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Fox One election coverage powered by new AI-driven features
The features will begin rolling out ahead of Election Day and includes aggregated coverage from Fox News, Fox's TV stations and LiveNow from Fox.
DIRECTV bringing back Election HQ pop-up channel in November
DIRECTV is resurrecting its Election HQ pop-up channel about two years after the satellite and streaming company first tested it.
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Fox’s Jack Abernethy: Media consolidation can strengthen free speech
The Fox executive defended scale in the broadcast industry, saying larger news organizations have the financial resources to investigate powerful institutions.
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Parks: Streamers value HDR content for premium viewing experiences
A report released this week said smart TVs are the primary streaming devices in 62 percent of U.S. internet households with a connected television device.
Scripps begins new round of layoffs impacting technical, news production roles
The layoffs come as Scripps pushes more of its local TV stations to use automated news-producing techniques, according to sources.
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Bowling TV launches on Roku, Vizio free streaming platforms
The added distribution comes as the FAST channel adds a new weekly competition series called "Beat the Champ."
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Tubi leans into TikTok creators for next content incubation round
Tubi has selected 12 TikTok creators to develop 10 original television series as part of a partnership intended to bring short-form video personalities into long-form streaming entertainment
SiliconDust: Broadcasters already know about NextGen TV emergency alert limits
Federal law requires TV stations to make their emergency notifications as available as possible, SiliconDust said in their new FCC letter.
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Madhive partners with AdImpact for local TV ad spend data
AdImpact's data will be integrated into Madhive's Maverick AI platform, allowing broadcasters and agencies to examine ad spending by company, brand, TV station, network and streaming application.
Hearst’s Vice President of Sales Gerry McGavick to retire
McGavick has spent the past five years overseeing revenue generation across Hearst Television's platforms.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Verizon shrugs off SpaceX as postpaid business blooms in Q3
The company added 406,000 postpaid phone subscribers and 137,000 postpaid accounts, its strongest Q3 performance in five years and best quarterly account growth in more than a decade.
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Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers amid AI spending push
Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees as the company looks to control expenses while pouring billions of dollars into artificial intelligence infrastructure.