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Technology

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

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)

Comcast revenue slips during Q3, lower ad revenue impacted earnings

Xfinity TV now has 11.52 million subscribers, while Xfinity Internet counts 31.44 million connections.

EARNINGS REPORT
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Nielsen: Football, NBA make NBC highest-rated network during third week of October

The return of NBA games on NBC help solidified the network as the most-watched during the period between October 20 and October 26.

RATINGS
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez (left) speaks with Steve Herman, the Executive Director of the Jordan Center at the University of Mississippi's School of Journalism. (Still frame via web broadcast, Graphic by The Desk)

FCC commissioner criticizes meeting agenda during shutdown

FCC Commissioner Gomez criticized the number of Open Meeting agenda items discussed while the government remains shut down.

YouTube logo on a building.

Google parent Alphabet earns $100 billion in revenue; YouTube ad sales jump during Q3

YouTube earned more than $10.2 billion in advertising revenue during Q3, nearly 10 percent of Alphabet’s overall revenue for the period.

EARNINGS REPORT
A Verizon sign in front of a retail store in downtown Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

Verizon CEO: Cost cuts will increase competitive position

Verizon's CEO has been on the job for less than a month, and he's already seen enough to know changes need to be made.

EARNINGS REPORT
The logo of sports-centric streaming service Fubo. (Courtesy logo, Graphic designed by The Desk)

Fubo completes merger with Disney’s Hulu with Live TV

Moving forward, the combined streaming pay TV company, also called Fubo, will serve more than 6 million customers.

John Oliver of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," a television program on HBO.

Ellison wants to end HBO Max, merge it into Paramount Plus

Paramount CEO David Ellison wants to merge the content library of HBO Max into Paramount Plus, according to a report published this week.

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ESPN expands animated sports broadcasting pact with Sony

ESPN has renewed its partnership with Sony’s Beyond Sports to continue producing animated alternate broadcasts through the 2025-26 sports season.

A broadcast of Bloomberg Television is shown on Bloomberg TV Plus.

YouTube TV adds live news channels from Bloomberg

YouTube TV is adding Bloomberg Originals and Bloomberg TV+ to its $83 per month service.

A storage yard and warehouse for Frontier Communications in Elk Grove, California. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

Frontier adds 133,000 broadband customers during Q3

Frontier reported higher consumer and business broadband sales during Q3, and says its merger with Verizon should be complete in Q1 2026.

EARNINGS REPORT

FCC approves proposed rule for NextGen TV transition

The FCC voted unanimously to advance a rulemaking that eases broadcasters’ transition to the NextGen TV standard.

A stock image of television broadcast towers.

Nielsen: Football drives double-digit viewership gains to broadcast TV

All four major broadcast networks saw their audiences increase during the September measurement month, Nielsen said.

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