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NFL Sunday Ticket likely headed to Google’s YouTube
Google has emerged as the front-runner for the National Football League's out-of-market package, NFL Sunday Ticket.
Fox says final World Cup drew ‘massive’ audience
Fox and Telemundo saw a combined audience of over 25.7 million tune in to watch the final match of the FIFA 2022 World Cup.
Sky apologizes for glitch during Game of Thrones airing
Sky says a software glitch allowed a profane episode of "Game of Thrones" to be accessible without a PIN in August.
Yellowstone prequel ‘1923’ grabs 7.4 million viewers
More than 7 million customers streamed the first episode of the Yellowstone prequel 1923 on Sunday.
Twitter backtracks on policy banning links to competitors
Twitter has walked back and policy that prohibited users from linking to their accounts on Facebook, Instagram and Mastodon.
French media firm evaluates play for Sky Deutschland
A French pay television company is considering a bid for Comcast's satellite television unit Sky Deutschland.
Apple pulls out of NFL Sunday Ticket negotiations
Apple is no longer pursuing digital rights to the NFL's Sunday Ticket package, according to reports.
Comcast, Nexstar reach agreement to avoid blackout
Comcast and Nexstar have reached a new agreement that restores WPIX and avoids a blackout of dozens of other channels.
Verizon, Cox Media reach deal to avoid blackout
Verizon and Cox Media Group have reached a new carriage agreement that will avoid a programming blackout for Fios customers.
Eutelsat says it will stop broadcasting Russian channels
One of Europe's biggest providers of satellite communications says it will stop broadcasting channels originating from Russia.
Mastodon links blocked on Twitter after account suspended
Twitter users are no longer allowed to link to content and profiles on competing social media platform Mastodon.
Comcast partners with JetBlue for Peacock promotion
JetBlue and Comcast are coming together to bring free, original programming from Peacock to air passengers.