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Articles involving technology companies, hardware, software and industry trends.

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YouTube TV won’t get ESPN Unlimited until fall, exec confirms

YouTube TV subscribers will have to wait several more months before they can access ESPN Unlimited as part of their streaming TV plan.

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YouTube TV offers more details on lower-priced TV packages

YouTube TV is rolling out lower-cost programming packages that allow customers to choose between news, sports and entertainment bundles.

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Broadcast outperforms streaming in latency during Super Bowl LX

The measurement firm analyzed latency using real-time spotters at Super Bowl LX and compared it to on-screen performance across services.

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Versant inks Free TV Networks distribution deal with Paramount, Sling

Two Versant-owned multicast networks are now on CBS-owned stations across the country, and a streaming channel is now offered by Sling Freestream.

Tubi offers hundreds of television shows and movies that are available to stream for free.

Tubi taps expanded measurement features from Nielsen

Nielsen data shows ad-supported streaming hit 45.6 percent of ad-supported TV in Q4 2025, with Tubi at 6.2 percent share.

Lionsgate widens financial loss during fiscal Q3

Lionsgate posted higher film and television studio revenue but a wider loss for its fiscal third quarter (Q3).

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SiriusXM stalls on radio subscriber growth during Q4

SiriusXM continues to struggle with subscriber churn, and isn't moving aggressively enough to roll out its lower-cost, ad-supported offerings.

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YouTube ad revenue grows to $11.4 billion during Q4

YouTube's effort in convincing viewers and Madison Avenue that its product is as premium as traditional TV appears to be working.

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Fox says sports, live news drove sign-ups to Fox One during Q2

Sports programming remains one of the core reasons why people are signing up for a Fox One subscription, but news consumers are stickier.

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Lumen narrows loss during Q4, company appoints new Chief Revenue Officer

Lumen reported fourth quarter revenue of $3.041 billion, a slight dip from last year, though executives said financial targets were met.

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The West Coast headquarters of Comcast and NBC Universal at 10 Universal City Plaza in Universal City, California. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

Fubo CEO says Comcast severed talks on NBC deal in January

NBC Universal stopped negotiating with Fubo in early January, Fubo CEO David Gandler said on Tuesday.

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Nielsen to pilot co-viewing measurement during Super Bowl LX

Nielsen is piloting a new co-viewing methodology to more accurately capture total viewership for programming, particularly live events.

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