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Roku stock drops 24 percent amid ARPU concerns
Roku's stock price dropped 23 percent during the trading day on Friday as investors appeared concern over the company's sliding ARPU.
GCI sees slight revenue bump after adding broadband, wireless customers in 2023
GCI saw its overall revenue increase 1 percent during 2023 after making sizable investments in expanding its broadband services.
Paramount, Comcast hold talks about streaming joint venture, report says
The discussions have centered around a streaming-focused partnership or joint venture, similar to its Paramount and Comcast's Sky Showtime operation overseas.
Paramount lays off Noggin team, will shut down app
The kid-friendly app offered more than 1,000 interactive videos and games; some videos will shift to Paramount Plus.
Roku grows to 80 million monthly active users, execs forecast ad business boom
Roku's platform revenue soared to $3.0 billion during 2023, or 10 percent higher when compared to 2022. Gross profit increased 6 percent to $1.5 billion.
TV NewsCheck says it needs $300,000 to restart operations
The editors of a popular broadcast industry website says it needs a significant amount of money in order to restart operations.
Vix grows to 7 million subscribers, boosts Televisa-Univision’s ad business
Subscription revenues from Vix and other properties accounted for $700 million during 2023, the company revealed on Thursday.
FCC proposes rules for multi-lingual, sign language emergency alerts
The FCC is proposing a new rule that aims to make it easier for broadcast stations to send emergency alert messages in multiple languages.
DirecTV launches rewards program for satellite, Internet subscribers
The program is open to subscribers of DirecTV via Satellite and DirecTV via Internet.
Altice loses 62,000 pay television customers during Q4 2023
The number of residential customers paying for Altice's Optimum TV was 2.172 million at the end of 2023, the company revealed this week.
Viewpoint: TV companies will always find a way to circumvent regulations
Charles Benaiah argues that local marketing agreements between TV stations stand as proof that companies will always try to find a way to circumvent the rules.
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AMC Networks settles class-action lawsuit for $8.3 million
Subscribers of AMC Plus, Shudder and Acorn TV may be entitled to cash after the company agreed to settle a privacy lawsuit.