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

A promotional image for Warner Bros Discovery's Max streaming service in the Apple App Store. (Courtesy image)

WBD debuts Max in 20 European countries

WBD has launched its cornerstone streaming service Max in 20 European countries.

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CNN to provide presidential debate feed to other broadcasters

CNN will provide a live feed of its presidential debate to other broadcasters, matching an offer made by ABC News last week.

A close-up image of a basketball.

ABC sees biggest WNBA audience with weekend double-header

The Indiana Fever-New York Liberty game peaked at just under 2 million viewers, ESPN said, citing Nielsen data.

"The Nest" is a new digital broadcast network featuring re-runs that will replace Sinclair's "Stadium" sports network later this month. (Courtesy image)

Fubo quietly adds Sinclair digital networks

Fubo has added four entertainment-based digital television networks from Sinclair, Inc.

The logo of Fox News Digital.

Fox News marks another milestone month for social media engagement

Fox News Digital marked another month as the most-engaged news brand on social media across competitive metrics in April.

The logo of British network Channel 4. (Courtesy image)

Channel 4 reports increase in viewership on YouTube

hannel 4 saw a three-fold increase in viewership of its shows on social video platform YouTube

Donald Trump appears at an event in 2011. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/Flickr Creative Commons)

Trump media platform Truth Social loses $328 million during Q1

Revenue from advertising was around $770,000; the parent company has enough cash on hand to see through various initiatives, according to its CEO.

Season 5 of Yellowstone will challenge the Dutton Family like never before.

Final six episodes of “Yellowstone” begin filming in Montana

The final six episodes of Paramount Global's hit cable drama "Yellowstone" have started filming in Montana.

A still frame from a promotional video for Charter's Spectrum Mobile telephone service. (Image courtesy Charter Communications, Graphic by The Desk)

Spectrum Mobile offering $2,500 in credits to customers who switch

The credits are designed to offset early termination fees and device installment balances.

A passenger on a plane streams content from DirecTV. (Courtesy image)

DirecTV Stream launches National Streaming Day deals

DirecTV Stream is rolling out a discount for National Streaming Day that will see the price of its various programming tiers drop by at least $30.

Electric Now is using an AI-powered solution from Topaz Labs to upscale its content, as demonstrated by this still frame from the TV series "Conan the Adventurer." (Courtesy photo)

Electric Now remastering TV series using Topaz Labs AI solution

Electric Now has tapped Topaz Labs to help remaster three television series using an artificial intelligence-powered solution

DAZN is rolling out 10 new FAST channels in partnership with Amagi. (Courtesy image)

DAZN launches 10 new global FAST channels with Amagi

DAZN is launching 10 new free, ad-supported streaming channels in partnership with cloud technology solution Amagi.

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