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Rush Limbaugh to get posthumous broadcaster award
Rush Limbaugh will be honored with a 2023 Leadership Award by the Broadcasters Foundation of America.
NAB slams FCC’s latest move on TEGNA deal
The NAB says the FCC's recent decision to send the Standard General-TEGNA deal to an administrative law judge proves the agency can't self-regulate its scrutiny of media mergers.
Fox Weather gets expanded cable, streaming distribution
Fox News Media's free streaming weather service Fox Weather is now available in even more places, including on LG smart TV sets.
Dish Network confirms cyberattack behind outage
A broad cyberattack was responsible for a multi-day outage affecting various internal and external systems used by Dish Network.
TEGNA misses revenue estimates as merger looms
TEGNA missed revenue estimates for the final three months of 2022, according to the company's quarterly earnings report released on Monday.
Fubo TV continues to lose money, posts subscriber gains
Fubo TV says it ended its most-recent fiscal quarter with over 1.445 million subscribers
WBD sues Paramount over ‘South Park’ rights
WBD claims Paramount made a backdoor deal with South Park Studios that violates the terms of its HBO Max licensing agreement.
WBD pulling out of regional sports network business
WBD intends to exit the regional sports business and has sent a letter proposing to transfer its channels to pro sports leagues.
Dish website hit with outage on earnings day
Dish Network's corporate website went offline Thursday after the company experienced an internal technology issue.
Dish drops below 10 million pay TV subscribers
Dish Network says less than 10 million customers are paying for its flagship satellite service and streaming product Sling TV.
Netflix lowering subscription prices in foreign markets
Netflix has lowered the cost of its base subscription packages in more than 100 countries, according to a report.
News director fired for using racial slur in newsroom
Sarah Zak, the news director for WAVY-TV, was fired this week after using a racial slur during a newsroom meeting.