Television
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Wildfire reaches Mount Wilson, threatening Los Angeles radio and TV transmitters
A wildfire burning in the greater Los Angeles area has reached Mount Wilson, the location of dozens of radio and TV transmission towers.
Prime Video adds cricket service Willow to platform
Prime Video is boosting its live sports offering with the addition of cricket-centric service Willow.
DirecTV, Dish present unified front against Fubo-Disney pay TV deal
DirecTV and Dish Network have signaled their willingness to continue challenging the launch of Venu Sports following Disney's decision to buy out Fubo.
Kelly Campbell, President of Comcast’s Peacock, to resign
A senior Comcast executive who oversaw the company's direct-to-consumer business is resigning.
Charter’s Spectrum updates customers during Los Angeles wildfires
Charter has opened up 35,000 Spectrum WiFi hotspot points throughout the greater Los Angeles area, allowing anyone to connect to the Internet for free.
Nexstar, Scripps renew affiliation agreements with NBC
The deal covers 11 Scripps stations and 33 Nexstar owned-or-operated stations across the country.
Disney: 157 million streaming content with ads
For the first time, Disney is revealing the number of customers who are streaming content on ad-supported plans.
Scripps picks Lyn Plantiga to lead local media operations
The E. W. Scripps Company has tapped the general manager of its Nashville TV station to lead all local media operations across its local broadcast footprint.
Roku to televise 20 Pro Volleyball Federation in 2025
Pro Volleyball Federation will bring 20 matches to The Roku Channel after inking prior distribution deals with CBS Sports and Fox Sports.
Hearst promotes Allison Smith to GM in Omaha
Hearst Television on Wednesday promoted Allison Smith to serve as the President and General Manager at its Omaha market ABC affiliate.
Nexstar warns of looming carriage dispute with Optimum
The dispute could force Optimum to drop dozens of Nexstar-owned local TV stations across the country, as well as cable network NewsNation.
Roku surpasses 90 million streaming TV households
Roku says it surpassed 90 million streaming TV households during the first full week of January, a preview into the company's Q4 and full year 2024 earnings report, which is expected later this month.