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Apple News executive steps down as service struggles to attract subscribers
Liz Schimel, the lead Apple executive in charge of the company's mobile news product, is stepping down after more than a year on the job.
ABC News to increase streaming output to 18 hours of daily content
ABC News will increase the amount of original programming across its digital live stream properties as part of an overall retooling of its Internet strategy, according to a report.
Cartoons, once a children’s staple, are finding an audience with adults once again
Cartoons were historically aimed at adult audiences, but in the decades since, they've swung from becoming a children's staple right back to finding a home in the heart of a more-mature audience.
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Julian Lawrence
CBS begins ad campaign blitz for 2021 Super Bowl
ViacomCBS is going all out on marketing Super Bowl LV, even though the game is still more than a year away.
Executive: CBS News Digital sets record for streams in January
CBSN saw a 96 percent year-over-year increase in streams and a 82 percent year-over-year increase in watch time compared to January 2019.
Coroner reveals cause of death for KNCI’s Dan Cheatham
The Sacramento County Coroner has completed an investigation into the death of a beloved radio personality.
Rush Limbaugh diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
Rush Limbaugh, a prolific conservative radio broadcaster who once compared smoking cigars to eating carrots, has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Analyst: Few taking advantage of free Apple TV Plus subscription
Less than 10 million Apple customers have taken advantage of Apple's generous one-year free subscription of Apple TV Plus.
New strategy for TBS and TNT: Less comedies, more reality shows
AT&T will move toward reprogramming two of its biggest linear TV channels — TBS and TNT — with a renewed focus on unscripted programming, the company's chief operating executive said on Friday.
Roku customers are furious over loss of Fox apps before Super Bowl
Customers are voicing their frustration after Roku pulled several Fox apps from its service this week, including one that was set to offer a free stream of the Super Bowl.
Is Roku being disingenuous about why Fox was removed?
Roku says it needs an agreement with Fox to retransmit software apps through its operating system. Whether that's true is debatable.
Cordcutting continues to take a bite out of AT&T
AT&T revenue declined over the last three months as customers of its legacy DirecTV satellite service and other pay TV options flee for cheaper online services.