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Comet to celebrate 10th anniversary with special programming
Sinclair-owned Comet will pay homage to its past and future programming with a special movie marathon in commemoration of its 10th anniversary.
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Reports: Paramount expected to issue pink slips next week
The layoffs are likely to start before Paramount reports its first quarterly earnings after the closure of the Skydance Media merger.
Parrot: Movies drive bulk of streaming revenue in U.S.
Movies are taking an outsized share of viewership and revenue compared to the amount of content offered on premium streaming services, according to Parrot Analytics.
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Viewpoint: The Pentagon vs. the news media
The U.S. military's new press access policy is an attempt to undermine democracy and free expression.
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Amy Kristin Sanders
OPINION
Ampere: Live WWE events proving beneficial for Netflix
"WWE Raw" drove more than 6.5 million viewing hours during the first half of the year, according to Ampere's report.
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Report: Disney considers co-CEO structure as succession deadline nears
Disney is considering a dual role for its chief executive position as the company nears a deadline to pick a successor for current CEO Bob Iger.
Nexxen integrates content recognition data into Yahoo DSP
Nexxen has entered into a data licensing agreement with Yahoo that will integrate its automatic content recognition (ACR) audience segments into the Yahoo DSP, the companies announced this week.
Armed man arrested after disrupting Wikipedia conference
The man, Connor Weston of Ohio, was taken to a local hospital for medical and mental evaluations.
NewsNation viewership triples with “Cuomo” town hall event
NewsNation's town hall forum with Bill O'Reilly, Chris Cuomo and Stephen A. Smith attracted nearly 800,000 viewers to the cable news channel on Wednesday.
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DIRECTV adds new sports, entertainment channels on streaming platform
AMC Networks will land on the company's genre-based streaming package; Gray Media's Gulf Coast Sports is available to satellite and streaming customers.
iSpot: Football helps lift TV advertising rates during Q3
Football once again proved to be the backbone of television advertising in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, according to new data from iSpot.
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Cumulus Media files antitrust lawsuit against Nielsen
Cumulus Media has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against measurement firm Nielsen, accusing the ratings giant of abusing its dominance in the radio audience evaluation market.