US television industry

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• Dish Network stops broadcasting CNN and Cartoon Network over failure to agree deal

  21 Oct 2014: Deadline passes for TV provider and Turner Broadcasting to renew deal, meaning certain channels have been removed

• CBS All Access and HBO Go: is this the end of TV?

  16 Oct 2014: Two streaming services in as many days shows that our TV habits are due for a shake-up – but will it a brave new world for viewers? By Brian Moylan

• CBS follows on HBO's heels with launch of web-only streaming service

  16 Oct 2014: Fifteen current prime-time shows will be available day after broadcast on All Access service costing $5.99 a month

• Netflix share price falls over disappointing subscriber figures

  15 Oct 2014: TV company adds 3 million streaming members in the latest quarter, below its forecast of 3.69 million

• HBO to introduce US web-only streaming service in 2015

  15 Oct 2014: Long-anticipated move will allow US viewers to subscribe to HBO streaming without requiring a separate cable package

• HBO Go for cord-cutters is coming! Until then, share your password 'borrowing' nightmare

  15 Oct 2014: You tell us: Do you get by with a little help from your friends who actually pay a cable bill? Isn’t it about time the best networks pulled a Netflix?

• Lego plans reality TV show

  14 Oct 2014: Toy company’s foray into TV would build on success of Warner Bros’ The Lego Movie and development of Batman spin-off film. By Mark Sweney and Stuart Dredge

• Channel 5 acquires NCIS: New Orleans and CSI: Cyber

  14 Oct 2014: New owner Viacom boosts the network’s programming schedule and pledges to significantly raise annual budget. By Mark Sweney

• Walking Dead season five US premiere sets ratings record

  14 Oct 2014: Return of AMC show draws more than 17 million viewers, breaking record for most-watched drama in US cable TV history. By Mark Sweney

• A history of the Bill Maher's 'not bigoted' remarks on Islam

  7 Oct 2014: ‘We’re trying to stand up for the principles of liberalism,’ says HBO host of his religious spat with Ben Affleck – but Maher’s comments are the latest in a long line of anti-Muslim feelingAffleck: Bill Maher ‘gross’ and ‘racist’ over Islam

• Piers Morgan: ‘Cameron has shown no support for Andy. That’s reprehensible’

  5 Oct 2014: Former Mirror editor on the fall-out from the phone-hacking scandal – and being upset by a Rupert Murdoch tweet. By Jane Martinson

• James Spader: the era of classic films has ended

  4 Oct 2014: The Blacklist star says changes in the way we watch movies mean their legacy has gone

• Ebola: NBC News cameraman diagnosed with virus in Africa

  3 Oct 2014: Freelancer working for US network in Liberia has tested positive for virus and will be flown back to America for treatment
  

• FCC votes to eliminate NFL-backed sports blackout rule

  30 Sep 2014: Rule introduced in 1975 was originally meant to ensure that TV broadcasts of sports matches did not hurt local ticket sales

• Why the Simpsons-Family Guy crossover works and others fail

  29 Sep 2014: Crossover episodes can bring out the most crass qualities of beloved shows, but not all have to be like Disney’s cynical Frozen tie-in
  

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