Television
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Florida journalist Timothy Burke charged over hack of Fox News
Florida journalist Timothy Burke has been charged with numerous computer hacking crimes, according to an indictment obtained by The Desk.
Amazon to pay $120 million for NFL playoff game next year, report says
Amazon is ready for some more football — but it wants a bigger game than the Black Friday match-up it streamed on Prime Video last year.
Sinclair’s The Nest gets carriage on TEGNA broadcast stations
Sinclair has signed an agreement with peer broadcaster TEGNA to distribute its digital network The Nest in more cities across the country.
Sports on streaming will get more expensive, Fubo CEO warns
The company is currently fighting two programming partners in court over plans to develop a competing sports-inclusive offering.
Trump town hall brings 3.2 million viewers to Fox News
The one-hour program grabbed 55 percent of the cable news share within the key demographic of viewers attractive to advertisers.
Ashleigh Banfield signs new contract with NewsNation
The network characterized it as a "multi-year contract" that will keep Banfield's eponymous show on the channel for a while longer.
Amazon says “no changes” coming to Freevee despite Adweek report
The publication reported Amazon would sunset the free, ad-supported streaming service in a push to get more viewers on Prime Video.
Alleged California TV pirate says Dish has wrong guy
Vaneet Sharma, the alleged mastermind behind the Sharma IPTV service, says he did not steal Dish Network signals for a pirate TV operation.
Fubo launches “Save My Sports” website as it battles Fox, ESPN in court
Fubo is bringing its fight against Fox, Disney and WBD to the court of public opinion.
Disney doesn’t want Fubo to become “next Netflix,” complaint alleges
Fubo says it was forced to drop sports-inclusive channels offered by Warner Bros Discovery in order to take ESPN and other Disney-owned channels.
Fubo sues Fox, ESPN, WBD over forthcoming sports streaming service
Fubo says the plans are anticompetitive, in that they allow broadcasters to impart favorable carriage terms for sports that pay TV companies want, too.
Walmart to buy Vizio for $2.3 billion
The retailer hopes Vizio's streaming TV platform will help it further develop a robust digital advertising business.