Television
News articles and original analysis on the television industry, including broadcasting, cable television, satellite television, streaming television, advertising, measurement and policy.
Altitude Sports to launch streaming service, offer some games on TEGNA stations
Altitude Sports will soon launch a streaming service and intends to make some Nuggets and Avalanche games available on free broadcast TV.
Disney implements fresh round of layoffs, affecting 300
Disney has started a fresh round of layoffs that will impact around 300 workers at the entertainment giant's corporate operations.
Paramount may drop Nielsen ratings in October, report says
Paramount will use measurement data from VideoAmp from October 1 if their contract with Nielsen is not renewed.
Newsmax reaches confidential settlement with Smartmatic, avoiding trial
The settlement includes "monetary remuneration," according to a source. Specific terms were not disclosed.
Fox News tops MSNBC in ratings, despite interview with Harris
MSNBC's exclusive interview with Vice President Kamala Harris wasn't enough to pull viewers away from the ratings leader, Fox News.
Gracenote, Amagi partner on FAST elements for content publishers
Content partners can now access select Gracenote products through Amagi’s channel creation solution.
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Nielsen (press release)
Fubo throws shade at YouTube TV, announces multiview on Roku
The mosaic feature is rolling out to Roku Ultra users, and will launch on other Roku devices in the coming weeks, the company said.
YouTube TV, Spectrum TV rank high in J.D. Power customer satisfaction survey
Streaming cable-like services ranked slightly higher in customer satisfaction compared to traditional cable and satellite products, according to J.D. Power
Fox Weather to offer live coverage of Hurricane Helene
Fox Weather will simulcast its Hurricane Helene coverage on the Fox News Channel in overnight hours.
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Fox News Media (press release)
Disney begins cracking down on Disney Plus password sharing
Disney is moving forward with a plan to crack down on freeloaders who watch content from Disney Plus by using another person's username and password.
DirecTV, U-Verse launch dedicated channels for Hurricane Helene coverage
The channels aggregate coverage from local broadcast stations in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.
Android TV on 270 million active devices worldwide, Google says
The number represents an 80 percent increase in active Android TV devices on the market since last year.