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Syndeo Institute reveals 2025 Cable Hall of Fame inductees
The Syndeo Institute at the Cable Center has revealed its six inductees for the 2025 Cable Hall of Fame
Sean Hannity launches interview show on Fox Nation
"Sean" will feature in-depth, sit-down conversations with figures from sports, entertainment and politics, and Hannity's first guest is actor Sylvester Stallone.
Walmart completes acquisition of smart TV maker Vizio
Walmart has finalized its acquisition of smart TV maker Vizio, a move that will give it a boost in the connected TV advertising and retail media spaces.
Frndly TV’s Cyber Monday deal offers one year of service at deep discount
Frndly TV is offering a great Cyber Monday deal that shaves $30 off the cost of an annual subscription, but only if you sign up before midnight!
Teads expands connected TV ad partnership with VIDAA
Teads has expanded its partnership with TV developer VIDAA that will see the two companies collaborate more closely on CTV initiatives.
WRC-TV says Leon Harris taking leave, cites health issue
WRC-TV anchor Leon Harris is taking a leave of absence to deal with a health issue after he stumbled during a recent newscast.
Fox appoints Nelson Ferreira to VP of Streaming Sales at local TV unit
Fox Corporation has hired a long-time sales executive to serve as the vice president of its streaming sales and advertising initiatives for its local broadcast division.
Televisa-Univision to lay off employees amid restructuring
Televisa-Univision will send pink slips to a handful of employees as part of a broader restructuring of its business.
Bloomberg to continue providing financial news updates to Audacy
Audacy's news and talk stations will continue to use Bloomberg Audio segments for a while longer as part of a new multi-year agreement.
OLED trend shifts from large TVs to portable computers
A research note from Omdia suggests Trump's threat of tariffs could cause PC and tablet makers to switch from Chinese-made LCD screens to OLED panels.
NBC touts record TV audience for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade
The parade averaged around 5 million more viewers than NBC's prime-time football broadcast.
Fox, NBC grab millions of viewers with Thanksgiving football games
The Fox match-up between the Cowboys and the Giants averaged 38.5 million viewers on broadcast, cable and streaming, the network said.