http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/ted-sarandos-netflix-1201930487/

AT&T’s DirecTV Now May Have Just Killed Its Own Merger Deal

The AT&T Time Warner merger was already shaky, facing uncertainty in the White House and skepticism in the Department of Justice. AT&T’s blatant challenge to th

http://seekingalpha.com/article/4027379-ts-directv-now-may-just-killed-merger-deal?app=1&auth_param=868ud:1c3udbo:cf054046e56eedc5f2c1aa102eec9969&uprof=45

Here Are the Movies and TV Shows You Can Watch Offline on Netflix

Introverts rejoice — you can finally watch Netflix offline. Netflix announced Wednesday morning that members worldwide can now download select movies and TV shows for viewing on iOS and Android sma…

http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/netflix-everything-you-can-watch-offline-1201930483/

http://mashable.com/2016/11/29/internet-tv-is-just-not-good-yet/#y4ed9BEaBEqF

Too many sequels, too much money: why did so many comedies flop in 2016?

Studios trying to create franchises out of average originals, market tested laughs and a lack of originality made this year’s biggest comedies stilted and boring

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/30/comedy-films-2016-box-office-flops-ghostbusters-zoolander

ESPN Loses Over a Half Million Subscribers – Breitbart

ESPN Loses Over a Half Million Subscribers

http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2016/11/30/espn-loses-half-million-subscribers/

Critic’s Notebook: Network Chiefs Opt for Cowardly Collusion in Skipping TCA

ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox network execs are missing a golden opportunity to change the narrative.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/by-skipping-tca-network-chiefs-opt-cowardly-collusion-951378?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=THR%20Breaking%20News_now_2016-11-30%2009:33:09_ehayden&utm_term=hollywoodreporter_breakingnews

Peter Moore unconcerned about retail disappointments

EA exec predicts rash of underperforming launches for new packaged games will be followed by upbeat news of Black Friday sales

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-11-29-peter-moore-unconcerned-about-retail-disappointments

VR the biggest loser this holiday?

SuperData revises its VR forecasts with PSVR seeing the largest downgrade

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-11-29-vr-the-biggest-loser-this-holiday

Netflix Introduces Downloads for Offline Viewing

"While many members enjoy watching Netflix at home, we’ve often heard they also want to continue their ‘Stranger Things’ binge while on airplanes and other places where internet is expensive or limited," the company said.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-introduces-downloads-offline-viewing-951362?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=THR%20Breaking%20News_now_2016-11-30%2007:37:03_gszalai&utm_term=hollywoodreporter_breakingnews

Initial reactions to AT&T’s DirecTV Now aren’t very inspiring

The early grades are in, and AT&T’s new multichannel steaming service is getting mixed marks.

https://www.thestreet.com/story/13907384/1/directv-now-s-profitability-remains-murky-as-reaction-is-mixed.html?tstmem=166528058&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TSC&utm_term=BREAKING+NEWS%3A+AT%26T%27s+New+Multichannel+Streaming+Service+Gets+Mixed+Marks

Netflix Launches Downloads for Offline Viewing on Smartphones, Tablets

Netflix has finally rolled out a feature subscribers have been requesting for years: The company will now let members worldwide download select TV shows and movies for viewing on Apple and Android …

http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/netflix-downloads-offline-viewing-tv-movies-1201930059/

Google Pixel Trounced Apple’s iPhone Over the Holiday Weekend

Google Pixel is the Black Friday king.

http://fortune.com/2016/11/30/google-pixel-apple-iphone/?iid=leftrail

Netflix Unveils Download Feature for Offline Binge-Watching

Netflix Inc. is making some TV shows and movies available for download to watch offline, providing its users a feature that has become a must-have for binge-watchers.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-30/netflix-makes-shows-available-for-download-at-no-extra-cost

Netflix will now let you download videos and watch them offline

Netflix will let you watch shows and movies offline.

http://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-launches-video-downloads-2016-11

DirecTV Now will launch without CBS

If Leslie Moonves were a sitcom character, it would be the cold, unemotional Sheldon Cooper from CBS’ “Big Bang Theory.” That much become clear this week when the latest streaming service, DirecTV …

http://nypost.com/2016/11/29/directv-now-will-launch-without-cbs/

TV Great Grant Tinker Dies, Former CEO Of NBC Was 90

Grant Tinker, former chairman and CEO of NBC, died on Tuesday, Nov. 29. He was 90. In 1969, Tinker and his then-wife, actress Mary Tyler Moore, launched MTM Enterprises. The company became an indi…

http://deadline.com/2016/11/grant-tinker-dead-nbc-ceo-mary-tyler-moore-husband-1201861846/

India Reinstates National Anthem at All Film Screenings

MUMBAI — India’s Supreme Court has decided to turn the clock back. On Wednesday it ruled that all cinemas must play the national anthem before every commercial film screening. The anthem must…

http://variety.com/2016/film/asia/india-reinstates-national-anthem-1201930056/

http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/30/13788934/directv-now-att-internet-tv-service-questions-pricing-channels

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http://fortune.com/2016/11/29/facebook-twitter-news/?xid=soc_socialflow_twitter_FORTUNE

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