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Quick stories from the technology, journalism and media industries, updated daily.
Fox Weather hires ad exec Jason Hermes away from Weather Channel
Hermes is the latest Weather Channel staffer to join Fox Weather since it launched nearly three years ago.
Kate Riley named CEO of America’s Public Television Stations
Kate Riley has been named president and chief executive officer of America’s Public Television Stations
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APTS (press release)
LiveOne to raise price of streaming music plans
LiveOne says it is moving forward with a price increase that will help it support new and innovative features on the service
WBD bringing FanDuel’s ‘Up & Adams’ to Tru TV, Max
Warner Bros Discovery is bringing the FanDuel online morning show to traditional cable TV.
SiriusXM offers three-year subscriptions through car dealers
The new program tacks on the cost of the subscription to the vehicle's purchase or lease price.
Sinclair fires Tennis Channel CEO Ken Solomon over Dr. Phil’s media company
The executive was too preoccupied with Merit Street Media, the startup television network founded by Dr. Phil last year.
DirecTV tells customers to use Sling, Fubo for ESPN
With channels like ESPN and ABC unavailable to DirecTV and U-Verse subscribers, the company is pointing customers to some of its competitors.
Dallas Mavericks games moving to TEGNA-owned broadcast stations
Dallas Mavericks games will air on more than a half-dozen TEGNA-owned television stations in Texas this upcoming season.
Fox Weather to offer football-specific forecasts on “Storming the Field”
Fox Weather on Friday will debut a new video podcast that offers an exclusive look at weather forecasts for key NFL match-ups each week.
Sinclair to debut 10th season of “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson” on Sunday
Sinclair today announced "Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson" will return for its tenth season, beginning on September 8.
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Sinclair, Inc. (press release)
Panasonic to release new Fire TVs with NextGen TV tuners
Panasonic's new OLED and mini-LED TV models will ship in the United States, marking the first time in a decade that Panasonic TVs have been sold in that region.
TuneIn gets international audio rights to NFL games
The NFL will offer regular-season and international football games to TuneIn users outside North America and China.