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Study: Digital content makes teens feel good about themselves
There's no question teens love digital stars: They flock to annual conventions such as VidCon, subscribe in mass numbers to YouTube and Vine accounts and even start their own video blogs. But Defy Media, a digital content company geared toward millennials, wanted to find out why such platforms resonate more with teens. In its third annual report, released on Tuesday, Defy found a majority (62%) of 13-to-24-year-olds flock to online video platforms such as YouTube because digital content makes them feel good about themselves. "We have a belief that digital is winning with younger people and we wanted to validate that," said Andy...
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Study: Digital content makes teens feel good about themselves
There's no question teens love digital stars: They flock to annual conventions such as VidCon, subscribe in mass numbers to YouTube and Vine accounts and even start their own video blogs.
But Defy Media, a digital content company geared...
Sling TV beefs up its basic lineup and adds a movie tier
Just how much does an online television service have to offer before it has a legitimate alternative to pay TV?
Sling TV announced Wednesday that it's adding AMC and its sister channel IFC to its $20-a-month basic package. AMC is home of "The...
'Properties of Silence' delves deep but has no answers
There are two particularly haunting images in “Properties of Silence,” a surreal visual poem by About Productions now at the Carrie Hamilton Theatre at the Pasadena Playhouse: sand pouring from a shower head and a refrigerator filled with nothing but...
NBCUniversal developing a subscription comedy channel
NBCUniversal is preparing to launch a subscription digital comedy service aimed at millennial viewers who watch hours of entertainment on digital devices rather than the old-school TV.
NBC's proposed over-the-top service is expected to launch later...
KABC-TV retains lead for 6 p.m., 11 p.m. newscasts in L.A. market
KABC-TV Channel 7 has long generated the highest ratings for evening newscasts in Los Angeles, but KCBS-TV Channel 2 is gaining ground.
In the TV station business, it can take years for a station to surpass a competitor — unless there is a major shake-up...
In China, documentary film on air pollution quickly goes viral
The hottest movie in China this weekend wasn’t “Fifty Shades of Grey” or Jackie Chan’s latest, “Dragon Blade.” Instead, a pointed and emotional environmental online documentary has swept the country by storm, putting its air pollution crisis front and...
'Mockingjay Part 1' sets up 'Hunger Games' finale nicely
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Lionsgate, $29.95; Blu-ray, $39.99
Available on VOD------------FOR THE RECORD: "The Hunger Games": In the New Releases column of the March 1 Calendar section, a review of the home theater release of the...
Live from Beijing, it's 'Saturday Night'? China wants its own version of 'SNL'
It’s hard to imagine a Chinese version of “Saturday Night Live” -- could mainland censors really abide sharp satires of President Xi Jinping or private-parts-in-a-box jokes? Nevertheless, online video portal Sohu.com is going to try to make a go of it...
When golf fans look up, they want to see stars
No one has to remind Rory McIlroy that his sport is lacking something vital right now.
With Tiger Woods hobbled by injury and Phil Mickelson not getting any younger, golf has lost much of its star power. McIlroy — the current No. 1 player — senses the...
MLS can't afford to have these kind of strikers
If there's one thing Major League Soccer absolutely, positively cannot afford this season, it's a strike by players.
So guess what the league is looking at only days before Friday's scheduled season opener between the Galaxy and Chicago Fire at StubHub...
Did 'Sex Box' turn anybody on?
Did the controversial “Sex Box” turn on viewers? All signs point to a less than satisfying performance.
In WE tv’s latest reality show, the title is the concept. Couples have sex in front of a live audience -- though unseen inside a camera-free,...
Gabriel Kahane's moving love letter to L.A., 'The Ambassador'
Gabriel Kahane hearts L.A.
Although the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter has been heralded as a star of New York's new-music scene, his latest album is a love letter to the City of Angels. Now, "The Ambassador" — 13 songs, each based on a...
'Sex Box' reality show sparks controversy
The new reality show "Sex Box" is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: Each episode features three different couples who have sex in a camera-free, soundproof cube on a stage in front of a live audience. Afterward, they discuss the...
'Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors' is bringing the Spider-verse from the comic book world to TV
'CBS Evening News' anchor Scott Pelley is all about the journalism
If you look closely at the desk where Scott Pelley anchors the "CBS Evening News," you can spot about a dozen small, framed photographs standing off to his right.
They depict the 13 journalists who have died in the line of duty for CBS News,...
Net neutrality: Telecom firms prepare to unleash the lawyers
Here's what went down on Friday's Consumer Confidential segment on KTLA-TV:
Net neutrality. Now that the Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules for online content and privacy, phone and cable companies have wasted no time releasing...
FCC tightens Internet oversight with new net neutrality rules
Federal regulators dramatically expanded government oversight of the Internet, installing the once-arcane concept of net neutrality as a guiding doctrine for broadband networks that have become essential to everyday life.
To ensure the uninhibited flow...
Critic's Pick: A new-music cornucopia
When California State University, Fullerton, composer Pamela Madsen began a festival devoted to contemporary female composers 14 years ago, she wasn’t exactly a voice in the wilderness.
There were successful female composers. Southern California had a...
UCLA Hollywood study: Audiences favor more diversity in movies, TV
The country's increasingly multicultural audiences are becoming frustrated with seeing films with all-white casts. They are demanding more projects with diverse casts and themes, and Hollywood producers are going to have to adjust if they hope to keep...
FCC approves tough net neutrality rules amid sharp partisan debate
In a landmark decision for the future of the Internet, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved tough net neutrality regulations to oversee online traffic.
The new rules prohibit Internet service providers from discriminating against...
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