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A refreshed YouTube experience for TVs will include the ability to read comments and shop for products. (Graphic by The Desk)

YouTube working on new “lean in” TV app experience

The new app includes live comments and shoppable product tiles alongside video content.

A robot assigned to work as a television reporter. (Artwork by The Desk)

Survey: Most don’t want AI-generated news content

Most news consumers are not interested in reading news content that is created by AI-powered tools, according to a new survey released this week.

Google's Search product is displayed on a tablet computer.

Media companies file $2.3 billion lawsuit against Google over advertising practices

Dozens of media companies in Europe are suing Google over allegations of anticompetitive practices related to its digital advertising business.

The logo of Google-backed live TV streaming service YouTube TV. (Graphic by The Desk)

YouTube TV, other subscription help earn Google parents $15 billion in 2023

YouTube and Google Play subscriptions helped bring in $15 billion in overall revenue to Alphabet last year.

A Verizon sign in front of a retail store in downtown Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk)

Verizon loses 62,000 Fios TV customers, sees gains in fixed wireless broadband

Verizon saw its Fios TV customer base dip by 62,000 connections as customers gravitate toward YouTube TV and other streaming offerings.

The Chromecast with Google TV HD looks the same as the flagship Chromecast with Google TV, but has fewer internal bells and whistles.

Google brings more streaming channels to “Live” tab

Google has debuted more than a dozen new streaming channels within the "Live" tab of its Google TV devices.

Amanda Jordyn Gillie, the head of device, TV and programmatic media at Dish Network and Sling TV. (Photo via LinkedIn, Graphic by The Desk)

Streamers overwhelmed by hundreds of premium, free options, Dish exec says

Viewers are having a difficult time wading through hundreds of premium and free, ad-supported streaming options, the executive said.

The logo of Google-backed live TV streaming service YouTube TV. (Graphic by The Desk)

YouTube experiences technical glitches with NFL Sunday Ticket programming

Customers complained of buffering, other issues while trying to watch Sunday morning and afternoon football games.

A National Football League game. (Photo by Paul Cutler via Wikimedia Commons)

Report: NFL Sunday Ticket grabs 1.3 million subscribers on YouTube

The NFL Sunday Ticket has drawn 1.3 million subscribers to YouTube and YouTube TV, according to a report from Antenna.

DirecTV offers deal for NFL Sunday Ticket through YouTube

New DirecTV customers who sign up for NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube will get a $400 Visa card to cover the cost.

The logo of Google-backed live TV streaming service YouTube TV. (Graphic by The Desk)

Ad group says Google can’t claim YouTube TV is cheaper than cable

Google says it will appeal a decision by an advertising board urging it to drop its claim that YouTube TV saves consumers $600 a year over cable.

The Roku Channel offers subscriptions to numerous third-party services, including Paramount Plus. (Graphic by The Desk)

Paramount executives open to more streaming bundles

Paramount is open to partnerships that will see its flagship streamer Paramount Plus bundled with other services, executives said on Monday.

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