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Paramount shareholder sues Skydance Media over merger
The lawsuit, filed in Delaware, claims the proposed merger stands to substantially benefit one person: Shari Redstone
Bally Sports channels returning to Comcast under new deal
Diamond Sports has resolved a carriage dispute with Comcast that will see its Bally Sports channels return to Xfinity TV.
Paris Olympic Games: 41 million tune to NBC, Peacock on Sunday
NBC's coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games drew 41.5 million viewers to the network and Peacock.
Spectrum TV to offer ad-free Disney Plus, Hulu option
Customers who get Disney's streaming services will have the option to pay a little more for the privilege of streaming Disney Plus and Hulu content without ads.
Nielsen: Streaming continues to chip away at traditional TV in June
Streaming continued to chip away at traditional TV's market share in June, according to Nielsen's latest The Gauge report.
Survey: Streamers open to ads if it saves them cash on subscriptions
American streamers are happy to watch content with ads if it means they save money on subscription-based services.
Gallup poll claims low interest in viewing 2024 Summer Olympic Games
So far, the findings of the poll aren't supported by viewership data provided by NBC over the past few days.
Russian journalists lose Paris Olympics credentials
Four journalists working for Russian state-run media outlet TASS have lost their credentials to cover the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
NBC: 32.4 million watch Saturday events at Paris Olympics
Around 4.7 million subscribers of Peacock streamed some or all events on Saturday, NBC says.
BIA: Political ad spend on radio to reach $561 million in 2024
Overall, local advertising revenue will top $173 billion across platforms in 2024.
Kantar: Disney Plus saw more subscriptions in U.K. during Q2
Disney Plus had 19 percent of the new subscriber market in the U.K., with Amazon's Prime Video coming in second at 14 percent.
Now Broadband tops Ofcom’s list of problematic providers in Q1
More customers complained about Comcast's Now Broadband than any other British home Internet provider during the first three months of the year, Ofcom says.