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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.
Jaime Eskridge named General Manager of WLFI in Indiana
Gray Media has promoted Jaime Eskridge to lead its television station in Indiana, the broadcaster announced on Tuesday.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Disney Entertainment Television promotes Amit Ziv to CFO
The Walt Disney Company has looked within for its next Chief Financial Officer of Disney Entertainment Television.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Versant reports lower revenue, profits despite digital growth
The company reported revenue of $1.59 billion during the three months ending September 30, a decrease of 4.2 percent from the same period last year.
EARNINGS REPORT
Skydance rebrands local TV business to CBS Television Stations
The business unit previously operated as "CBS News & Stations" through last month; the updated branding was first disclosed in a press release on Monday.
FIRST ON THE DESK
Sky News targets 2027 launch for video-first digital platforms
Sky News will use Arc XP technology and processes to launch a new website, mobile app and other products within the next year.
C-SPAN to simulcast Election Night coverage on YouTube for free
Streamers who want to watch C-SPAN for free will be able to do so on YouTube, a spokesperson confirmed this week.
FIRST ON THE DESK
Fox execs tout “significant progress” on Roku transaction
The deal is still expected to close during the first half of 2027; Roku and Fox executives are working with DOJ regulators to secure antitrust-related approvals.
NBC exec: Broadcast TV helps spur interest in Peacock
Over time, streaming platforms have started to resemble broadcast and cable TV, adopting many of the same time-tested elements that traditional TV proved over decades, NBC executive Matt Strauss said.
iPhone sales drive Apple’s fiscal Q4 to new record
iPhone revenue increased 17 percent to $57.6 billion, while Services revenue reached a record $31.6 billion; tariff rebates increased 1 percent to overall gross margin.
EARNINGS REPORT
Roku Q3 revenue jumps 24 percent ahead of Fox acquisition
Roku continued to see higher income from its advertising and subscription business, while hardware-based earnings were improved on higher device costs.
EARNINGS REPORT
Borrell: Streaming TV overtakes search in local ad spending
Search is no longer the king of the local advertising market, with streaming video overtaking that platform in local ad buys and spending.
DATA
Marketing-focused tech executive among victims of Florida plane crash
Sources close to tech executive Adam Robnison, 44, confirmed he and his family were on board the doomed Leerjet private aircraft that crashed while it was en route to the Bahamas from Austin, Texas on Sunday.