Television
News articles and original analysis on the television industry, including broadcasting, cable television, satellite television, streaming television, advertising, measurement and policy.
FBI agents arrest professor for cyberstalking news reporter
Paul E. Lubienecki, 62, of Hamburg was charged after federal authorities say he cyber-stalked a television news reporter.
AT&T quietly lowers promotional prices for DirecTV, U-Verse
AT&T lost around four million pay TV subscribers last year, and the company is working to lure some of them back with DirecTV discounts.
Comcast removes Starz channels from top-tier packages
Comcast Corporation has made good on a promise to remove the Starz multiplex of channels from its top tier packages.
Comedian Byron Allen acquires control of two California TV stations
A comedian-turned-television mogul has acquired control of 11 broadcast TV stations, including two in Northern California.
Woman says she voted for Bernie Sanders after unfair media coverage
A New Hampshire woman said she voted for Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders after witnessing unfair media coverage about the candidate on MSNBC.
YouTube mulls offering access to third party apps like Showtime
YouTube could soon serve up premium content from Showtime and other third party services — as long as customers are willing to pay.
Customers report outage involving CBS All Access
CBS All Access is apparently down for a number of customers throughout the United States, according to complaints posted online.
After two missed launches, “Black News Channel” arrives on Spectrum, Comcast
The first 24-hour news channel dedicated to African-American issues launched with little fanfare on Monday after missing two previously-announced deadlines.
Supreme Court asked to intervene in antitrust lawsuit over NFL Sunday Ticket
The way fans buy out-of-market NFL games could change if the Supreme Court appears to hear an antitrust lawsuit brought by DirecTV customers.
Inside the battle between NBC & CBS to film a Berlin Wall tunnel escape
A media historian uses declassified government documents to show how both sides of the Iron Curtain worked to have the projects canned.
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Mike Conway
Netflix discloses movies, TV shows pulled after government complaints
Netflix removed five titles from its catalogue at the request of government authorities in Singapore, according to a new report released on Friday.
Author of “gig economy” bill to promote exemptions for freelance journalists
Asm. Lorena Gonzalez now admits Assembly Bill 5 needs specific exemptions for freelance journalists after many of them have lost their jobs over the last few months.