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The Fox Broadcasting logo appears on a building in Phoenix, Arizona in an undated image posted to Flickr and licensed through Creative Commons

Fox outlines new fall schedule ahead of Upfronts

Fox has released the pending fall schedule for the start of the 2024-25 television season ahead of its Upfronts presentation.

A slate for Vix Plus on a smart television set.

Televisa-Univision to debut ad-supported Vix Plus

Televisa-Univision will debut an ad-supported version of its Vix Plus streaming service on Wednesday.

Christopher King. (Photo via social media)

KCRA-TV producer Christopher King dies in car crash

Christopher King, an award-winning filmmaker who worked for Sacramento's NBC affiliate, died from injuries sustained in a car crash.

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani appears at a political event in 2019. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)

WABC Radio cancels Rudy Giuliani’s show over election-related misinformation

The former New York mayor repeatedly violated a written policy concerning election-related comments.

(Stock image via Pixabay, Graphic by The Desk)

Netflix may score two Christmas Day NFL games

Netflix is in the running to score two Christmas Day football games, according to a report.

The logo of the Fox Business Network. (

Fox News Audio to debut daily business recap show

"Fox Business Rundown Podcast" launches on May 20 and will be distributed on free audio platforms.

The logo of the StreamTV Show. (Logo courtesy Questex, Graphic by The Desk)

Finalists named for 2024 StreamTV Awards

Questex's media industry event StreamTV Show has unveiled the finalists for its annual StreamTV Awards.

(Stock image via Pixabay, Graphic by The Desk)

Fox grabs syndication rights to “Good Morning Football” for local TV stations

The morning recap and discussion program will air on Fox-owned stations in key markets like New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles.

The logo of FanDuel TV Extra

FanDuel TV launches new free streaming channel

FanDuel is breaking into the world of free, ad-supported streaming television with a new channel called FanDuel TV Extra.

The skyline of Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Hawaiian Telcom renews distribution deal with Allen Media

Hawaiian Telcom has renewed an agreement with Allen Media for continued carriage of two local TV stations and several cable networks.

A Dish Network satellite dish.

Echostar reports subscriber losses at Dish, Sling TV during Q1

An Echostar video executive said ongoing pressure from some of its programming partners has led to subscriber losses, specifically at Sling TV.

News content from local NBC-owned stations appears in the streaming app Peacock. (Graphic by The Desk)

Paramount’s FAST platform Pluto TV adds local NBC new streams

Comcast's NBC Universal is distributing five of its local NBC News content streams through Paramount Global's Pluto TV.

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