ABC sees high viewership with college football games
The network was the most-watched for college football games in September, per Nielsen data.
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The network was the most-watched for college football games in September, per Nielsen data.
Disney has sent layoff notices to around 75 workers at ABC News and its local ABC television stations.
SiriusXM is launching a new kid-friendly channel called Disney Jr. Radio, which will be exclusive to its streaming radio app.
The entertainment giant says the FCC should toss the pay TV provider’s good faith complaint, because it involves a routine term to resolve and prevent litigation.
Disney has started a fresh round of layoffs that will impact around 300 workers at the entertainment giant’s corporate operations.
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DirecTV and A+E Networks have expanded their distribution agreement to include around a dozen FAST channels.
DirecTV originally wanted six genre-based bundles of channels, a Disney executive said in an interview, but was eventually convinced to cut that number in half.
Wojnarowski is leaving the media industry to become the GM of the men’s basketball team at his alma mater.