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News Brief

Quick stories from the technology, journalism and media industries, updated daily.

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DAZN acquires Latin American basketball streamer BASKET.TV

The acquisition brings hundreds of thousands of users and nearly 4,900 basketball games per season under DAZN's ownership.

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Discovery Plus gets price hike in U.S., first under Skydance ownership

The ad-supported tier is going up by $1, while ad-free streaming will cost $2 more. The service is bundled with Philo.

The television studios of KXTV, the Sacramento ABC affiliate owned by TEGNA. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

TEGNA reaches deal with Disney to keep ABC on some stations

The deal announced on Tuesday extends the company's existing relationships in markets like Sacramento, Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin and Louisville.

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DIRECTV quietly adds C-SPAN 3 for satellite, streaming customers

DIRECTV's streaming pay television customers are waking up this weekend with one more news channel in their package.

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Rachel Stockman named Law&Crime CEO as founder Dan Abrams steps aside

The company's programming generated more than 700 million viewing hours across platforms during the past year.

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Local Now launches dedicated hub for live news on Hurricane Isaias

The free streaming platform is offering coverage from seven local TV stations and Fox Weather via its Tropics Update menu.

FIRST ON THE DESK
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Former WCVB digital producer Shaun Ganley dies

Ganley, who worked for Hearst Television's Boston-area TV station for more than a decade, died after a battle with cancer.

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ITVS, Kanopy launch funding and distribution partnership for independent films

Kanopy will license educational and public library streaming rights directly from filmmakers under a presale model.

From left: Chris Cuomo, Stephen A. Smith and Bill O'Reilly participate in a town hall event aired by NewsNation. (Courtesy photo)

NewsNation sets midterm election town hall with Chris Cuomo, Stephen A. Smith

The town hall will use new polling from Decision Desk HQ and “The Hill” to guide the discussion.

Basketball superstar Caitlin Clark participates in a game between the MN Lynx vs Indiana Fever at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 14th, 2024.

WNBA playoffs average record 1.3 million viewers in first round

The first round of the 2026 WNBA Playoffs averaged 1.3 million viewers across 10 games, making it the league’s most-watched opening playoff round.

RATINGS
Karoline Leavitt speaking at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)

Fox News signs Karoline Leavitt as contributor

Former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is joining Fox News Media as a contributor, where she will provide political commentary and analysis across the company’s platforms.

The West Coast headquarters of Comcast and NBC Universal at 10 Universal City Plaza in Universal City, California. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

Comcast begins issuing pink slips in some NBC Universal streaming business units

Most of the reductions are expected at Comcast’s European media operation Sky, though some U.S.-based NBC Universal employees will also be affected.

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