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

Fox News Channel declares war on Australian broadcaster
Officials with Fox Corporation sent a threatening letter to Australia's public broadcaster after it aired a documentary that was critical of the network.

Netflix hit with federal lawsuit over child suicides
A federal lawsuit alleges Netflix ignored warnings that its show "13 Reasons Why" could encourage teenagers to self-harm.

AT&T pulling global CNN feed from UK cable systems
CNN International will no longer be available on British cable television systems starting next month.

New Sling TV interface lands on some Android TV devices
Dish Network's streaming television service Sling TV is rolling out a new user interface for viewers with Android TV devices.

Many Nexstar stations won’t carry “Rewind TV” at launch
Nexstar will officially debut its newest broadcast digital network next week — but millions of Americans won't be able to tune in right away.

Fox to launch sports programming on separate Tubi app
Streaming television service Tubi is launching a sports programming vertical, Fox announced this week.

AT&T TV relaunches as DirecTV Stream
AT&T TV and AT&T TV Now have relaunched this week under the new DirecTV Stream brand name.

DirecTV reduces HBO Max free trial to three months
Fresh from its spin-off from AT&T, video provider DirecTV is reducing the availability of one of its best perks.

T-Mobile gifts some subscribers extended trial of Apple TV Plus
T-Mobile is allowing some customers to get an extended free trial of Apple's streaming TV service.

Fubo TV could grab five million subscribers in five years
The top executive at Fubo TV says he believes his linear streaming television service could grab anywhere from three million to five million subscribers within the next five years. The statement came in an interview with a CNBC reporter published ... Read more

Fuse Media to launch standalone subscription video service
Fuse Media will incorporate a subscription video feature into its streaming TV apps later this year.

Some Cricket customers to get cheaper HBO Max for free
AT&T is expanding its complementary access to HBO Max with free access for some customers of its prepaid service Cricket.