Television
News articles and original analysis on the television industry, including broadcasting, cable television, satellite television, streaming television, advertising, measurement and policy.
Google TV rolls out new features, including soccer portal
The soccer portal will aggregate live games and highlights, while other features powered by Gemini are also rolling out to select TCL TVs now.
DOJ green-lights Paramount-Warner Bros merger; California AG says deal not done
The Justice Department gave an unconditional sign-off to Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, but California regulators said the deal is far from closing.
Scripps assembles local, national coverage of America 250 events
The broadcaster is rolling out special coverage across its local TV station portfolio and digital networks like Scripps News throughout the summer.
Gracenote: AI products frequently churn out erroneous TV, film information
The study highlights risks for streaming services using certain AI tools for content discovery; errors include mixing up similarly-named titles and inaccurate cast details.
Bango: Americans uncertain about World Cup streaming options
Sports fans in the U.S. are willing to purchase a new streaming app to watch live games from the FIFA World Cup tournament, but there is plenty of confusion about which apps to buy, according to data released by Bango.
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Sinclair partners with Feeding America on fundraising, awareness campaign
The campaign is intended to raise awareness and money for food programs targeted at children who rely on school meals during the year and who face stronger food insecurity during the summer months.
TV operating systems emerge as next front in connected TV battleground
Smart TV operating systems from companies like Samsung, LG Electronics and Roku are becoming central hubs for advertising and data, while emergent platforms from V and TiVo are focusing on underserved international markets.
Bitmovin partners with Simplestream to bring services to TiVo OS
The solution is designed to reduce technical complexity, lower integration risk and deliver consistent playback experiences for viewers.
Paramount moving forward with plan to consolidate Pluto TV, Paramount Plus technical stack
The company is reorganizing its streaming teams under the auspices of consolidating its streaming platforms Pluto TV and Paramount Plus onto a single technical stack.
APTS criticizes Congress for failing to restore funding to educational TV initiative
The program, called Ready to Learn, was dependent upon grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which dried up last year.
Spectrum Reach integrates Anoki AI to further streaming ad transparency
The integration uses Anoki's ContextIQ to analyze live and on-demand content at the scene level, which improves transparency and brand stability, the companies said.
NBC Universal channels return to Fubo under new deal
Fubo will start carrying Telemundo and other Spanish-language networks this week, with English-language networks from NBC Universal coming in the near future.
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