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Facebook parent Meta earns $201 billion in 2025, AI investments weigh on expenses
Meta said family daily active people averaged 3.58 billion in December, an increase of 7 percent from a year earlier, showing continued user growth across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
EARNINGS REPORT
EDO launches “Always On” measurement tool with NBC, Paramount
The tool delivers real-time, mid-funnel performance insights at scale without traditional attribution costs or workflow disruption.
CNN: Minneapolis shootings boosted TV ratings, website views
The network ranked first in cable among adults 25–54 during protest coverage and logged one of its top audience days of 2026.
RATINGS
TEGNA refreshes mobile apps with personalized news, vertical videos
Local television broadcaster TEGNA is bringing personalization and interactivity to its news-focused smartphone apps.
AT&T rakes in $33.5 billion during Q4, stock pops on strong forecast
AT&T posted a strong Q4 earnings report driven by higher interest in its wireless and fiber broadband products.
EARNINGS REPORT
SiriusXM says prison cellphone jammers may prevent emergency alerts
The company said indiscriminate jamming could interfere with licensed spectrum used by SiriusXM and wireless carriers.
FIRST TO REPORT
Google issues legal threat against Barb, Kantar Media over YouTube measurement
Advertisers face growing opacity as YouTube claims TV dominance while withholding detailed content-level data.
Sinclair’s Comet to air “The Librarians,” “The Outpost” from Electric Entertainment
Sinclair’s sci-fi multicast network Comet has licensed The Librarians, set to debut with a February marathon and weekly slots.
EXCLUSIVE
TikTok breaks days after U.S. business separated from ByteDance
TikTok is dealing with a number of glitches and bugs as the service moves forward with the separation of its U.S. business from its Chinese parent company.
Bari Weiss outlines strategy to turn things around at CBS News
Bari Weiss told CBS News staff the network must pivot from broadcast-first to a streaming-led future or risk decline.
Nielsen: NFL games boost Netflix, Prime Video viewing on Christmas Day
Live sports and holiday movie programming drove record-breaking viewership to television during the December measurement month.
NBC: Super Bowl LX, Winter Olympic Games will stream in 4K
Comcast's NBC Universal says it will offer its presentation of Super Bowl LX and the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in ultra high-definition.