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FCC Commissioner Gomez meets with TV networks during West Coast trip
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez wrapped up a West Coast visit by meeting with leading TV industry executives.
Alhurra calls out USAGM over funding cuts
The Arabic-language satellite TV channel said the federal agency is "illegally withholding" Congressionally-approved funds for its broadcast operations.
Byron Allen settles advertising lawsuit against McDonald’s
Byron Allen has settled his year-long legal battle with McDonald's over its alleged refusal to advertise on Black-owned television channels.
Scripps will keep WNBA games under new multi-year agreement
Scripps Sports will continue to offer WNBA games for a few more years as part of a renewed partnership with the league announced on Friday.
LG maintains global dominance in OLED TVs
LG Electronics maintained its global dominance as the largest seller of OLED television sets for the 12th year in a row, the South Korean company announced this week.
Winners of 2025 StreamTV Show Awards announced
LG Electronics, Philo and Spectrum Reach were among the companies honored with awards at the 2025 StreamTV Show in Denver this week.
Newsmax Plus added to Comcast’s streaming, cable boxes
The app, which offers live and on-demand access to Newsmax programming, is now available on X1-powered set-top boxes and the Xumo Stream Box.
Senate likely to confirm Olivia Trusty to FCC next week
The U.S. Senate is likely to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee to fill a vacancy at the FCC next week.
House narrowly passes bill to pull public broadcast funding
The bill, which claws back $1.1 billion in public media funding, now heads to the Senate.
Philo weighs adding more ad-lite bundles into core offering
The company's FAST channels are a gateway to its premium subscription, which will offer more ad-lite streaming bundles in the future.
Electric Entertainment promotes Michael Johnson to director role
Electric Entertainment has promoted Michael Johnson to serve as the Director of Streaming and Content Operations for Electric Now.
CBS station in Los Angeles debuts virtual reality studio
The market is the seventh to debut an augmented-virtual reality studio in two years.