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Subscriptions to NESN 360 soar during Red Sox spring training
A decision to make pre-season Boston Red Sox games available online helped juice sales of the subscription service NESN 360, the RSN said on Thursday.
Gracenote: Disney Plus grows streaming sports share during Q1
Disney's decision to integrate ESPN Plus content into Disney Plus via a content tile boosted its overall share of streaming sports during Q1, according to Gracenote.
Pete Distad moves from Venu Sports project to Fox
Other former Venu Sports workers are shifting over to the new direct-to-consumer project at Fox, with announcements expected in the coming weeks.
Scripps delays financial earnings release to mid-March
The E. W. Scripps Company on Thursday said it was delaying its anticipated fourth quarter (Q4) and full year financial earnings disclosure to mid-March.
Nexstar earns $5.4 billion in 2024, setting new income record
In addition to a political advertising windfall, Nexstar said it entered into cable and satellite terms that were favorable to the company, which allowed it to earn more money from its channels.
TEGNA earns $3.1 billion in 2024, revenue boosted by political ads
The broadcaster's CEO is optimistic that the current political environment in Washington will lead to industry deregulation.
DirecTV announces new low-cost, genre-based TV packages
The new plans — called MyEntertainment, MyNews and MiEspañol — follow the launch of the sports-inclusive MySports package in January.
Sinclair CEO: Mergers can be done, even without regulatory changes
The broadcaster also sees a path toward substantial revenue opportunities via NextGen TV if a plan to fully sunset the ATSC 1.0 standard takes effect.
Paramount TV business still biggest earner, but streaming gains ground in 2024
The company's traditional TV business accounted for nearly 65 percent of Paramount's overall revenue last year.
Sinclair logs $3.6 billion in revenue during 2024, execs tout strong Q4 for political ads
Sinclair, Inc. earned $405 million in political advertising last year that boosted the company's top line revenue to nearly $3.6 billion in 2024.
Max to drop CNN live feed on ad-supported plans
Warner Bros Discovery will stop allowing subscribers of Max who stream content with ads to watch live programming from CNN through the service after March 30.
Tablo devices to stop working if ATSC 1.0 shutoff moves forward
A proposal by the broadcast TV industry's biggest lobbying arm would render thousands of Tablo DVRs are on the market obsolete.