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

Fox says original content coming to Tubi later this year
Fox Corporation's free, ad-supported streaming service Tubi will unveil its slate of original programming later this fall.

Comcast considers global launch for Peacock streaming service
Comcast executives are considering plans to bring Peacock to an international audience.

Nexstar to launch new retro digital television network
Nexstar will launch a new broadcast network full of repeat programs from the 1980s and 1990s.

Hulu rolls out ViacomCBS channels on live service
Nearly a dozen ViacomCBS-programmed channels are now live on the streaming television service Hulu.

Bezos: More than 175 million stream Amazon Prime content
Three out of four people with an Amazon Prime subscription streamed movies and TV shows through Amazon Prime Video in 2020.

Roku drops YouTube TV from app store
Roku has removed the premium television app YouTube TV from its app store days after warning of an impending carriage dispute.

Comcast adds wireless, Internet subscribers
Comcast said its broadband Internet business grew by 461,000 subscribers.

HBO Max sets $10 a month price for ad-supported tier
AT&T will launch an ad-supported version of its streaming service HBO Max later this year, with an initial price point of $10 a month, according to a report.

Peacock continues to fly with 42 million sign-ups
Comcast's streaming service Peacock has netted 42 million sign-ups, according to a quarterly earnings report released on Thursday.

Viewpoint: What used to be journalism is now just PR
As a result of cuts to newsrooms, PR is becoming more dominant. That's a problem in the era of online misinformation.
By:
Jaigris Hodson

Civil unrest linked to attacks against journalists in 2020
Protests and other civil unrest led to a dramatic rise in attacks against journalists last year, according to a special interest group.

Murdoch plans for opinion-based TV channel scaled back
Plans for the News UK television channel have been scaled back due to costs associated with its launch.