Charter launches Internet, TV service in rural North Carolina
Spectrum broadband Internet, television and wireless phone service is now available in a rural North Carolina community.
Television
Articles involving the broadcast, pay and streaming television industry.
Sinclair regional sports channels prepare bankruptcy filing
Sinclair’s Diamond Sports subsidiary is preparing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that would help restructure more than $8 billion in debt.
Comcast owed $50 million from Pac-12 Network
Comcast is seeking a refund from Pac-12 Networks for $50 million in overpayments made between 2012 and 2016.
DirecTV removes Newsmax from satellite, streaming services
DirecTV removed Newsmax from its satellite and streaming services on Wednesday after the channel requested carriage fees.
YouTube TV adds free streaming channels from Scripps
YouTube TV quietly added three channels owned by the E. W. Scripps Company to its streaming television service this week.
People TV streaming channel to shut down
People TV, the streaming channel operated by Dotdash Meredith, will stop broadcasting on January 31, 2023.
Murdoch abandons plan to combine Fox with News Corp
Rupert Murdoch has abandoned a plan to reunify the parent company of the Wall Street Journal with Fox Corporation.
Paramount Global issues pink slips at Nickelodeon
Paramount Global issued pink slips to creative producers, marketers and recruiters at its Nickelodeon subsidiary last week, The Desk has learned.
Broadcaster trade group ‘monitoring’ DOJ lawsuit against Google
A spokesperson for the National Association of Broadcasters says its members have lost billions of dollars in advertising revenue due to Google’s purported anticompetitive practices.
FCC proposes fine against Fox for broadcasting emergency tones
The FCC has proposed a $504,000 fine against Fox for using emergency alert tones in a promotional segment for a football game.
