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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.
Exclusive: Twitter working on “edit” feature for tweets
Twitter is working on a new feature that would allow users to edit tweets once they are published, three sources close to the project have confirmed to The Desk.
Guide: How to remove unwanted apps from Apple TV
Here's how to make those unwanted Apple TV apps vanish from the main screen.
A live conversation with the Syrian Electronic Army
The Desk hosts the first-ever live conversation with a member of the Syrian Electronic Army hacker group.
Court: FOX reporter Jana Winter won’t have to testify in Colorado case
A FOX News reporter will not have to testify over unnamed sources in the James Holmes murder trial, a New York court ruled early Tuesday morning.
Australian newspaper hides anti-Murdoch message in puzzle
An editor for an Australian newspaper hid a not-so-subtle message about the paper’s owner Rupert Murdoch in a puzzle meant for children.
Russia’s global news agency RIA Novosti shut down
Russia’s international news agency RIA Novosti has been closed following a decree handed down by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Desk to conduct first live interview with Syrian Electronic Army
On December 11, The Desk will conduct the first-ever live interview with members of the Syrian Electronic Army.
Police nab copper thief at Apple’s “spaceship” campus site
Police busted a man for allegedly trying to steal copper material from the construction site of Apple’s new “spaceship” campus over the weekend.
Jezebel editor causes outrage with ill-timed political tweet
News of actor Paul Walker’s death was met with a wave of shock and disbelief on social media, but for Jezebel news editor Erin Gloria Ryan, it was an opportunity to have a political discussion.
Syrian Electronic Army hits TIME’s “Person of the Year” poll
TIME Magazine’s annual “Person of the Year” online poll was compromised by the Syrian Electronic Army on Friday, the latest in a campaign of cyber attacks focused on the media by the pro-Syria group.
Hard drive used by Adam Lanza contained pro-pedophile material
A computer hard drive used by Adam Lanza contained pro-pedophile literature among other things, a report released Monday afternoon revealed.
White House “Photo of the Day” upsets political journalists
Journalists are upset over a White House “Photo of the Day” they claim was released as a crass response to a complaint made earlier in the week.