Television
News articles and original analysis on the television industry, including broadcasting, cable television, satellite television, streaming television, advertising, measurement and policy.

Warner Bros Discovery to debut Max in Europe
The app will roll out to users ahead of the Summer Olympic games, which are airing on co-owned Eurosport.

Judge tosses DirecTV’s antitrust lawsuit against Nexstar Media
DirecTV failed to raise a valid antitrust claim against Nexstar concerning carriage fees paid for channels, the judge said.

Dish Network’s Sling TV suffers widespread outage
The service is down in many parts of the country, with subscribers receiving an unusual error message.

ITVT names 20th anniversary awards recipients
The TV of Tomorrow Show and its organizers have announced the winners of the 20th annual awards for leadership and innovation.

Apollo Global makes $11 billion bid for Paramount studios
Apollo Global Management has offered National Amusements $11 billion to acquire Paramount Global's film and television studio business.

Sinclair brings tennis-centric T2 to free broadcast TV
The streaming channel will launch as a virtual network on Sinclair-owned stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0.

Paramount Plus to debut with ads in Canada, Australia
Paramount Plus will debut an ad-supported tier in Canada and Australia in the coming weeks.

TCL TV Plus adds 13 new free streaming channels
TCL's free, ad-supported streaming television service TCL TV Plus has added 13 new linear content streams.

Streaming gains on traditional TV in February, Nielsen report shows
Streaming accounted for nearly 38 percent of all television watching in the United States last month, up from 34 percent last year.

ProSieben Sat.1 appoints Markus Breitenecker to exec board
Separately, executive board member Christine Scheffler will leave at the end of the month.

No punishment for GB News after violating Ofcom rules
Ofcom says five shows hosted by politicians on GB News broke its impartiality rules, but there will be no punishment against the channel.

Former President Trump sues ABC News over errant rape comment
"This Week" anchor George Stephanopolous repeatedly said the ex-president was found legally liable of rape during a segment on March 10.