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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.
Newsmax urges FCC to deny Nexstar-TEGNA merger
The company warned the deal would increase retransmission fees and further concentrate power among local TV station owners.
Pearl TV launches program for affordable NextGen TV boxes
The initiative aims to reduce basic ATSC 3.0 converter box prices to around $60, down from current $200-plus devices.
Fox News, NBC end 2025 as top networks in prime-time
Fox News grew its prime-time audience year over year, while NBC saw double-digit declines in total viewers and key demos.
RATINGS
Netflix: Christmas Day NFL game is most-streamed in U.S.
The match-up averaged 27.5 million viewers and peaked at 30 million, according to Nielsen data cited by Netflix.
RATINGS
No settlement reached in news director’s lawsuit against Nexstar
Stanton Tang alleged wrongful termination and defamation tied to a memo criticizing Pride Month coverage at his former station.
EXCLUSIVE
James Holanda to lead Cable One as CEO in March
Holanda will succeed Julia M. Laulis, with CFO Todd M. Koetje serving as Interim CEO during the transition.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Fuse Media taps Karl Meyer to serve as Chief Revenue Officer
Fuse Media has named advanced advertising veteran Karl Meyer as Chief Revenue Officer to drive growth across CTV, FAST and linear platforms.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Disney to pay $10 million to settle children’s privacy probe
Disney will pay $10 million to settle claims related to the distribution of its content on YouTube.
Disney moving forward with shutdown of Hulu app
The Walt Disney Company is moving forward with its planned sunset of the standalone Hulu app in 2026.
Anti-piracy organization sends warning texts to 1,000 infringers in U.K.
The campaign highlights that both distributing and consuming pirated content is illegal under U.K. law.
Pulled “60 Minutes” segment on CECOT widely available online
Paramount is seeking to remove online copies of a pulled “60 Minutes” segment after it leaked via a Canadian broadcaster’s on-demand platforms.
Nielsen deepens measurement partnership with Roku
Nielsen and Roku are deepening their measurement partnership that will allow both companies to access each other's intelligence products.