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Sky News pulls anchor, reporters from channel after COVID breach
Sky News has pulled Kay Burley and four others after they publicly breached COVID-19 health restrictions on Saturday.
Fox News to launch ad-supported weather stream in 2021
Fox News will debut a new ad-supported streaming TV channel called Fox Weather in the second-half of 2021.
AT&T sells anime streaming service Crunchyroll to Sony
AT&T has reached a deal to sell its anime-centric streaming TV service Crunchyroll to Sony for $1.175 billion in cash.
Report: AT&T could offload DirecTV by next year
AT&T is in the final stages of an auction for its DirecTV satellite service and could offload the subsidiary company by early next year.
Peacock nets 26 million subscribers, executive says
When it comes to new streaming services, 2020 has definitely been Comcast's year.
Fox may drop Thursday Night Football
The network may focus its financial efforts on Sunday afternoon games instead, an executive said.
ViacomCBS to shut down niche streaming services ahead of Paramount Plus launch
Content from the niche streaming services will eventually be offered in Paramount Plus next year.
HBO Max has 12.6 million streaming customers, CEO says
Still a fraction of the number of overall subscribers to HBO, but it's progress.
Howard Stern will stay at SiriusXM for another five years
The radio broadcaster announced a new contract with the satellite and streaming company that will keep him in the driver's seat of two channels through 2025.
Nielsen to include streaming TV in ratings system
Nielsen says it will re-launch its television ratings system in a way that will incorporate streaming viewership.
Google weighs penalties against Daily Beast parent over deceptive marketing
The issue stems from IAC's development of Chrome browser extensions, which Google said were misleading and spammy.
Discovery wants streaming service Plus on 3 billion smartphones globally
Discovery will compete against Netflix by targeting smartphones for its Discovery Plus streaming service.