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Viacom formally acquires Britain’s Channel 5
Viacom announced on Wednesday it had completed its $724 million acquisition of Channel 5, a commercial network that launched in 1997.
NBC News producer arrested for secretly filming sex with girlfriend
Carlo Dellaverson, an online producer with NBC News, was arrested Tuesday for secretly filming a sexual encounter with a hidden camera, then distributing the footage online.
Football pushes Raycom, DirecTV to reach preliminary deal
More than 50 television stations operated by Raycom reappeared on the DirecTV satellite platform just in time for the start of football season.
Shakeup in Las Vegas as Sinclair acquires KSNV
Sinclair Broadcasting announced on Tuesday it had finalized an agreement to poach NBC affiliate KSNV from Intermountain West for $120 million.
Ukraine counters Russia ‘propaganda’ with “Ukraine Today”
Ukraine's largest media conglomerate has launched a new 24-hour news channel that seeks to counter "propaganda" programming broadcast by Russia Today.
San Francisco television reporter robbed at gunpoint
A television news reporter with San Francisco station KRON-TV was robbed at gunpoint while on assignment.
Paul Robertson, president of Canada’s Shaw Media, dies
A well-known figure in the Canadian broadcast landscape has died after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Gore site LiveLeak bans Steven Sotloff beheading video
The operator of one of the Internet's largest gore websites says it will not allow users to redistribute a video showing the beheading of an American war correspondent in Iraq.
Raycom yanks local stations off DirecTV
More than 50 local television stations are blacked out on DirecTV after the pay TV company failed to reach a retransmission agreement with Raycom.
Former FOX40 anchor Sabrina Rodriguez makes first court appearance
A former Sacramento television news anchor and reporter accused of grand theft and burglary made her first court appearance on Friday.
TiVo releasing box for cord-cutters in quest to reclaim subscribers
Will cord-cutters pay $50 for a TiVo box that charges more than $150 in yearly fees? The company sure hopes so.