NBC TV weather man Al Roker is trying to pair up live streaming content with advertisers and is spearheading a drive to bring the parties together in the first ever “Live Fronts” — in New York City on Oct. 25. “Live streaming deserves its own platform,” Roker told Media Ink. The live-content producers are expected to have programs dealing with a wide range of subjects including

The stage is set for the roll-out of a uniform goods and services tax (GST) regime in the Rajya Sabha today. Here are the Parliament proceedings for the day. Latest updates: 2.31 p.m.: "The heart of this Bill is the rate of tax." The former Finance Minister reads portions from the Chief Economic Advisor's report. "Being an indirect tax, it should be kept as low as possible." 2.29 p.m.:

However, the player was angered by his employers and told Bild, the German newspaper, that he wants to leave and was unhappy with Wolfsburg's comments. “Before you go public like that, you really should speak with me first,” Draxler told Bild. “The situation with me is that I made it clear to Dieter Hecking after we were knocked out of Euro 2016 in the semi-final that I would like to

VIEW LIVE ELECTION RESULTS HERE. Primary election day arrived in Kansas as voters began to voice their opinions on the direction of government at the local, state and national levels. The big story from the night was the victory for challenger Dr. Roger Marshall over incumbent Tim Huelskamp in the First Congressional

“Hairspray Live!” can’t stop the casting beat.The already star-studded cast is adding more notable names to the roster of NBC’s upcoming live musical production: Sean Hayes as dress shop owner Mr. Pinky and Rosie O’Donnell as the gym teacher. Executive producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan, who have produced all of the NBC live musical

Facebook says media outlets used its platform to broadcast 8,500 hours of video during the Republican and Democratic conventions.

If you watch a lot of Facebook Live broadcasts, get ready to see some ads. The company is now testing short video ads that will play during breaks in Facebook Live broadcasts, they confirmed to Adage. The move shouldn’t be a surprise for anyone who follows Facebook and their various video products. Video ads are lucrative for Facebook and a Live product devoid of ads would cause the

Samsung's latest, greatest big-screen phone has been unveiled. Here's everything you need to know about the Galaxy Note 7.

Warner Bros. Two years ago, Marvel released "Guardians of the Galaxy," a movie about an obscure rag-tag group of heroes from a random '60s comic series. That movie surprised everyone with a huge August debut and went on to be one of the highest-grossing movies of 2014. Now, DC's trying to do the same with Suicide Squad, but with a rag-tag group of

Skydance Television is looking to bring Japanese novel and anime franchise Sword Art Online to the small screen. The independent production company has acquired global live action rights to Sword Art Online in a partnership with Kadowawa Corp. The goal is to fast-track the launch of a new franchise by developing the first-ever SAO live-action TV series. Avatar's Laeta Kalogridis will pen the