Television
News articles and original analysis on the television industry, including broadcasting, cable television, satellite television, streaming television, advertising, measurement and policy.
Trump SCOTUS appointee expresses concern over weaponization of FCC
Justice Neil Gorsuch said an order issued by the court on Monday could allow Trump and future presidents to pull more strings at the FCC and other agencies.
Peacock subscriptions now available through YouTube Primetime Channels
Comcast might be spinning out its NBC Universal division into a separate company, but the broadband and TV provider is still making moves when it comes to those assets.
Comcast spinning out NBC Universal, Sky Group into separate company
Comcast will retain a minority investment in the newly-formed company for at least a year.
C-SPAN to assist local newsrooms with footage, partnerships during midterm election campaign
C-SPAN will embed journalists and reporters across the country, covering key gubernatorial races and campaigns for U.S. House and U.S. Senate seats.
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Fox News refreshes brand identity for America 250, launches dedicated celebration portal
The updates include America 250 graphics across the Fox News website and mobile apps, and a dedicated page with aggregated coverage of celebrations across the country.
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Groups file formal petition to deny over FCC’s probes into Disney, ABC
The filing makes the organizations formal parties to the proceeding, granting them standing to participate in the case and appeal future FCC decisions.
Tubi, Amazon expand Creatorverse partnership to Fire TV
Fire TV users will be able to discover and launch Creatorverse original series, films and video podcasts directly through the Tubi app.
BBC weighs bringing online news stream to YouTube in some countries
The BBC will bring its news stream to YouTube in countries where it has no commercial distribution agreement, according to a report.
Disney settles class action over YouTube TV, DIRECTV bundling
Customers of streaming services owned by YouTube and DIRECTV may be eligible for a cash award after Disney agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over its bundling practices.
Comcast works with British broadcasters on Universal Ads product
The platform allows advertisers to buy premium TV inventory across all three broadcasters through a single self-service interface
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Hearst Television, Viamedia.ai launch household-level addressable TV advertising
Advertisers can target specific households while accessing traditional broadcast inventory.
FCC flooded with 38,000 public comments after ABC public outreach campaign
Most of the comments are critical of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and President Donald Trump's prolonged efforts to censor the network for programming viewed as politically unfavorable to them.