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Washington man charged in conspiracy involving Florida journalist, Fox News leaks
Using the alias "EyewitnessZunes," Marco Gaudino allegedly worked with Tim Burke to break into computer services associated with news outlets.
Paramount to shut down standalone Showtime app
The move comes after Showtime's film and television content was integrated into Paramount Plus.
Broadcasters rally around Run3TV for NextGen TV features, measurement
Leading independent television operators like the E. W. Scripps Company and Sinclair are participating in the effort.
FTC begins mailing refunds to AT&T customers over data throttling
Around 267,000 former AT&T customers will get rebates that collectively total over $6 million.
Roku says another 576,000 accounts impacted by data breach
Roku says it has identified a second data breach that involves the theft of over 500,000 usernames and passwords belonging to its streaming customers.
TCL producing original content using AI for FAST service
"Next Stop Paris" uses real voiceover actors to provide dialogue to AI-created characters.
Paramount CEO Bakish sees pay slip to $31.3 million in 2023
His total compensation is 274 times higher than that of the average Paramount employee, who earns around $114,250 per year.
Britbox has 3.75 million subscribers, is profitable, BBC exec says
Britbox has no plans to raise prices or introduce an ad-supported tier, the BBC's global media and streaming chief Rebecca Glashow said.
Fubo gets support from Dish, DirecTV executives in sports-focused antitrust case
The sports-centric streaming service has asked a federal court to issue a preliminary injunction barring Fox, Disney and Warner Bros Discovery from acting on their joint venture.
Sinclair joins Entertainment ID Registry, executive to serve on board
Mike Palmer, Sinclair's Assistant Vice President for Media Management, will serve a one-year term on EIDR's board of directors, the company affirmed on Thursday.
Scripps News to debut 4 new shows, including one on Donald Trump’s legal trials
The shows include a new prime-time recap program and one focused on the criminal and civil trials of former President Donald Trump.
Frndly TV to offer some local independent TV channels
Most of the stations are owned by the E. W. Scripps Company and offer syndicated programming.