Television
News articles and original analysis on the television industry, including broadcasting, cable television, satellite television, streaming television, advertising, measurement and policy.
Scripps CEO address cost cuts that impacted Scripps News, Bounce
The CEO of Scripps said the company took on a significant amount of debt to purchase Ion three years ago, which informed certain recent cost-cutting measures.
FCC launches probe into broadband Internet data caps
The FCC is probing whether broadband data caps are harmful to consumers and small businesses by limiting the amount of data that a reasonable person might use.
Broadcast, cable capture most TV time in September, Nielsen report shows
Despite the start of the NFL season, the broadcasting versus streaming landscape barely changed in September, according to the latest report from Nielsen.
Paramount Plus lands on BMW, Mini in-car entertainment systems
Drivers of select BMW and Mini vehicles can now stream content from Paramount Plus from their in-car entertainment systems.
WBD to bring Max to Southeast Asia in November
Warner Bros Discovery will offer three plans when it launches in Southeast Asia next month, including a mobile-only plan that limits streaming to phones and tablets.
TBD ratings boosted by “Saturday Night Live” archive
Saturday Night Live re-runs on Sinclair-owned TBD are proving to be a hit with viewers.
Charter promotes Rohan Kumar to SVP, Digital Sales & Retail
Charter has promoted Rohan Kumar to the role of Senior Vice President of Digital Sales and Retail for its Spectrum brand.
Bango inks distribution pact with Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll has inked a distribution partnership with Bango that will allow it to participate in the trend of "Super Bundling" among telecom partners.
Fox to license Super Bowl LIX to Comcast’s Telemundo
Fox and Comcast have struck a deal that will see the former license its Super Bowl LIX broadcast to Telemundo for a separate Spanish-language simulcast.
Samsung begins rolling out One UI to smart TVs
Samsung is deploying One UI to its smart TVs through a Tizen operating system update, the company affirmed this week.
Vice President Kamala Harris agrees to Fox News interview
Vice President Kamala Harris has agreed to participate in a sit-down interview with the Fox News Channel's Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier later this month.
WYFF President John Humphries to retire from Hearst
Humphries has worked in the broadcast TV industry for more than four decades; nearly half of his time was spent at Hearst Television.