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Sundance Channel’s “Rectify” is a six-part drama about a man who is released from a Georgia prison on a legal technicality after serving 19 years for a murder he may or may not have committed. As a TV show, it almost gets by on its looks alone.

Google Fiber has a lot going for it, both as an ISP and a pay-TV platform. There was was one gaping hole in the service though: no HBO. Lets be honest with ourselves, its the big geeks that are looking to hop on that 1Gbps service first. And what do geeks love almost as much as blazing-fast Google-branded internet? Game of Thrones. Now Kansas City (and soon Austin) based nerds will be able to watch Joffrey become an even bigger monster live, rather than wait for some torrent site to get an illegal copy of it up (or, if they're smart, mooch off of someone's HBO GO account). Alongside HBO, Google Fiber has also added Cinemax: Home Box Office's less cool sibling. The branded families of channels are both available today for $20 a month or $10 a month respectively. Or, if you're a real premium TV fan, you can get both, plus STARZ and Showtime for $40 a month. Hit up the source for a few more details.

Dish Network Corp, the No. 2 U.S. satellite television provider, on Monday offered to buy wireless service provider Sprint Nextel Corp for $25.5 billion in cash and stock, a move that could inspire other telecommunications or video companies to consider their own prospects of combining.

Aubrey Plaza's Kanye-esque stage-crashing of Will Ferrell's acceptance speech during the MTV Movie Awards Sunday night was not planned, according to MTV, which promptly kicked the actress out of the theater.

Former "Teen Mom" star Farrah Abraham's attempt to pass off the porn video she made with adult film star James Deen was foiled after Deen decided he didn't want to lie about the video's origins.

After denying it for days, "Teen Mom" star Farrah Abraham has admitted to TODAY.com that she recently filmed an adult movie."I wanted my own personal video made and photos taken for myself, when I am older I will have my best year to look back on," Abraham told us."I'm happy to see my 21st year be done. I've learned a lot.

A top executive with the owner of the Fox broadcast network on Monday threatened to convert the network to a pay-TV-only channel if Internet startup Aereo Inc. continues to "steal" Fox's over-the-air signal and sell it to consumers without paying for rights.

Sunday’s episode raises questions about Peggy’s new role, whether Megan is a victim or the control in an experiment, and why Don is back to his old adulterous ways.

History Channel has renewed Vikings for a second season. The cable network has ordered 10 more episodes for its first scripted drama created by Michael Hirst, it was announced Friday by Dirk Hoogstra, executive vp development and programming for History. Production on season two will begin in the summer with a 2014 premiere.

HBO's mythical drama "Game of Thrones" set a record for modern-day piracy after its Sunday night premiere, as viewers around the globe scrambled to watch the season 3 debut episode that aired on the premium cable network.