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Roku Channel gets picked up by Nielsen’s The Gauge
The free streaming service captured 1.1 percent of the domestic television audience in May.
Utah Jazz games moving to free broadcast TV
The Utah Jazz will begin offering regular season games on Sinclair-owned KJZZ later this year; a streaming service is also being developed.
LG adds summer blockbuster movies to free streaming service
LG Channels will add movies like "Grumpy Old Men" and "The Karate Kid" for free.
DirecTV employees celebrate company birthday with volunteerism
DirecTV employees celebrated the company's 29th anniversary with a day of community outreach and volunteer service over the weekend.
British pub fined for illegally showcasing Sky Sports
The owners of a British sports bar must pay thousands for illegally offering live access to Sky Sports programming.
Maximum Effort Channel debuts on free streaming platforms
The Maximum Effort Channel is available on Fubo as well as a number of free, ad-supported streaming platforms, including Xumo and Tubi.
Group asks FCC to deny WADL acquisition by Mission
A consortium of pay television providers is asking the FCC to deny Mission Broadcasting's acquisition of a Detroit-area independent station.
Ukraine accused of disrupting Russian satellite television
Russian broadcasters suspect hackers in Ukraine are to blame for a weeks-long campaign to hijack TV signals.
Men charged with harassing New Hampshire journalists
The three men face various federal charges with harassing and intimidating radio reporters who were covering a scandal.
News publishers complain about falling Facebook traffic
The dip comes as lawmakers push various efforts that would allow news publishers to charge big tech companies.
Embattled Michigan news director threatened journalists who voted
Exclusive: Employees said they viewed a memo written by Stanton Tang as an intimidation tactic meant to limit their participation in last year's primary election.
Stressed employees levied complaints at WOOD-TV for months
Exclusive: Allegations of workplace harassment, bullying and mismanagement often went ignored, even when they were well-documented, according to numerous people.