Mansha Daswani

There were 238 M&A deals in the U.S. media and telecommunications space in Q3, PwC reports, a 9-percent gain on the previous quarter.

The Weinstein Company (TWC) fired co-founder Harvey Weinstein over the weekend following a host of sexual harassment allegations.

The second quarter of this year saw 232 merger and acquisition deals in the U.S. media and telecommunications sector, according to PwC, down 9 percent on Q1 but higher than the 192 recorded in the same period last year.

Vimeo has promoted Anjali Sud, previously general manager and senior VP of its creator business, to the post of CEO.

YouTube TV is now available in ten additional U.S. markets, delivering live sports, news and a raft of broadcast and cable networks.

Ryan Seacrest will host American Idol for its first season on ABC, returning to the show he fronted during its entire run on FOX.

Parks Associates says that 9 percent of U.S. broadband homes will buy a VR headset within the next year.

Hong Kong-based investment firm Bison Capital has picked up a majority stake in U.S. content distributor and OTT channel operator Cinedigm.

Netflix has ordered Everything Sucks!, a 90s-set dramedy about two groups of high school misfits, for launch in 2018.

The board of SAG-AFTRA says it will seek a strike authorization vote from its members unless a new three-year deal can be reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) by June 30.