We're on vacation! TheDesk.net will resume publishing on Tuesday, September 26.

The Desk appreciates the support of readers who purchase products or services through links on our website. Learn more...
A streaming TV viewer watches a Prime Video show on a tablet. (Courtesy image)

Prime Video to include ads starting next year

Subscribers will have to pay out an extra $3 per month if they want to remove commercial interruptions from Prime Video shows.

Rupert Murdoch stepping down as co-executive chairman of Fox

Rupert Murdoch will take on the role of chairman emeritus in November, his companies News Corp and Fox announced on Thursday.


A sound technician with ESPN helps produce a telecast of a football game. (Photo by Maize & Blue Nation via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

Streaming prices driving sports fans to piracy, study shows

The high price of subscribing to a sports-inclusive streaming service is driving more football fans to watch games on pirate websites, according to a new survey.
Television viewers using the Freeview broadcast service. (Courtesy photo)

Freeview broadcasters develop streaming version of service

The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are banding together to develop a streaming version of Freeview called "Freely."

WBD confirms live sports tier coming to Max streaming service

WBD will stream live sports from TBS, TNT and TruTV on its Max service, initially for free.
A sound technician with ESPN helps produce a telecast of a football game. (Photo by Maize & Blue Nation via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

More “Monday Night Football” games to simulcast on ABC

ABC will simulcast more Monday Night Football games this season as strikes involving Hollywood actors and writers continue on.