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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.
Murdoch abandons plan to combine Fox with News Corp
Rupert Murdoch has abandoned a plan to reunify the parent company of the Wall Street Journal with Fox Corporation.
Paramount Global issues pink slips at Nickelodeon
Paramount Global issued pink slips to creative producers, marketers and recruiters at its Nickelodeon subsidiary last week, The Desk has learned.
FCC proposes fine against Fox for broadcasting emergency tones
The FCC has proposed a $504,000 fine against Fox for using emergency alert tones in a promotional segment for a football game.
CNET robot used to write articles committed plagiarism
A robot used by marketing firm Red Ventures for various publications committed acts of plagiarism that went largely unchecked for months.
Allen Media’s Local Now adds NBC News streams
Allen Media's Local Now has added NBC News Now and two other NBC News-produced streams to its free television service.
Landlord says Twitter missed $7 million in rent payments
Twitter is on the hook for nearly $7 million in late rent payments, according to the landlord that owns its San Francisco headquarters.
Samsung TV Plus could land on TCL TVs
TCL could become one of the first non-Samsung models to get access to Samsung TV Plus, according to a report.
Netflix execs say no intent to license content
Netflix won't license original programs to other streaming services as part of a broader revenue play, the company's new co-CEOs affirmed.
European Union sanctions force RT France to shut down
The French-language variant of Russian news channel RT has shut down amid sanctions that saw the freezing of its financial assets.
T-Mobile’s latest customer data breach wasn’t a ‘hack’
Reporters keep suggesting someone broke into T-Mobile's servers and stole a bunch of data, when the reality is actually way more boring.
Fundraiser for late Fox News executive surpasses $230,000
A GoFundMe fundraiser to assist the family of Alan Komissaroff executive surpassed $230,000 over the weekend
Music service Spotify to lay off workers
Spotify says it will lay off around 600 workers as part of a cost-cutting and reorganization strategy at the audio company