Television
News articles and original analysis on the television industry, including broadcasting, cable television, satellite television, streaming television, advertising, measurement and policy.
Anchor at San Francisco Fox station warns against media leaks
Pam Cook, the veteran news anchor at KTVU, has criticized colleagues for leaking information to blogger Rich Lieberman over a controversial photo that triggered local protests.
Opinion: Mike Shumann’s mea culpa over jacket theft raises more questions than answers
Mike Shumann wants you to know the whole Warriors jacket theft was all one big misunderstanding. But his statement just raises more questions.
South Carolina TV journalists die in weather-related accident
Mike McCormick and Aaron Smeltzer were killed when a tree fell on their vehicle during severe weather coverage.
Blogger accuses local news executive of hostile phone call
Scott Jones of FTVLive.com says Tom Lewis of WMBB threatened legal action over a "fair use" video clip.
Sinclair accused of withholding material from FCC in Tribune deal
A lobbying group has accused Sinclair Broadasting of withholding more than 200 documents from the FCC over its proposed merger with Tribune.
Some Missouri viewers still without PBS one month after tower collapse
NOAA weather radio and PBS station KOZK are still unavailable for thousands of TV viewers in Missouri.
DirecTV Now to launch cheaper service, rolls out cloud DVR
"Watch TV" will debut later this year for $15 a month, but don't expect sports or local broadcast networks.
Albuquerque TV station runs candidate’s “Fuck the NRA” ad
Albuquerque CBS affiliate KRQE-TV said federal law forced it to run the candidate's advertisement on TV uncensored.
Sling TV tops 2 million subscribers, could raise subscription price
Speculation of a price increase comes after parent company Dish Network missed revenue estimates for the recent financial quarter.
TiVo to exit hardware business, will stop making DVR boxes
TiVo announced on Friday it will stop making its own hardware. A yet-to-be-announced partner will continue manufacturing DVR boxes under the TiVo name.
Comcast drops KRON, KQED in parts of Northern California
Comcast has removed KQED and KRON in the Vacaville, Fairfield and Santa Cruz regions of Northern California because the stations are considered out-of-market.
Report: Saudi Arabia likely bootlegging sports broadcasts from Qatar
A Saudi satellite broadcaster is accused of pirating sports feeds from rival Qatari service BeIN Sports.