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Cox Media pulls channels off DirecTV, U-Verse
Cox Media Group pulled around a dozen television stations from DirecTV-owned satellite and streaming platforms late Friday evening.
Philo lands on Vizio smart TVs
Philo has integrated its wallet-friendly streaming television service into Vizio's smart TV sets.
Disney spat fueled cord-cutting at Charter’s Spectrum TV
Charter's dispute with Disney over TV-related carriage fees added fuel to the fire of cord-cutting during the final quarter of 2023.
YouTube TV, other subscription help earn Google parents $15 billion in 2023
YouTube and Google Play subscriptions helped bring in $15 billion in overall revenue to Alphabet last year.
Gray expects to get $110 million from BMI sale, updates financial guidance
Gray Television has released updated financial guidance for its fourth quarter of 2023.
Oregon Weekly hits fundraising goal, will resume printing
An Oregon newspaper that laid off its entire staff following an alleged embezzlement incident says it has raised enough money to resume printing.
Channel 4 will lay off 240, sell London-based headquarters
Channel 4 says it will lay off around 240 workers and sell its London-based headquarters.
SiriusXM inks distribution agreement with SmartLess Media
Subscribers will get early access to SmartLess episodes, and SiriusXM will produce numerous events involving SmartLess Media shows.
Fox emerges as big winner of Lions-49ers NFC Championship game
Preliminary data shows the network grabbed over 56 million viewers for the highly-anticipated match-up on Sunday.
Chicken Soup for the Soul forms joint venture with Fuel TV
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment announced a new joint venture with Fuel TV for its SVOD and FAST ambitions.
DirecTV could lose Cox Media-owned stations before Super Bowl
DirecTV and Cox Media are warning of a potential dispute that could leave viewers without access to more than a dozen stations, including two CBS affiliates.
Top FCC officials holds meeting on pending WADL sale
Top officials at the FCC met with key industry stakeholders over a proposed purchase of Detroit TV station WADL by Mission Broadcasting.