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Matthew Keys is the award-winning founder and editor of TheDesk.net, an authoritative voice on broadcast and streaming TV, media and tech. With over ten years of experience, he's a recognized expert in broadcast, streaming, and digital media, with work featured in publications such as StreamTV Insider and Digital Content Next, and past roles at Thomson Reuters and Disney-ABC Television Group.
One year later, Fox takes free streaming weather by storm
Fox Weather is growing its audience, its advertising dollars and its live programming on all things weather and climate.
Vidgo relaunches Spanish-language programming package
Vidgo has added local Univision and UniMás stations as part of a refresh of its Spanish-language package.
American website pulls French version of RT amid European ban
U.S.-based Odysee has pulled a French version of the RT and Sputnik channels amid a widespread ban on the Russia-backed network in European Union countries.
Judge issues mixed order in Murdoch suit against Australian blog
A judge will allow a defamation suit filed by Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch against Australian publisher Crikey to proceed.
Virgin Media takes on Sky with free streaming box
Virgin Media says it will give some Internet customers a free Stream TV box with no activation fee.
Chris Cuomo, NewsNation staffers upset over Kanye West interview
NewsNation employees are upset that Chris Cuomo interviewed rapper Kanye "Ye" West following the artist's anti-Semitic remarks on social media.
AT&T says price hikes caused some customers to leave
Recent price increases at AT&T's wireless business caused around 1 percent of customers to switch to another company.
SiriusXM exec rebukes notion of sports-only radio plan
A SiriusXM Pandora executive says sports-related programming, including live events, help convert free trial customers to paid subscribers.
Frontier to raise broadcast, regional sports fee to $23 a month
Frontier Communications has started notifying its cable television customers that their service is about to get more expensive.
Roku, Amazon grow share of streaming market space
Roku and Amazon now control 80 percent of the streaming TV market in the United States, according to new data released by Parks Associates.
Sky Showtime, Paramount Plus launch in more Euro countries
Comcast and Paramount Global are rolling out versions of their domestic streaming services in more European countries this month.
Netflix adds 2.4 million subscribers, reversing losses
Netflix says it added 2.4 million global subscribers during its most-recent financial quarter, erasing its first-half losses.