bigger role in the online version of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament this year after giving the three-week event a big boost in fan traffic last year. The March Madness games, broadcast through a partnership between CBS (CBS) and Time Warner ‘s (TWX) Turner Broadcasting System, will include ties to social media video sites Vine and Instagram, a unit of Facebook (FB), along with tablets from Amazon (AMZN)
The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear broadcasters’ challenge to startup Aereo, whose TV-over-Internet service has set off a legal battle vs. ABC, CBS (CBS), Fox and Comcast (CMCSA)-owned NBC. A ruling by the high court could come as soon as June. “It’s great news for everyone involved. The sooner we can get some clarity the better,” said Craig Moffett, analyst at MoffettNathanson. Despite the ongoing court battle, Aereo this week raised
When AMC Networks (AMCX) announced that it would make a spinoff show from its hit series “Breaking Bad,” it was a no-brainer that Netflix (NFLX) would step up and cut an exclusive deal for the streaming video rights. Netflix has invested in a lot of exclusive content, including original shows, but nothing has been as successful as the drug-crime drama “Breaking Bad.” The NPD Group reported Monday that “Breaking Bad” was the No. 1 TV show streamed on subscription online video services from January through October this year. “Breaking Bad” is available exclusively for streaming on Netflix. The CBS (CBS) comedy “How I Met Your Mother” was second, followed by AMC’s zombie apocalypse series “The Walking Dead.” Netflix announced Monday that it would be the exclusive subscription TV service for “Breaking Bad” spinoff series, “Better Call Saul,” in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Latin America, all of its current markets…