Former President Trump sues ABC News over errant rape comment
“This Week” anchor George Stephanopolous repeatedly said the ex-president was found legally liable of rape during a segment on March 10.
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“This Week” anchor George Stephanopolous repeatedly said the ex-president was found legally liable of rape during a segment on March 10.
The media executive held high-level roles at Apple and Disney’s Hulu, and will now be tasked with developing and launching a new sports streaming service.
The Disney-owned sports service can be accessed by Spectrum TV customers with certain eligible plans.
KGO-TV, ABC7, was forced to simulcast its sister-station from Los Angeles for about two hours Thursday morning.
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch affirmed he’s not “overly concerned” about any regulatory hurdles involving the sports joint venture.
The Economist Group has poached a Disney executive with deep ties to the streaming video industry in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The company is currently fighting two programming partners in court over plans to develop a competing sports-inclusive offering.
Fubo is bringing its fight against Fox, Disney and WBD to the court of public opinion.
Fubo says it was forced to drop sports-inclusive channels offered by Warner Bros Discovery in order to take ESPN and other Disney-owned channels.
Fubo says the plans are anticompetitive, in that they allow broadcasters to impart favorable carriage terms for sports that pay TV companies want, too.