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

Charter sees slower pay TV churn during Q1, adds wireless customers
The Pacific Palisades and Altadena wildfires impacted broadband disconnects, but the loss was lower than Q1 2024.

March Madness helps WBD grow in Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge
Warner Bros Discovery had the highest month-over increase in time spent with TV across all platforms, according to the latest Media Distributor Gauge report.

Peacock discussing content licensing with SpinCo, subscribers grow during Q1
Comcast is working through licensing terms that keeps programming from some of its cable networks on Peacock once they are spun off later this year.

FCC engages Paramount on remedies leading to Skydance Merger
Officials at the federal agency are discussing Paramount's diversity and equity initiatives, as well as a news distortion complaint lodged against its New York TV station.

YouTube grabs $8.93 billion in ad revenue during Q1
The video streaming platform earned nearly 10 percent of Alphabet's overall revenue during the first three months of the year.

Televisa-Univision sees lower revenue amid ad woes in Q1
Televisa-Univision reported a challenging first quarter of 2025 as declines in advertising and slower growth in its streaming platform ViX dragged down overall performance.

Comcast logs $29.9 billion in Q1 revenue
Gains in the company's studio business and Peacock offset slight broadband subscriber declines during the first three months of the year.

Lionsgate shareholders approve split from Starz
Lionsgate has received shareholder approval to separate its studio and Starz businesses, creating two independent publicly traded companies.

Brightline introduces new AI engine for connected TV ads
Brightline has announced the launch of DynamicAI, a next-generation AI learning engine built to optimize the performance of engageable CTV ads in real time.

YouTube TV to add more-custom multiview options
YouTube TV will launch a new app experience in the coming weeks that will allow streamers to build custom multiview experiences beyond what is available today.

Roku unveils new streaming experience, including portable sticks
Roku has announced two new streaming sticks and a new overall experience that is aimed at making it easier to find familiar shows and new content to watch.

Frndly TV adds Reelz to low-cost streaming service
Fans of "On Patrol: Live" and similar shows have a new way to watch all the action on the cable network Reelz.