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Scripps News, local stations honored with Emmy nominations, Peabody Awards
Scripps News earned eight Emmy Award nominations on Thursday; two Scripps-owned local stations were the only local TV outlets to receive Peabody Awards.
Apple grows service revenue to $26.7 billion during Q2
The company's long-term service revenue may be impacted from the looming threat of tariffs coupled with an unfavorable court decision over commissions from in-app purchases.
Roku earns $1.02 billion in revenue during Q1
Roku grew its hardware and platform-based revenue to $1.02 billion during the first three months (Q1) of the year, the company disclosed on Thursday.
Roku to acquire low-cost streaming service Frndly TV
Roku has inked an agreement to acquire wallet-friendly pay television provider Frndly TV
NASCAR hub, FAST channel launches on Xumo platforms
Comcast and Charter's joint venture Xumo is now offering the NASCAR FAST stream on its Xumo Play app and will launch a NASCAR hub on its Xumo TV platform.
SiriusXM sees higher churn, lower revenue during Q1
The company is moving forward with its plan to focus on in-car subscribers over streamers, believing those customers are more-lucrative to the business.
Nielsen launches quarterly Ad Supported Gauge report
Nearly three-quarters of all time spent with television during the first three months of the year took place on ad-supported platforms across TV, according to Nielsen.
LiveNow from Fox outperforms broadcast networks on YouTube
Fox Television Stations’ LiveNOW recorded its most successful quarter ever, drawing over 500 million YouTube video views during the first three months of the year, according to data from Comscore.
Antenna: DirecTV genre-based packages boosting pay TV sales
Genre-based packages launched by DirecTV earlier this year are accounting for a sizable chunk of new sign-ups, according to data from Antenna.
Newsmax streaming service grows to 280,000 subscribers
The company's revenue last year was $171 million, of which $80 million came from advertising, according to investor materials.
TiVo: Consumers watch around 5 FAST channels regularly
Out of hundreds of free streaming channels available today, how many are streamers actually watching? A new trends report from TiVo helps answer that question.
TVB CEO Steve Lanzano to retire later this year
TVB says its long-time chief executive Steve Lanzano will be retiring at the end of the year.