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Top Nexstar executives earned $50 million during 2022
The company's chairman and CEO, Perry Sook, had a big $39 million payday last year, filings reveal.

Nielsen says ‘irregularities’ resulted in errant Super Bowl viewership data
Nielsen says "irregularities" with its audience collection tools caused it to undercount out-of-home viewers for Super Bowl LVII.

Comcast, NFL reach agreement for two channels
Comcast has reached an agreement with the NFL to restart carriage of NFL Network and NFL RedZone, the companies announced.

YouTube TV quietly changes refer-a-friend discount
YouTube TV has quietly reduced a discount given to new subscribers who sign up for a new subscription through referral links.

Comcast drops NFL Network, NFL RedZone from Xfinity TV
Comcast has pulled NFL Network and NFL RedZone from its Xfinity TV service less than three months before the start of pre-season football.

Florida journalist died in TV station parking lot
A digital journalist who suffered from a medical emergency last week was found dead in the parking lot of the TV station where he worked.

Vice could file for bankruptcy this month, report says
Vice Media is getting its ducks in a row for a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that could come within a matter of a few weeks.

Amazon debuts Fire TV Channels on streaming TV devices
Amazon has introduced the Fire TV Channels feature, which collates streaming TV content from over 400 producers and distributors.

Number of Sinclair stations pulling local news grows
Nearly a half-dozen broadcast stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group will lose their local news programming in the coming weeks.

FCC judge won’t review Standard General deal for TEGNA
The judge's decision will effectively kill Standard General's deal to acquire TEGNA.

Hulu will add Nexstar’s independent stations under new deal
Hulu and broadcaster Nexstar Media Group have extended a carriage deal that will see the streamer continue to offer more than 120 local stations.

Here’s all 400+ live channels offered on Sling Freestream
The service has been adding new channels at a steady rate since the Sling Freestream brand launched in February 2023.