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Parks Associates seeks speakers, papers for Future of Video conference
Parks Associates has announced the agenda and issued a call for speakers and papers for its 8th annual "Future of Video: Business of Streaming" conference.
Sinclair taps Narinder Sahai to serve as CFO; Lucy Rutishauser to step down
Sinclair today announced the appointment of Narinder Sahai as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
Fox News dominates Q2, beats broadcast networks in ratings
The Fox News Channel continued to outpace its broadcast rivals during the second quarter of 2025, beating ABC and NBC in total viewers and overtaking CBS for the month of June.
Tennis Channel secures rights to WTA tennis through 2032
WTA Ventures and Tennis Channel have announced a six-year extension of their media rights partnership, securing exclusive U.S. coverage of WTA tennis across all Tennis Channel platforms through 2032.
CBS debuts augmented-virtual reality studio in Texas
KTVT will use the studio for feature news reports and weather forecasts; it is the eighth AR/VR studio to launch in two years.
Fox News ratings soar during coverage of U.S. strikes on Iran
Fox News Channel delivered dominant ratings across television during its coverage of the U.S. military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities last Saturday.
Philo adds shopping channels QVC, HSN
Philo has inked a distribution agreement with QVC Group that involves its two flagship shopping channels.
Spectrum Reach links small businesses with Customer Data Match
Customer Data Match has helped power 800 successful traditional and connected TV ad campaigns for small- and medium-sized businesses.
Pac 12 to remain on CBS Sports through 2031
The Pac 12 Conference has renewed its agreement with Paramount Global and CBS Sports to serve as its TV broadcast partner for a few more years.
Louise Oliver appointed SVP, International Sales at Happy Accidents
The film and TV studio also announced a number of new broadcasting and content distribution deals across Europe and other territories.
XR: Most TV ads lack accessibility features like captions
The shortcoming means viewers with disabilities aren't engaging with brand messaging on TV.
Ampere: Amazon begins to increase ad load on Prime Video
Between April and June 2025, the volume of ads per hour on Amazon Prime Video increased by 53 percent, according to data released by Ampere on Thursday.