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Skydance not involved in CBS decision to cancel Colbert’s Late Show, attorney says
An attorney for Skydance Media says the company was not involved in Paramount's decision to cancel "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" next year.
DirecTV satellite plans to include access to streaming apps
Services like HBO Max and Peacock will be included in DirecTV's satellite and streaming TV plans by the end of the year.
Gray Media promotes Eric Walters to serve as GM of duopoly in Louisiana
Gray Media has appointed Eric Walters as the General Manager of its duopoly in Monroe, Louisiana.
Peacock holds steady with 41 million subscribers during Q2
Peacock saw little growth during Q2, with parent company Comcast reporting 41 million paying subscribers.
Fubo stock jumps after company releases some Q2 data early
Fubo's stock price rose sharply this week after the company offered a limited preview of its upcoming Q2 financial earnings report.
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Microsoft advertising revenue climbs 21 percent during fiscal Q4
Microsoft saw strong demand for its advertising products across Bing, Microsoft Edge and Microsoft News.
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DirecTV adding free content streams from Warner Bros Discovery
DirecTV is expanding its offering of FAST channels with the inclusion of content streams from Warner Bros Discovery.
Spectrum rolls out streaming subscription management platform
Charter Communications has launched a new subscription management platform that aims to promote the various included streaming apps that are available to its Spectrum TV subscribers.
Sinclair partners with ROXi on NextGen TV music channels
The channels will offer tens of millions of music videos, with fewer than five minutes of ad interruptions per hour.
MSNBC prime-time programming wins back some viewers in July
MSNBC widened its audience lead over CNN in July, maintaining dominance across multiple dayparts, according to Nielsen data.
NewsNation is fastest-growing cable network in July
NewsNation continued its growth spurt during the month of July, accord to Nielsen ratings released on Tuesday.
CNN ends July as one of cable’s top-performing networks
CNN finished July as one of the top five cable networks in overall, total-day viewing, according to data released by Nielsen this week.