Television
News articles and original analysis on the television industry, including broadcasting, cable television, satellite television, streaming television, advertising, measurement and policy.
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.
Locast launches on Vizio smart TVs
Local broadcast streamer Locast is now natively integrated into Vizio's line of smart television sets, the company announced on Wednesday.
Comcast, ViacomCBS join forces for streaming service in Europe
Comcast and ViacomCBS are partnering on a new streaming service called Sky Showtime that will launch in Europe later this year.
AccuWeather Now officially launches, first on Roku Channel
AccuWeather has formally launched its free streaming service, with the Roku Channel getting first dibs at the new streamer.
Roku brings Spectrum app back under new agreement with Charter
A long carriage dispute Roku and Charter/Spectrum finally ended this week.
Sinclair, Dish Network reach temporary agreement
The agreement allows Sinclair's local broadcast channels to remain on Dish Network while both sides negotiate a new contract.