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The rings of the Olympic Games on display in London. (Photo by Ivan Bandura via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

Clinch optimizes Sports API to include data from Olympic Games

Data points like live scores and daily medal counts will be integrated into the product.

KTLA weather forecaster Mark Kriski.

KTLA weather forecaster Mark Kriski recovering after stroke

The medical episode occurred two weeks after long-time entertainment correspondent Sam Rubin died.

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Fox News Channel continues to dominate cable news ratings

The network delivered more viewers than CNN in prime-time during the month of May, according to Nielsen data.

The opening lap of the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix Formula 1 race. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

ABC grabs nearly 2 million for Monaco Grand Prix coverage

ESPN's coverage of the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix drew nearly 2 million viewers to ABC early Sunday morning.

Roku offers a line of streaming hardware and smart TV sets. (Courtesy photo)

Study: Streamers don’t mind commercials, but want good ad experiences

Streamers don’t mind having their favorite shows interrupted by commercial breaks, but they are annoyed by bad ad experiences.

Nexstar’s CW Network to broadcast Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl

The CW Network will play host to the Arizona Bowl again later this year, and the college football event has a new sponsor to boot.

Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

BBC Studios launches FAST channels on Pluto TV in Europe

The content streams will also debut on Pluto TV in the Middle East and North Africa.

The logos of Allen Media Group, Local Now and The Weather Channel en Español.

Local Now, Weather Channel en Español added to Amazon’s Fire TV Channels

Amazon's free streaming TV platform Fire TV Channels is adding dozens of fact-first content streams from Allen Media Group.

The Warner Bros Studios logo is seen on a building along Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles, California on May 28, 2007. (Photo: Flickr user abgpt)

OSN signs WBD content deal for Middle East, North Africa

The deal suggests WBD is focused on international expansion of Max in Europe, Asia and Latin America.

The Transamerica Building in Tucson, Arizona.

Telemundo station brings NextGen TV signals to Tucson

A Comcast-owned Telemundo station is providing NextGen TV signals to the Tucson area.

T-Mobile agrees to pay $4.4 billion for U.S. Cellular

The sale will see T-Mobile acquire U.S. Cellular's wireless customers, stores and some spectrum-related assets.

Sky Stream device coming to Italy in June

Comcast's Sky Group is bringing its streaming TV device, called Sky Stream, to customers in Italy.

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