“South Park” could depart Hulu as Viacom demands $500 million for rights
Disney-owned streaming service Hulu could be losing one of their most-popular animated sitcoms.
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California governor gives OK for state, local agencies to destroy emails
Gavin Newsom vetoed a measure last weekend that would have required local governments to preserve copies of emails under the state’s public records law.
Will Spotify and Apple lose music the way Netflix has lost movies and shows?
Netflix and others are losing movies and TV shows to startup streaming services owned by content providers. Will music catalogs become fragmented in the same way?
TV meteorologists often threatened when shows interrupted, insider says
TV meteorologists often face death threats for interrupting popular shows and sporting events during severe weather, according to an insider.
Don Corsini, KTLA general manager, to retire by end of year
Don Corsini, the general manager at Nexstar Media’s biggest television station, will be leaving his job as general manager of the station by the end of the year.
Comcast moving classic movie channel to sports package
Comcast said high programming costs were to blame for its decision to move TCM to a more-expensive package. The company banked $75.5 billion in profit last year.
McClatchy to end printed Saturday edition of Fresno, Modesto newspapers
Subscribers to the printed edition of the Fresno Bee and Modesto Bee will soon have one less edition on their driveways in the morning.
California governor signs bill easing some public records fees
The new law allows members of the public to sidestep costly duplication fees by making copies of public records with their camera phones.
Disney bans Netflix advertisements on TV channels: report
Disney has halted Netflix ads on ABC, ESPN and Freeform as it seeks to ramp up its own streaming TV service, according to Dow Jones.
Amazon, Disney clash over TV apps, new streaming service
Amazon and Disney are fighting over ad inventory on some popular apps. The dispute could leave Amazon Fire TV users without Disney apps next month.
How cable TV news helps people who want to lie
“Perhaps it’s time to reconsider the journalistic value of live interviews – and return to a standard that reflects what viewers should expect from news programming.”
Newspapers failed to cover rare tornado in local community
Local newspapers have one primary job: To publish local news. When they fail in this job, they can’t complain about subscriber losses or a downturn in ad revenue.