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Fox News revamps weekend schedule, ends “MediaBuzz”
Fox News will launch new weekend shows starting Sept. 20, adding Kayleigh McEnany and Griff Jenkins to its lineup while ending Howie Kurtz’s “MediaBuzz.”
Spotify starts offering lossless, high-quality music streams
Spotify is rolling out lossless audio for premium users, offering 24-bit FLAC streaming in over 50 countries, with manual setup required on each device.
Lionsgate Collection lands on MyFree DirecTV
Shows like "Nurse Jackie," "Weeds" and "The Conners" are free to stream on the platform.
Canela Media unveils AI-powered host Diego
Canela Media has introduced Diego, an AI-generated virtual host designed to boost engagement to its streaming rewards program Club Canela.
Deepdub partners with Verbit on artificial intelligence-based dubbing
Deepdub has announced a new partnership with Verbit aimed at transforming the global content localization process through AI-driven dubbing.
Bitmovin, StreamShark partner on new enterprise video player
Bitmovin has struck a strategic partnership with StreamShark to deliver a new video player aimed at enterprises, broadcasters and video game publishers that need streaming at scale.
YouTube TV may pull Univision channels on September 30
Televisa-Univision is warning of a looming carriage dispute with the Google-owned streamer, which could affect 9 million subscribers.
Warner Bros Discovery sues Sling over “Day Pass” feature
The company has joined Disney in alleging Sling TV's short-term subscriptions violate its distribution agreements.
Sinclair agrees to $100,000 settlement in racial discrimination case
TV broadcaster Sinclair has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a racial discrimination complaint brought by a former IT worker.
S&P Global: Pay TV penetration continues to decline amid shift to streaming
Pay TV penetration fell to 34.4 percent in 2024 as cord cutting fueled the sector’s ninth consecutive year of decline.
Everyone TV: Freely now reaches 500,000 British users
Freely backer Everyone TV says the streaming platform now reaches half a million viewers in the United Kingdom.
LG is bringing Xbox gaming, Zoom video conferences to cars
LG Electronics is bringing new features like Xbox gaming and Zoom video conferences to in-car entertainment and information systems.