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Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) is betting on its future with an expanding partnership between itself and social media app Snapchat Inc, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company has been under increased scrutiny in recent months, as cable TV appears to be on the way out due to the rising...

Popular music streaming company Spotify is making an incursion into the video streaming arena. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Swedish company will launch its video content on its Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Android app later this week, with the release of the feature...

A few months ago, Snapchat removed Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) from its Discover section. The app replaced Yahoo videos with Buzzfeed videos. For those unfamiliar with Snapchat’s Discover feature launched in January, the idea is simple. When users tap on the Discover button, the app...

The runaway success that Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has had in the movie and TV streaming business has prompted a rush toward the sector, with everyone from small startups to big name cable companies trying to get in on the action. As more consumers cut the cord and turn toward online viewing,...

He is America. And so can you? CBS (NYSE: CBS) announced that satirical political pundit and comedian Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman as host of Late Show. Letterman announced in early April that he will be retiring from hosting the show when his contract ends sometime in 2015. "I...

In a move that could increase competition and give consumers more cable TV choices, Sony (NYSE: SNE) said Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas it planned to start testing a cloud-based TV service in 2014. The company said the yet-to-be-named service would include live...

Sporting a Space Invader holiday sweater, Chris Hardwick, founder of Nerdist Industries, better known as host of both AMC's The Talking Dead and Comedy Central's new gameshow @midnight, appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box Tuesday morning to discuss the unique format of his “after show” for The Walking...

Another day, another threat to the cable companies. Tuesday’s Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rumor mill produced an interesting idea where Apple could move forward with its TV plans by essentially forming its own cable company. The fact that Apple is interested in the TV space is nothing new. Steve...

Comedy Central, owned by MTV Networks, has applied for a permit to hold a rally led by hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert at the Washington Monument, the National Park Service confirmed. On September 16, Stewart announced "The Rally To Restore Sanity" on "The Daily Show," while Colbert announced...