Television
News articles and original analysis on the television industry, including broadcasting, cable television, satellite television, streaming television, advertising, measurement and policy.

Nielsen launches quarterly Ad Supported Gauge report
Nearly three-quarters of all time spent with television during the first three months of the year took place on ad-supported platforms across TV, according to Nielsen.

LiveNow from Fox outperforms broadcast networks on YouTube
Fox Television Stations’ LiveNOW recorded its most successful quarter ever, drawing over 500 million YouTube video views during the first three months of the year, according to data from Comscore.

Antenna: DirecTV genre-based packages boosting pay TV sales
Genre-based packages launched by DirecTV earlier this year are accounting for a sizable chunk of new sign-ups, according to data from Antenna.

Fox News seeks dismissal of Smartmatic defamation case
Fox says Smartmatic can't prove it lost business because of anything said on its cable news shows, and notes the company was already facing financial turmoil before the election.

Newsmax streaming service grows to 280,000 subscribers
The company's revenue last year was $171 million, of which $80 million came from advertising, according to investor materials.

Scripps News, KNXV receive National Headliner Awards
The E. W. Scripps Company's streaming news channel Scripps News received a number of honors this week, as did its Phoenix TV station.

TiVo: Consumers watch around 5 FAST channels regularly
Out of hundreds of free streaming channels available today, how many are streamers actually watching? A new trends report from TiVo helps answer that question.

Sinclair hires former Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn to lead Tennis Channel
Blackburn helped Amazon acquire "Thursday Night Football" and was instrumental in the company's purchase of MGM Studios.

TVB CEO Steve Lanzano to retire later this year
TVB says its long-time chief executive Steve Lanzano will be retiring at the end of the year.

Baseball players go bald to promote DirecTV’s streaming TV platform
Several professional Major League Baseball players are sporting domes for DirecTV this season.

Fox News beats ABC, NBC in weekday ratings since January
The first 100 days of the second Trump administration drew significant attention to Fox's news and prime-time commentary programs.

TiVo: Consumers spending less on streaming, adding more ad-based options
As premium, commercial-free streaming platforms increase costs, TV and film fans are becoming more "ad-tolerant."