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Vice to cut hundreds of jobs, stop publishing online
Vice Media will implement layoffs and stop publishing to its own website as part of a broader restructuring aimed at making the brand profitable by summer.
Florida journalist Timothy Burke charged over hack of Fox News
Florida journalist Timothy Burke has been charged with numerous computer hacking crimes, according to an indictment obtained by The Desk.
Dish Wireless executive Michael Kelly to leave company
Dish Network's emerging wireless division is losing another top executive.
Amazon to pay $120 million for NFL playoff game next year, report says
Amazon is ready for some more football — but it wants a bigger game than the Black Friday match-up it streamed on Prime Video last year.
BuzzFeed issuing more pink slips after selling Complex
BuzzFeed is laying off around 16 percent of its global workforce as it works to trim costs amid a weak advertising market.
Sinclair’s The Nest gets carriage on TEGNA broadcast stations
Sinclair has signed an agreement with peer broadcaster TEGNA to distribute its digital network The Nest in more cities across the country.
Sports on streaming will get more expensive, Fubo CEO warns
The company is currently fighting two programming partners in court over plans to develop a competing sports-inclusive offering.
Trump town hall brings 3.2 million viewers to Fox News
The one-hour program grabbed 55 percent of the cable news share within the key demographic of viewers attractive to advertisers.
Ashleigh Banfield signs new contract with NewsNation
The network characterized it as a "multi-year contract" that will keep Banfield's eponymous show on the channel for a while longer.
Amazon says “no changes” coming to Freevee despite Adweek report
The publication reported Amazon would sunset the free, ad-supported streaming service in a push to get more viewers on Prime Video.
Alleged California TV pirate says Dish has wrong guy
Vaneet Sharma, the alleged mastermind behind the Sharma IPTV service, says he did not steal Dish Network signals for a pirate TV operation.
Fubo launches “Save My Sports” website as it battles Fox, ESPN in court
Fubo is bringing its fight against Fox, Disney and WBD to the court of public opinion.