Television
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Judge dismisses lawsuit filed against Netflix over subscriber losses
A federal judge has tossed a shareholder lawsuit that accused Netflix of concealing the effects of password sharing on subscriber growth.
DOJ, state AGs back Fubo in lawsuit over Venu Sports
The U.S. Department of Justice and more than a dozen state attorneys general have filed briefs backing Fubo in its ongoing lawsuit against Venu Sports.
Spectrum News attracts nearly 2 million daily viewers in November
Coverage of politics, especially around Election Night, helped lift household viewership, according to Nielsen ratings.
Shareholder sues WBD over lapsed NBA television deal
A shareholder says WBD executives weren't fully forthcoming on the risk of losing NBA television rights to Comcast and Amazon.
The Roku Channel adds ad-lite tier of BET Plus
Roku streamers can now purchase a subscription to the ad-supported tier of Paramount's BET Plus through The Roku Channel
EverPass to distribute Netflix Christmas football games to bars, hotels
EverPass Media has struck a deal with Netflix and the NFL to offer two Christmas Day football games to businesses.
Fidium launches $150 streaming bonus credit through MyBundle
New Fidium customers will get a $150 streaming credit redeemable through MyBundle when they sign up for certain Internet plans.
Hearst promotes Darrel Lieze-Adams to President, GM of WBBH Fort Myers
Darrel Lieze-Adams has been promoted to serve as the President and General Manager of Hearst Television's WBBH-TV in Fort Myers.
Scripps promotes executives to new AI-focused roles
Kerry Oslund, Christina Hartman and Keith St. Peter will help develop and deploy new AI strategies within the company.
NBC News Now launches in Mexico, Brazil
NBC Universal has launched its free streaming news channel NBC News Now in Latin America for the first time
Fremantle brings seven FAST channels to MyFree DirecTV
Fremantle is bringing seven of its free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels to DirecTV's new FAST service MyFree DirecTV.
Telly to give away smart TVs in Los Angeles this weekend
Telly will be giving away its smart TV at its first pop-up event in Los Angeles on Sunday.