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YouTube Premium Lite gets offline downloads, background streaming
Streamers can now watch videos offline and content in the background with a YouTube Premium Lite subscription.
Layoffs hit WGN newsroom as Nexstar lobbies for media consolidation
The company argues consolidation is needed to compete with streaming rivals, but critics cite prior newsroom cuts and market consolidation.
Nielsen: YouTube rules, but Disney apps and channels climb in January
Disney grew its overall share of time spent with TV in January 2026 boosted by stronger interest in ESPN and ABC, Nielsen said on Tuesday.
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Televisa-Univision ad revenue dips during Q4, narrows financial losses
Ongoing pressure in the U.S. and Mexican advertising business weighed on Televisa-Univision's Q4 results, though the company narrowed its operating loss.
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Lawmakers: Nexstar-TEGNA deal will raise cable fees by $135 million
The lawmakers said further consolidation would harm Black and minority communities by shrinking local newsrooms and reducing civic representation.
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Entravision taps Mark Boelke to replace fired COO Jeff Liberman
Entravision has picked Mark Boelke to serve as its new Chief Operating Officer; he already works as the broadcaster's Chief Financial Officer.
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Entravision parts ways with COO Jeffery Liberman
Entravision Communications has parted ways with Jeffery Liberman, the company's President and Chief Operating Officer.
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ESPN to debut women’s sports block on Sundays
ESPN will air WNBA and NWSL games on Sunday in prime-time as part of a new women's sports block that replaces MLB games.
FCC Chairman Carr says broadcasters should air “pro-America programming”
The initiative suggests PSAs, historical segments and daily patriotic features, though it creates no new mandates amid heightened FCC oversight of station licenses.
Former SiriusXM exec among six killed in California avalanche
A former SiriusXM executive is among eight people who were killed in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in Northern California earlier this week.
FCC gives Sinclair approval to acquire four TV stations
The FCC has approved the transfer of four broadcast licenses to Sinclair over an objection filed by DIRECTV.
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Comcast says 4K feed of Super Bowl matched latency of broadcast
Comcast says its RealTime4K feed of Super Bowl LX was on par with broadcast TV latency during the event, based on internal tests.