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Television

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

A smart television set running the Netflix application.

Ad-supported Netflix plan now available on Apple TV

A cheaper version of Netflix's streaming television service is now available to users of Apple TV hardware

(Still frame via NextGen TV/Pearl TV, Graphic by The Desk)

NextGen TV rolls out in San Francisco

NextGen TV signals are now available to digital television viewers in San Francisco who have a compatible ATSC 3.0 tuner.

A baseball stadium. (Stock image via Pexels, Graphic by The Desk)

Yankees broadcaster YES Network launches streaming service

The YES Network has launched a streaming service that will offer live New York Yankees games without cable or satellite.

DirecTV could still get NFL Sunday Ticket for bars, restaurants

DirecTV says it is exploring rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket for business establishments.

(Image: Fox News Channel/Fox Corporation/Handout, Graphic: The Desk)

Fox News Channel tops first quarter of 2023

Fox News finished the first measurable quarter of 2023 as the top cable news channel in the United States.

Scripps shuts down TrueReal digital TV network

Scripps has shut down its TrueReal digital network in order to lease spectrum to Jewelry Television.

The logo of Paramount Global's streaming service Paramount Plus appears in an undated handout graphic.

Everything coming to Paramount Plus in April 2023

Paramount Global's streaming TV service Paramount Plus will add dozens of new television shows and movies in April 2023

NFL, RedBird to accelerate sports streaming to restaurants

EverPass could eventually offer non-football sports to bars, restaurants and other businesses.

The logo of Frontier Communications.

Frontier to offer native billing for YouTube TV

Frontier will offer native billing for YouTube TV through a new partnership between the two companies announced this week.

Spouse of Sacramento Kings broadcaster tried to influence police

The spouse of a Sacramento sports broadcaster tried to use "personal friendships" to prevent a police probe into a shooting at their home.

WLBT (Channel 3) news anchor Barbie Bassett appears in a still frame from a video published in October 2022. (Still frame via WLBT/Gray Television, Graphic by The Desk)

Mississippi anchor suspended after quoting Snoop Dogg

A TV news anchor in Mississippi has been suspended after using a slang phrase for a racist word during a broadcast.

Standard General files lawsuit against FCC over TEGNA deal

Standard General has filed a lawsuit against the FCC for referring its TEGNA deal to an administrative hearing.

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