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News articles and original analysis on the television industry, including broadcasting, cable television, satellite television, streaming television, advertising, measurement and policy.
Sky News pulls anchor, reporters from channel after COVID breach
Sky News has pulled Kay Burley and four others after they publicly breached COVID-19 health restrictions on Saturday.
Fox News to launch ad-supported weather stream in 2021
Fox News will debut a new ad-supported streaming TV channel called Fox Weather in the second-half of 2021.
Report: AT&T could offload DirecTV by next year
AT&T is in the final stages of an auction for its DirecTV satellite service and could offload the subsidiary company by early next year.
Peacock nets 26 million subscribers, executive says
When it comes to new streaming services, 2020 has definitely been Comcast's year.
Fox may drop Thursday Night Football
The network may focus its financial efforts on Sunday afternoon games instead, an executive said.
ViacomCBS to shut down niche streaming services ahead of Paramount Plus launch
Content from the niche streaming services will eventually be offered in Paramount Plus next year.
HBO Max has 12.6 million streaming customers, CEO says
Still a fraction of the number of overall subscribers to HBO, but it's progress.
Nielsen to include streaming TV in ratings system
Nielsen says it will re-launch its television ratings system in a way that will incorporate streaming viewership.
Discovery wants streaming service Plus on 3 billion smartphones globally
Discovery will compete against Netflix by targeting smartphones for its Discovery Plus streaming service.
Comcast X1, Flex customers to get HBO Max app this week
The rollout comes more than six months after Comcast said HBO Max would be offered natively to X1 and Flex users.
Samsung grows market share of Tizen to global dominance
Samsung's smart TV operating system Tizen is on more TVs globally than any other smart operating system, according to a research note.
Get It or Skip It? TiVo Stream 4K
An iconic household name in digital video recorders lends its brand to a streaming TV dongle.