Television
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ProSieben Sat.1 to cut 400 full-time jobs
The German broadcaster said the layoffs are part of a broader restructuring of its business.

Hawaiian Telcom says Nexstar ordered it to withdraw FCC complaint
The demand came after Nexstar and Hawaiian Telcom had reached a tentative agreement to restore two broadcast channels and NewsNation to the cable service.

DirecTV says Nexstar forcing Sinclair to withhold CW Network programming
DirecTV has accused Nexstar Media Group of forcing another broadcaster to black out its CW Network programming on its streaming platform.

Major League Baseball takes over Diamondbacks telecasts
MLB will offer some Diamondbacks games for free through mid-July, while also distributing the games on DirecTV, Fubo and cable systems.

Broadcast TV viewership dwindling amid streaming options, survey finds
Around half of adult participants surveyed by Ampere Analysis reported watching no broadcast TV during the week.

ATV Austria to stop broadcasting SD channel on satellite
Austrian broadcaster ATV will stop transmitting it standard definition signal via satellite by the end of the year

WBD rebrands BT Sport to TNT Sports in UK
Warner Bros Discovery relaunched its British sports network BT Sport under the TNT Sports name in the UK and Ireland this week.

Comcast to raise price of streaming service Peacock
Comcast is implementing a price hike that will impact subscribers of its streaming service Peacock.

CBS will start airing Paramount Network’s “Yellowstone” in September
CBS will start airing re-runs of the popular Paramount Network series "Yellowstone" this fall, the network announced on Monday.

Altice U.S. chairman suspends himself after colleague arrested
Alexandre Fonseca, the co-CEO of Altice, announced he was stepping away from all executive and non-executive duties on Monday.

Comcast begins offering Xumo-powered channels on X1
Comcast has begun offering around 20 Xumo-powered, ad-supported streaming channels to its traditional video customers via the X1 platform

Fox appoints Anjali Sud to CEO role of Tubi
Fox has hired former Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud to serve in the same role for its free, ad-supported streamer Tubi.