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

Boston becomes latest CBS market to debut AR/VR news studio
WBZ is the 14th CBS-owned station to deploy the AR/VR technology; in Boston, the set will initially be used for weather reports.

NBC News crew, Palestinian woman attacked during interview
NBC journalist Matt Bradley, producer Lawahez Jabari, camera operator Khaldoon Eid and another team member were injured.

Nexstar Fox affiliates move on from Fox News Edge
Moving forward, Nexstar-owned Fox affiliates will rely exclusively on NewsNation's live feeds and video packages for their national news reporting.

WRTV launches rewards program tied to DIRECTV dispute
A local television station has taken an unusual approach in its ongoing dispute with a pay television provider: Offering to compensate viewers who switch to a competing service.

Trump: NBC’s Kristen Welker should be punished by FCC
NBC's Kristen Welker said Trump had “mixed results” with primary endorsements during a local television news broadcast.

Roku, Paris Hilton developing documentary on 2000s tabloid culture
The documentary, “The It Girls: Inside the 2000s,” is in pre-production and will stream exclusively on The Roku Channel in 2027.

Global TV shipments rise during Q2 on World Cup, Prime Day interest
Global television shipments increased 3.6 percent year over year in the second quarter of 2026, reaching 48.8 million units, according to new research from Omdia.
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Nashville Predators to launch streaming service with ViewLift
The app will include locally-televised live games, on-demand replays, highlights and original programming; Viewlift is also working with Scripps to bring games to free broadcast TV.

Tracer supports Universal Ads data operations as Comcast ad platform scales
The effort created a centralized operational layer for campaign delivery, advertiser investment, forecasting and revenue operations.

Antenna: Streaming churn presents opportunity for competing services
People leaving traditional or virtual cable-like services are gravitating toward premium plans of streaming services like Paramount Plus and Netflix, Antenna said.
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Pixalate: Scripps News sees strong open programmatic ad buys on mobile in July
The data is based on an evaluation of more than 532,000 streaming TV shows across connected TV and mobile platforms during the month.
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Apple raises price of Apple TV, Apple One bundle
Apple is the latest company to raise the cost of its streaming TV service, though it has fewer hit series and premium sports compared to others.