Daytime Divas Series Premiere Recap: Will You Return for a Second View-ing?

“What a s–t show!” Vanessa Williams’ character declares as the series premiere of VH1’s Daytime Divas reaches its dramatic conclusion. “And the most fun of I’ve had in years.” PHOTOSMay Sweeps In Memoriam: 40+ Deaths From Supernatural, Scandal, Arrow and More — Which Loss Hit You Hardest? Williams’ character may be referring to The Lunch Hour […]

Showtime’s streaming apps can download video for offline viewing

A day after trumpeting that it’s coming to cord-cutting Sling TV, Showtime is helping out another neglected group: Offline viewers. The premium network announced that its Showtime and Showtime Anytime apps now let users download content to watch later in both standard and 720p high definition format (or up to 1080p on tablets). The update […]

Online Privacy, Comey’s Apparent Lack Thereof, Sampha’s ‘Process’ Film: Recommended Reading (and Viewing)

Here at Flavorwire, we pride ourselves on not only writing excellent content, but also keeping an eye on other great writing from around the web. This may be a predominantly arts/culture-centric website, but given the immediate gravity of U.S. politics, we’ve been focusing this outward-looking post on indispensable political writing, as well as the occasional […]

Vizio tracked and sold your TV viewing habits without consent

A settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and the New Jersey Attorney General will cost Vizio $ 2.2 million. That sum will settle the charges with both the state and federal agencies after a complaint that Vizio installed software on 11 million smart TVs to track viewing histories with consumers’ knowledge. As part of the […]