Television
News articles and original analysis on the television industry, including broadcasting, cable television, satellite television, streaming television, advertising, measurement and policy.
Sinclair TV manager: Stop pasting boogers on bathroom walls
A TV station executive sent an office-wide memo about the importance of bathroom cleanliness after learning employees were pasting boogers on the men's room wall.
Disney executive apologizes to school over “Lion King” fine
Bob Iger's apology came after a third party compliance service asked a Berkeley school to pay $250 after illegally screening "The Lion King."
Google ditches traditional TV packages for Fiber services
Google says it is ending traditional pay television packages for its Fiber service offered in a handful of American cities.
Hulu to expand to other countries by 2021, Disney executive says
Hulu will start rolling out to other countries by next year, the company's chief executive told investors on Tuesday.
ABC News to increase streaming output to 18 hours of daily content
ABC News will increase the amount of original programming across its digital live stream properties as part of an overall retooling of its Internet strategy, according to a report.
Cartoons, once a children’s staple, are finding an audience with adults once again
Cartoons were historically aimed at adult audiences, but in the decades since, they've swung from becoming a children's staple right back to finding a home in the heart of a more-mature audience.
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Julian Lawrence
CBS begins ad campaign blitz for 2021 Super Bowl
ViacomCBS is going all out on marketing Super Bowl LV, even though the game is still more than a year away.
Executive: CBS News Digital sets record for streams in January
CBSN saw a 96 percent year-over-year increase in streams and a 82 percent year-over-year increase in watch time compared to January 2019.
Analyst: Few taking advantage of free Apple TV Plus subscription
Less than 10 million Apple customers have taken advantage of Apple's generous one-year free subscription of Apple TV Plus.
New strategy for TBS and TNT: Less comedies, more reality shows
AT&T will move toward reprogramming two of its biggest linear TV channels — TBS and TNT — with a renewed focus on unscripted programming, the company's chief operating executive said on Friday.
Roku customers are furious over loss of Fox apps before Super Bowl
Customers are voicing their frustration after Roku pulled several Fox apps from its service this week, including one that was set to offer a free stream of the Super Bowl.
Is Roku being disingenuous about why Fox was removed?
Roku says it needs an agreement with Fox to retransmit software apps through its operating system. Whether that's true is debatable.