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Indiana Fever season opener draws 2.1 million viewers to ESPN
The game averaged 2.1 million viewers across ESPN 2 on cable and the streaming platforms ESPN Plus and Disney Plus.
Debates between Donald Trump, Joe Biden to look different this year
The Commission on Presidential Debates is not involved in two scheduled TV events taking place in June and September.
Netflix to stop using Microsoft for advertising platform tech
The company will continue to lean on Microsoft as a programmatic advertising partner.
NFL schedule details begin to leak ahead of official release
Netflix gets a Christmas game; first Monday Night Football match-up revealed; Peacock to stream an overseas game.
DirecTV adding more CW Network affiliates to streaming service
Customers in El Paso, Springfield, Wichita and Syracuse now have access to their local CW Network affiliate through DirecTV Stream.
Bluesky grows to 5.6 million users, will launch DM and video features
The service is also prioritizing more anti-harassment tools to help users weed out trolls.
Pac-12 college football games to air on Fox, CW Network
Eleven Pac-12 Conference football games will air on the CW Network, while another two will air on Fox Sports.
Comcast will introduce streaming TV marketplace with Peacock, Netflix
Comcast is readying plans to introduce its own subscription streaming TV marketplace called Stream Saver, the company's CEO affirmed on Tuesday.
Panasonic revealed as sixth TiVo TV partner
Panasonic will launch a new line of smart TVs in the United Kingdom that are powered by TiVo OS, the company affirmed this week.
Connecticut AG sues Altice over Optimum Internet fees, service speeds
The state's attorney general takes issue with a little-disclosed $6 surcharge that appears on Optimum Internet customer bills.
Rudy Giuliani wanted more money for radio show, station owner claims
The demand came several days before the former New York City mayor was suspended for airing election-related conspiracy theories on his WABC-AM show.
Streamers willing to pay to watch Olympics, report claims
But, be warned: Most want a centralized hub for their sports and other streaming content, and are willing to pirate content if that option isn't available.