Author:
Matthew Keys
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.
Analyst: 33 percent of cable, satellite TV subscribers on promo deal
Those deals could be bad news for cable and satellite companies as more subscribers cut the cord due to the pandemic-induced recession.
FCC settles with radio broadcasters over political advertisements
The agency said the six radio broadcasters failed to maintain public inspection files as required under federal law.
Viewpoint: Social media companies are too big to police themselves
Financial loss was the goal of last week's attack — but bad actors could have more-nefarious intentions when conducting social media hacks in the future.
By:
Kobi Leins
Dish customers lose access to Cox Media-owned local stations
Customers in 10 metropolitan areas lose access to more than a dozen local networks over business dealings.
Analyst says Comcast’s Peacock downloaded 1.5 million times
Not a bad first week for an app that's still not available on Roku or Amazon Fire TV devices.
Twitter Bitcoin scam reveals broader threat to security, democracy
Twitter mediates so much in the public sphere that weak points — like last week's compromise of several dozen verified accounts — expose weaker points in society.
By:
Dr. Laura DeNardis
California’s unemployed includes 230,000 entertainment, recreation workers
The data reported this week includes TV and movie production workers, ticket-takers and actors who are out of work.
Report: Layoffs expected to impact numerous staffers at NBC
"Sweeping" and "significant" layoffs are expected across NBC's networks, sources told the New York Post.
Showtime, BET join forces for new cable multiplex channel
The new multiplex network from Showtime and BET Networks will deliver African American-centric programming, ViacomCBS executives said on Monday.
Sinclair could lose millions as sports remain sidelined, analyst says
The operator of several regional cable sports networks could be on the hook for $130 million, a Wells Fargo analyst reports.
Tablo parent company secures new venture funding, eyes expansion
Nuvyyo grabbed $6 million in Series B funding. Now it's eyeing a possible expansion into Mexico and Europe.
Disney pulls back on Facebook spending; analysts say company can weather storm
After securing the spot as Facebook's top advertiser in the first half of 2020, Disney is pulling back on its social media advertisement spending.