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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.
DIRECTV launches streaming TV app for Meta Quest VR headset
DIRECTV has launched a new streaming television app for users of Meta Platforms' Quest virtual reality headsets.
Report: SiriusXM, iHeartMedia discuss possible merger
iHeartMedia and SiriusXM have held preliminary discussions focused on a potential merger, according to multiple reports published on Friday.
Warner Bros shareholders approve acquisition by Paramount
The deal still faces potential regulatory hurdles from federal and state officials.
Charter broadband, pay TV churn continues, but slows, during Q1
Charter continued to lose broadband and pay TV subscribers during the first quarter, but at a slower pace compared to last year; the company's wireless segment continued to grow.
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Appeals court sets deadlines for briefs in Nexstar-TEGNA deal lawsuit
A federal appeals court has set deadlines for opening briefs in Nexstar's challenge to an injunction in a lower court lawsuit over its $6.2 billion acquisition of TEGNA.
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Comcast grows revenue, eases broadband and video losses during Q1
Comcast improved its overall revenue and slowed its pay TV and broadband Internet churn, but losses at Peacock widened during Q1.
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CNN International to encrypt U.K. channel at end of April
CNN International is encrypting the feed available to residents and businesses in the U.K. and Ireland at the end of the month.
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FreeCast starts selling DIRECTV to multifamily residential communities
FreeCast is leveraging DIRECTV’s brand familiarity to bolster its turnkey entertainment solution, which already integrates broadcast channels and free streaming options.
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Mobile Vikings taps Bango to power new subscription management platform
Mobile Vikings has become the latest telecommunications provider to launch a subscription platform powered by Bango's Digital Vending Machine.
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MiQ: Fragmentation challenges traditional marketing funnel
Nearly half of consumers describe their path to purchase as random, with the journey from discovery to transaction often occurring in minutes.
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Parks: Roku, Samsung are dominate connected TV platforms in U.S. homes
Control of the operating system remains a primary battleground for ad revenue, as hardware giants use their reach to scale proprietary FAST services.
FUTURE OF VIDEO
Nexstar files appeal after judge blocks TEGNA deal through injunction
Nexstar CEO Perry Sook maintains that scale is vital to fight tech giants for ad dollars, even as the plaintiffs argue the deal will gut local broadcast competition.