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Quick stories from the technology, journalism and media industries, updated daily.
Vizio wins Emmy Award for smart television platform
Vizio has received an engineering Emmy Award for its development and deployment of its refreshed streaming television operating system.
Dish Wireless executive Michael Kelly to leave company
Dish Network's emerging wireless division is losing another top executive.
BuzzFeed issuing more pink slips after selling Complex
BuzzFeed is laying off around 16 percent of its global workforce as it works to trim costs amid a weak advertising market.
Sinclair’s The Nest gets carriage on TEGNA broadcast stations
Sinclair has signed an agreement with peer broadcaster TEGNA to distribute its digital network The Nest in more cities across the country.
Trump town hall brings 3.2 million viewers to Fox News
The one-hour program grabbed 55 percent of the cable news share within the key demographic of viewers attractive to advertisers.
Ex-YouTube CEO’s son found dead at U.C. Berkeley
Marco Troper, 19, was pronounced dead after firefighters found him unresponsive at a U.C. Berkeley residential campus.
Jeff Zucker-backed RedBird acquires All3 Media
Jeff Zucker has acquired a London-based content production company operated in part by his former employer.
Paramount lays off Noggin team, will shut down app
The kid-friendly app offered more than 1,000 interactive videos and games; some videos will shift to Paramount Plus.
Nexstar vows to fight FCC fine over WPIX deal with Comcast
Nexstar Media Group has appealed a $150,000 fine imposed against it over contract negotiations with Comcast concerning carriage of WPIX-TV two years ago.
Fox News Media promotes two ad executives to leadership roles
Trey Gargano will serve as EVP of Advertising Sales for all Fox News platforms; Ryan Roelle tapped for SVP role of national sales.
TV NewsCheck says it needs $300,000 to restart operations
The editors of a popular broadcast industry website says it needs a significant amount of money in order to restart operations.
FCC proposes rules for multi-lingual, sign language emergency alerts
The FCC is proposing a new rule that aims to make it easier for broadcast stations to send emergency alert messages in multiple languages.