Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros Discovery merger indefinitely
The company expects to restart the merger process next summer, but a prolonged legal battle with officials in California and elsewhere effectively pauses the deal for the foreseeable future.
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Televisa-Univision logs domestic ad revenue dip during Q2
Telemundo’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup tournament in Spanish siphoned viewers from Univision in the United States.
Former Nexstar news director defends colleague who wrote controversial Pride Month memo
The ex-news director, Ted Linn, said former WOOD-TV News Director Amy Fox was following Nexstar’s editorial policies when she penned a controversial memo on Pride Month coverage.
ABC Australia launches free streaming channels in North America, other territories
The commercial arm of Australia’s ABC is looking toward free, ad-supported streaming channels launched in global markets as one way to generate much-needed revenue.
Apollo Global completes acquisition of StreamTV parent Questex
In the coming months, Questex and another B2B publication and live events producer Emerald will merge their operations, Apollo said.
TVB criticizes Nielsen Gauge reports as inadequate, incomplete
Nielsen’s most-recent Ad-Supported Gauge report artificially inflate streaming viewership by leaving out key data and focusing on the wrong demographic, the TVB said on Wednesday.
Former Nexstar news director defends colleague who wrote controversial Pride Month memo
The ex-news director, Ted Linn, said former WOOD-TV News Director Amy Fox was following Nexstar’s editorial policies when she penned a controversial memo on Pride Month coverage.
Amazon pulls ZapperBox from online store over unfounded TV piracy concerns
BitRouter, the company that makes the ZapperBox, believes Amazon is confusing its certified live TV device with boxes that enable piracy.