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Nielsen: Ad-supported TV viewing slips during Q2
Sports programming, including the NBA playoffs and early World Cup coverage, helped broadcast improve on a year-over basis, but ad-supported viewership was down based on seasonal trends.
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StreamTV Show parent Questex rebrands to Forge
The newly-launched brand follows Apollo-managed funds’ acquisition of live event producers Emerald and Questex in July.
Amagi tapped to power feeds from Law&Crime’s Court TV
Law&Crime had five months to complete the transition without disrupting Court TV’s live and breaking news programming.
Santa Barbara TV station taps SiliconDust for ATSC 3.0 signal signing
The station is using ATSC3CA signal signing certificates to authenticate its NextGen TV broadcasts and comply with ATSC 3.0 signing security requirements.
Fawesome redesigns streaming TV app with new ad formats
Fawesome has launched a redesigned connected television experience that places greater emphasis on content discovery and gives advertisers new ways to reach viewers before they start watching a movie or show.
Ampere: Streaming platforms slow price increases as consumers vote with wallets
Across the three major streamers, average price increases fell from 24 percent of the prior subscription price in 2023-24 to 14 percent in 2025-26.
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ESPN to raise streaming prices in September
The cost of ESPN Unlimited will rise to $32 per month for all streaming-only sports fans by mid-September.
CNN blames technical glitch for brief outage of channels
The issue started around 12:15 p.m. Eastern Time during a live broadcast of "Inside Politics with Dana Bash" on CNN and CNN International.
DIRECTV begins offering Netflix Standard with some new sign-ups
New customers who buy a genre-pack and grab a Gemini Air device can get Netflix with Ads for 12 months at no extra cost.
Comcast launches latest Xfinity Member Celebration promo event
Comcast has launched the latest iteration of its Xfinity Member Celebration, a limited-time promotional event running through August 30 that provides existing customers with expanded access to premium channels and services.
Gray Media to offer Atlanta Braves games in Spanish
Gray Media has signed an agreement with the Atlanta Braves to air two of its upcoming games in Spanish across more than a dozen Telemundo-affiliated stations in the southeastern United States.
Charter closes $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications
Within a year, the combined company will take the Cox Communications corporate name while continuing to use Spectrum as the consumer-facing brand.