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DAZN tapped Amagi to support FIFA Club World Cup broadcasts
DAZN selected Amagi to serve as the exclusive live playout partner for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 soccer tournament, the companies confirmed this week.
DirecTV partners with Learfield on college football marketing initiatives
Six schools will be part of the agreement, including Ohio State University and the University of Texas.
Hisense launches free streaming platform through Xumo partnership
The app, called Hisense Channels, will offer more than 200 free content streams on Google TV-powered Hisense TVs.
Subscribers flee Starz after separation from Lionsgate
Starz saw its streaming and cable subscriber counts fall during the company's first financial quarter since separating from Lionsgate.
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FilmRise brings short-form video content to Fire TV Channels
FilmRise is bringing its library of films and TV shows to Amazon's Fire TV Channels platform as short-form video content, the company announced on Friday.
Fox Weather to debut documentary on Hurricane Katrina
Fox Weather will debut a multipart documentary on Hurricane Katrina later this month, timed to coincide with the 20-year anniversary of the storm.
Fox executive: More Fox One streaming bundles in the works
Fox Streaming CEO Pete Distad said the company is interested in pairing Fox One with more streaming apps, as it will with ESPN Unlimited in October.
Google’s shift to AI summaries harming news publishers, DCN survey reveals
News publishers have seen a significant decline in online traffic from Google Search since the company rolled out its artificial intelligence-generated search summaries by default.
Comscore: Fox News Digital tops CNN in July unique visitors
Fox News Digital drew 92.4 million unique visitors in July, surpassing CNN.com for the first time, and led all news brands in views, minutes and social engagement, according to Comscore.
Search.com makes $35 billion bid to acquire Chrome from Google
Ad.com Interactive Media and its subsidiary Public Good have made an unsolicited $35 billion offer to Google for Chrome, the world's most-used web browser.
Former KSTP meteorologist alleges harassment in lawsuit
Wren Clair, whose legal name is Renee Fox, was fired from KSTP in February over poor performance; she alleges the dismissal was retaliatory in nature.
Mediaocean partners with IWF to strengthen brand safety commitments
Mediaocean has announced a new partnership with the IWF that the firm says will help strengthen its commitments to brand safety while simultaneously protecting children online.