Hulu sees record growth with 4M paid subscribers

While Hulu's owners are still being wishy-washy on whether they want to sell the company or keep it, the service itself is doing quite well.

Dijit’s NextGuide app adds second-screen syncing content to USA Network TV shows

The first fruits of television guide startup Dijit's partnership with Watchwith have fallen from the tree today.

Alpha Trainer personal trainer app will bust your butt for 14 weeks — with the help of your friends

Paul Kim got soft in his previous startups. So he started his freemium Alpha Trainer app to give everybody a chance to be chiseled.

Twitter Ads now available to all U.S. businesses

After only being available to select businesses for about a year, Twitter Ads is now available to almost all U.S. companies that want to use it.

Yahoo rolls out new display ad units for news feeds & video content

Showing that Yahoo is definitely concerned with improving its advertising business, CEO Marissa Mayer just announced two new ad units that are distinctly focused on Yahoo products and services.

HuffPost Live is coming to cable via Mark Cuban’s AXS TV

The online video network for AOL-owned news publication Huffington Post, HuffPost Live, has signed a new deal that will bring its content to cable television.

Quantic Dream’s David Cage describes growing as a storyteller, doesn’t rule out film directing (interview)

We talk to David Cage about what makes his storytelling tick.

Flipboard now at 56M readers, Android version 2.0 coming ‘very soon’

Digital magazine app Flipboard faces tough challenges with generating revenue and bringing in new users. Still, Flipboard founder and CEO Mike McCue said today that the company is growing quickly and now has "56 million readers."

Shazam hires former Yahoo exec Rich Riley as CEO

Music and TV discovery/bookmarking service Shazam has hired former Yahoo executive Rich Riley as its new chief executive, the company announced today.

The top 25 film schools, ranked by ‘big data’

Top-ten-of-everything site Ranker had a novel idea for rating and ranking the best film schools in the country: check which ones graduate the most successful filmmakers.

Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff: ‘We’ll be a profitable company this year’

Vox Media is the fast-growing media startup behind SB Nation, The Verge, and Polygon. While it supports several relatively young brands, CEO Jim Bankoff said today that his company will be profitable this year.

LG starts taking pre-orders for world’s first curved OLED TV to ship

After all the money we spent buying flat screen TVs in the past decade, LG is reintroducing the curved TV. This curve, however, is focused on you.

Here’s Robert Scoble showering with Google Glass

If you were wondering if Google Glass survived a full shower, here's some photographic proof.

Game, movie, or both? Stunning footage shows why Beyond: Two Souls belonged at Tribeca

It's a game that asks big questions about life and death, all the while straddling the line between "game" and "cinema."

House of Nerds: Kevin Spacey takes on real politicians with his Netflix machinations

After watching House of Cards, you'd think that the real Washington D.C. would want to distance itself from the nefarious plotting of Kevin Spacey's Frank Underwood. But you'd be wrong.

Dysonics launches Kickstarter to fund its first wireless motion sensor for headphones

Rondo Motion changes your audio experience, allowing you to sense the direction that sounds are coming from.

10 startups debut at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator’s Demo Day

New York City's Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) is graduating 10 startups from its Winter 2013 class this morning, and we're live at the scene for their demo day presentations.

Motion comics startup Narr8 to begin accepting submissions from indie creators

Along with the growing movement of people who like to read comics on tablets, there is an equally enthusiastic group that actually wants to make their own digital comics.