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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.
Disney CEO eyes bringing Hulu to more countries
Disney has cast doubt on speculation that the company will wind down its standalone entertainment streamer Hulu anytime soon.
Disney, Comcast sue AI firm Midjourney on copyright grounds
Disney and Comcast's NBC Universal have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against AI-focused company Midjourney.
Wikipedia pauses test of AI-generated article summaries
The Wikimedia Foundation has paused an experiment that displayed summaries of Wikipedia articles created through artificial intelligence.
TCL launches Stingray channels on TCL TV Plus
TCL is adding four new streaming music channels powered by Stingray to its FASt platform TCL TV Plus.
Sinclair to add more premium shows to multicast networks
Comet, Charge, Roar and The Nest are getting new programs and movies, starting later this year.
Sling TV to modify website after complaint from DirecTV
Sling TV says it will modify certain advertised claims on its website following a complaint made by rival platform DirecTV to an industry organization earlier this year.
Paramount Global to cut 3 percent of workforce
Paramount Global will issue pink slips affecting slightly more than three percent of its domestic workforce.
DirecTV partners with TripleLift on programmatic pause ads
DirecTV is partnering with TripleLift to launch programmatic pause advertising on its connected television platforms.