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Front Office Sports: Leaving Caitlin Clark off Team USA is snub for NBC
After recording the lowest-ever prime-time ratings for Olympics in 2021, NBC was hoping Caitlin Clark would help boost ratings this year — something that is unlikely to happen after Team USA decided to leave the basketball prodigy off their roster.
Comscore: The Roku Channel is top FAST platform in viewing hours
The Roku Channel is used by 1 out of every 4 streaming households, according to new data released by Comscore on Wednesday.
Spotify to charge $5 more for premium, high fidelity music streams
Spotify is preparing to launch a new tier of service that will offer enhanced playlist and library tools along with high-fidelity audio for around $17 per month.
Informa shuts down Digital TV Europe, Television Business International
British media firm Informa has shut down Digital TV Europe and Television Business International, two trade publications that have operated for four decades.
Apple to offer character data, dialogue enhancer on tvOS
Apple will introduce a new version of its streaming television operating system later this year that unleashes a number of new features.
Anna Schecter Zigler to lead crime coverage at CBS local stations
The local TV unit at Paramount Global's CBS has named a new senior coordinating producer for its recently-organized Crime & Public Safety unit.
Google TV launches new FAST advertising option
Google is rolling out a new advertising product that allows marketers to buy inventory across dozens of FAST channels.
Bango: Los consumidores Latinoamericanos quieren paquetes de streaming de TV
La mayoría de los streamers latinoamericanos encuestados por la firma de tecnología dicen que no pueden permitirse todas las opciones de streaming que quieren ver.
Paramount elevates Travis Scoles to EVP, Advanced Advertising
Scoles has served in a number of advertising-focused roles at Paramount since joining the company in 2020.
Mediaite Press Club podcast heads to SiriusXM
SiriusXM will distribute an expanded version of Mediaite's Press Club podcast on one of its political affairs radio channels.
DirecTV celebrates 30th birthday with ice cream treat for subscribers
Participants in the DirecTV Perks loyalty program have the chance to score a $5 Baskin Robbins gift card.
Man arrested for fraud, money laundering in Sky pirate operation
A 52-year-old British man was arrested by local police on suspicion of fraud and money laundering in connection with an illegal broadcast operation involving programming from Sky television.