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Browse fatigue setting in for streamers, Accenture says
Around 36 percent of people surveyed said they're tired of having to search across services and platforms for something to watch.
Paramount to shut down standalone Showtime app
The move comes after Showtime's film and television content was integrated into Paramount Plus.
Broadcasters rally around Run3TV for NextGen TV features, measurement
Leading independent television operators like the E. W. Scripps Company and Sinclair are participating in the effort.
FTC begins mailing refunds to AT&T customers over data throttling
Around 267,000 former AT&T customers will get rebates that collectively total over $6 million.
Roku says another 576,000 accounts impacted by data breach
Roku says it has identified a second data breach that involves the theft of over 500,000 usernames and passwords belonging to its streaming customers.
TCL producing original content using AI for FAST service
"Next Stop Paris" uses real voiceover actors to provide dialogue to AI-created characters.
Britbox has 3.75 million subscribers, is profitable, BBC exec says
Britbox has no plans to raise prices or introduce an ad-supported tier, the BBC's global media and streaming chief Rebecca Glashow said.
Fubo gets support from Dish, DirecTV executives in sports-focused antitrust case
The sports-centric streaming service has asked a federal court to issue a preliminary injunction barring Fox, Disney and Warner Bros Discovery from acting on their joint venture.
Sinclair joins Entertainment ID Registry, executive to serve on board
Mike Palmer, Sinclair's Assistant Vice President for Media Management, will serve a one-year term on EIDR's board of directors, the company affirmed on Thursday.
Frndly TV to offer some local independent TV channels
Most of the stations are owned by the E. W. Scripps Company and offer syndicated programming.
Scripps rebranding Ion around live sports, events
The push is part of a pitch to advertisers during the Upfronts season, and seeks to leverage higher interest in women's professional basketball and soccer.
Four to depart Paramount Global board amid Skydance merger talks
Dawn Ostroff, Frederick Terrell, Rob Kleiger and Nicole Seligman are said to be leaving Paramount's board in the coming weeks.