News
The latest stories published on The Desk.
Paramount must face lawsuit over Pluto TV data collection, judge says
The lawsuit was filed by five parents whose minor children watched programming through Pluto TV’s children’s section.
Variety owner Penske loses lawsuit against Google over lost search traffic
A judge ultimately determined that traffic was never promised as a trade-off for allowing AI robots to train on their content.
AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon form joint venture to close wireless dead spots
Long-time wireless industry executive Paul Roth will serve as interim CEO while the venture searches for a permanent chief executive.
Hallmark Media forges partnership with iSpot for cross-platform measurement
Hallmark Media has struck a partnership with iSpot to provide independent measurement of advertising campaigns across the company platforms.
CBS debuts its latest — and last — virtual reality news studio in Minneapolis
The final AR/VR news studio has been installed at WCCO, the CBS-owned station in Minneapolis, capping an ambitious three-year project.
Nexstar inks deal with DAZN to bring Indiana Pacers games to broadcast TV
The games will be simulcast on Nexstar-owned television stations and streamed free through DAZN.
Dish pulls Scripps-owned WTVQ from satellite service
Dish Network customers in Lexington, Kentucky are unable to watch their local ABC affiliate WTVQ after the satellite company pulled the channel this week.
FIRST ON THE DESK
Ratings: Football dominates networks, VMAs pull in 8 million viewers to CBS
NFL and college football games topped the broadcast TV ranker, while cable TV was dominated by games on ESPN and commentary programming on Fox News.
RATINGS
Judge approves settlement, clearing Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros Discovery
The states sued in July to block the merger, alleging the combination would reduce competition in theatrical films and cable programming.
Hub: Streaming price hikes make consumers more-receptive to ad-based plans
As streaming prices increase, viewers — especially those who are younger — are more attracted to lower-cost, ad-supported plans.
Nashville Predators games coming to Fox’s Atlanta TV station
Fox and Scripps Sports are partnering together to bring Nashville Predators hockey games to the Atlanta market.
FIRST ON THE DESK
DIRECTV, YouTube TV integrated into Live TV menu on Fire TV devices
Amazon has updated the Live TV menu on its connected television platform Fire TV to support more third-party apps and services, including DIRECTV and YouTube TV.