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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.
SiriusXM says prison cellphone jammers may prevent emergency alerts
The company said indiscriminate jamming could interfere with licensed spectrum used by SiriusXM and wireless carriers.
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Google issues legal threat against Barb, Kantar Media over YouTube measurement
Advertisers face growing opacity as YouTube claims TV dominance while withholding detailed content-level data.
Sinclair’s Comet to air “The Librarians,” “The Outpost” from Electric Entertainment
Sinclair’s sci-fi multicast network Comet has licensed The Librarians, set to debut with a February marathon and weekly slots.
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TikTok breaks days after U.S. business separated from ByteDance
TikTok is dealing with a number of glitches and bugs as the service moves forward with the separation of its U.S. business from its Chinese parent company.
Bari Weiss outlines strategy to turn things around at CBS News
Bari Weiss told CBS News staff the network must pivot from broadcast-first to a streaming-led future or risk decline.
Nielsen: NFL games boost Netflix, Prime Video viewing on Christmas Day
Live sports and holiday movie programming drove record-breaking viewership to television during the December measurement month.
NBC: Super Bowl LX, Winter Olympic Games will stream in 4K
Comcast's NBC Universal says it will offer its presentation of Super Bowl LX and the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in ultra high-definition.
YouTube hires Austin Gaddis to lead media, sports partnerships
Google-owned streaming platform YouTube has poached a senior DIRECTV executive to lead the growth of its media and sports partnerships.
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EXECUTIVE MOVES
The Trade Desk promotes Tahnil Davis to interim Chief Financial Officer
Davis, a decade-long company veteran, steps into the role as The Trade Desk prepares to report Q4 earnings.
APTS, PBS says NextGen TV transition should be voluntary, not forced
APTS and PBS warned a forced transition could burden stations and viewers without federal rebate support.
Scripps News hires Alisyn Camerota, who scores interview with Don Lemon
Alisyn Camerota has joined Scripps News as a special events anchor and made her debut with an exclusive interview featuring Don Lemon.
Sinclair urges FCC to approve Nexstar acquisition of TEGNA
The company dismissed merger opponents as self-interested, despite competing with Nexstar and TEGNA in many markets.