Even Cable TV Giants Know That Consumers Prefer Streaming

hollywoodreporter.com The top cable TV companies lost more than 3.8 million subscribers in 2023, with Comcast alone losing more than two million, and Charter over one million, per Leichtman…

Nexstar appeals FCC’s $1.2 million fine over WPIX control

thedesk.net The broadcaster says the agency acted outside the scope of its authority and broke with long-standing precedent concerning local marketing agreements. The broadcaster says…

3 Media Stocks to Buy for a Post-Donald Trump World

investorplace.com Media stocks are important investments, especially as media giants transition from conventional to digital channels and the Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: ), or…

Top Disney executive for technology, streaming leaving company

thehill.com Aaron LaBerge, Disney's top technology officer who has spearheaded much of the company's recent efforts on streaming, is leaving the company. LaBerge will vacate his post at…

The NBA Finals could soon be behind a streaming paywall

thestreet.com It's only been a few months since the NFL took a ton of flack for airing a playoff game exclusively on streaming. Fans were angry — and Charles Barkley even referred to the…

BAFTA Unveils Special Award Winner & Host For 2024 Craft Gongs; SkyShowtime Ad Plan

deadline.com UK mentoring organization MAMA Youth Project is to win this year’s Special Award at the BAFTA Television Crafts, which has revealed Stacey Dooley as host. Founded by TV…

Italy’s RAI Slammed for Pulling Anti-Fascist Monologue From Writer of Bestseller ‘M,’ Which Reconstructs Mussolini’s Rise to Power

variety.com Italian state broadcaster RAI is under heavy fire amid allegations that it censored a planned anti-fascist monologue by prominent writer Antonio Scurati, author of…

Report: Global land-based broadband uptake shrinks during Q4 2023, lowest since 2019

thedesk.net Canada and Italy had some of the slowest broadband growth and, in some cases, a reversal of adoption based on a decline in cable and copper connections. Canada and Italy had…

3 Stocks to Buy as MrBeast Heads to Amazon Prime

investorplace.com “The biggest reality competition series ever,” Beast Games is the product of YouTuber MrBeast and Amazon’s (NASDAQ: ) MGM Studios coming together. Based on Jimmy…

The Dividend Goldmine: 3 Shining Stocks With Growing Payouts

investorplace.com Discover how these companies are expanding market share and rewarding shareholders through dividend growth strategies There is always a constant search for dependable…

Free blue checkmarks are back on Musk's X

euronews.com Users posted their annoyance that a blue tick had been added to their profiles again after Elon Musk announced some users would get premium services. Complimentary blue…

Netflix forces Wall Street to focus on profit and revenue with decision to stop reporting subscriber numbers in 2025

cnbc.com The best way to get investors to stop focusing on something is to stop telling them at all. Netflix said Thursday it will no longer report quarterly membership numbers and…

NBA's exclusive TV rights negotiating window with ESPN, Warner expected to pass without a deal

cnbc.com Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, #23, during the NBA game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Jan. 7,…

Larry Magid: Fixing a slow internet connection

siliconvalley.com I turned on the TV on Tuesday to catch the afternoon news, but I couldn’t get a “signal.” In my case, it had nothing to do with an antenna or a cable. Mine is a smart TV…

Looking For Affordable Connectivity And Streaming? Comcast Unveils NOW - Eyes Prepaid And Month-to-month Internet

benzinga.com Comcast Corporation CMCSA launched a new brand of quality, low-cost internet, mobile, and streaming TV products that consumers can purchase month-to-month. The brand – known…

Comcast Offers Advertisers Consumer Segments Tied To A New Brand

mediapost.com Comcast introduced two new services from its Xfinity brand on Wednesday, rounding out a family of products and giving advertisers an opportunity to reach a new type of…

3 Internet Provider Stocks to Dump as Affordability Crisis Looms

investorplace.com Internet provider stocks are doomed to suffer from rules and regulations this year Internet providers have enjoyed impressive stock performances, With larger-than-average…

Plex reaches milestone of over 1,000 FAST content streams

thedesk.net Plex offers hundreds of free, ad-supported television content streams through its app for smart TVs, phones, tablets and other devices. (Courtesy image) Software developer…

Comcast launches prepaid and month-to-month internet and phone plans

cnbc.com Comcast announced Wednesday that it is launching a prepaid and month-to-month low-cost internet and phone plan program called NOW. The new plan is designed to be simple for…

Cineverse's AsianCrush and RetroCrush Launch on Xfinity and Xumo Streaming Devices

benzinga.com The Popular Streaming Services Are Now Available to Millions More Households Across the US, Joining Other Cineverse Channels Including Docurama, Dove Channel, Midnight Pulp,…

NBC Universal to offer personalized news experiences through NextGen TV

thedesk.net News content from local NBC-owned stations appears in the streaming app Peacock. A similar feature will be available on all NBC-owned NextGen TV stations in the coming…

DoubleVerify Confirms Misrepresentation Of X's Brand Safety Measurement

mediapost.com Ad measurement platform DoubleVerify has unexpectedly confirmed a misrepresentation of X's brand-safety measurement -- now claiming a much higher rating than it had reported…

Nasdaq Deals: 3 Stocks Trading Way Below Their True Value

investorplace.com You can still find deals in tech With the innovation space enjoying tremendous gains over the past year, the concept of targeting undervalued Nasdaq stocks seems to clash…

Game On! Top Congressmen Want Disney, Fox & Warner Bros Discovery CEOs To Spill Details On Joint Sports Streaming Service

deadline.com Two top Congressman want Bob Iger, David Zaslav and Lachlan Murdoch to provide some solid answers about Disney, Warner Bros Discovery and Fox’s proposed sports streaming…

Donald Trump’s populism is turning off corporate donors

economist.com “GO WOKE, GO broke,” intone Republicans fed up with socially aware American firms. But it is the politicians who are paying for their own ideological zeal. In 2000 and 2004…

L.A. 2028 Olympic committee parts ways with Salesforce, one of its top sponsors

latimes.com L.A.’s 2028 Olympics committee suffers a blow in its efforts to raise $2.5 billion in sponsorships by losing Salesforce, one of its top corporate sponsors. There are four…

Wonya Lucas, Former CEO Of Hallmark Media And TV One, Joins Comcast Board Of Directors

deadline.com Wonya Lucas, a veteran TV exec who held the post of CEO for Hallmark Media and TV One, has been appointed to Comcast‘s board of directors. Lucas will serve as an independent…

Comcast Names Former Hallmark Media CEO Wonya Lucas to Board

variety.com Wonya Lucas, former president and CEO of Hallmark Media Networks, has joined Comcast‘s board as an independent director. Comcast announced Lucas’s addition to the board, as…

Comcast Names Former Hallmark Media CEO Wonya Lucas to Board of Directors

hollywoodreporter.com Comcast is adding a familiar name to its corporate board of directors. The cable giant and NBCUniversal owner is bringing on Wonya Lucas, the former CEO of Hallmark Media…

Jobs Boom Means Big Gains: 3 Consumer Cyclical Stocks to Buy as Employment Surges

investorplace.com People want what they want Last month, the economy added 303,000 nonfarm payrolls, potentially translating to a swing higher in consumer cyclical stocks. More dollars are…

Minority investor groups to rally over FCC's inaction on WADL sale

thedesk.net An aerial photograph shows the television studios of Adell-owned WADL-TV in Detroit. (Courtesy photo) Shareholders who have investments in a Detroit-area independent…

Popular media company files for bankruptcy, plans to liquidate

thestreet.com For a few years before the Covid pandemic, it seemed like there was an endless amount of money being put into streaming services. Disney, Comcast, Apple, Netflix, and a…

AccuWeather's® Newest WeatherShow Enhancer™ Turbocharges Weather Presentations With More Motion, Greater Interactivity, Faster Severe Weather Information, and…

benzinga.com Visit the AccuWeather Booth SL5031 in South Hall at NAB STATE COLLEGE, Pa., April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AccuWeather® is unveiling powerful new updates to its popular…

CNN Preps ‘5 Things’ Revival in Streaming Max Test

variety.com CNN anchor Kate Bolduan got an interesting new job in 2022 when she was named the anchor of “5 Things,” a quick-hit open-the-day summary of top stories that was made…

ISPs are violating the spirit of the FCC Broadband Facts mandate

techhive.com Shopping for home internet service just got easier, thanks to an overdue act of government regulation—at least in theory. As of April 10, major internet service providers…

Amazon Taps Longtime NBCU Exec Krishan Bhatia To Lead New Global Video Ad Sales Team

deadline.com Longtime NBC ad sales executive Krishan Bhatia has landed at Amazon as VP, Global Video Advertising Sales, a new position for a new team within ad sales focused on streaming…

Starting today, ISPs must display labels with price, speeds, and data caps

arstechnica.com Starting today, home Internet and mobile broadband providers in the US are required to display consumer labels with information on prices, speeds, and data allowances.…

Sinclair joins Entertainment ID Registry, executive to serve on board

thedesk.net Mike Palmer. (Photo courtesy Sinclair, Inc.) Sinclair, Inc. has joined the Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR), an industry group that offers unique identifiers for…

Inside the Controversial Bid to Buy the Studio Behind 'The Godfather' and 'Top Gun: Maverick'

vanityfair.com About 30 years ago, the Paramount business was at the center of one of the most infamous takeover battles in corporate history, with bold-faced names like Barry Diller, John…

“Ted” sets record for U.S. comedy import at Sky

thedesk.net “Ted” is a television prequel of the popular film franchise from Seth MacFarlane. The series streams on Peacock in the United States and airs on Sky Max in the United…

Video: Paris Olympics set to drive NBC ad sales record

theglobeandmail.com Comcast-owned NBC said on April 9 it is on track to achieve a new ad sales record in Olympic history, having sold $1.2-billion in advertising for the Paris games and with…

NBCU Projects Record Olympic Ad Sales, $1.2B To Date

mediapost.com With $1.2 billion in TV-video advertising already sold for the Paris Olympics, NBCUniversal is on track to reel in record revenue for the event, with four months to go…

The FCC plans to cut its broadband subsidy payout to $14 per month, under half of the current rate; AT&T, Charter, and others are yet to detail their response

washingtonpost.com A federal program that has helped roughly 23 million American households receive free or heavily discounted high-speed internet is set to see sharp cuts in May, leaving many…

FCC rolls out mandatory ‘nutrition labels’ for internet providers’ plans

aol.com The next time you go shopping for a home or mobile internet plan, you’re going to see a new label lay out exactly what you can expect to pay, the typical download speeds…

New FCC rule requires internet service providers to display fees

washingtonpost.com Starting Wednesday, internet service providers must publish “nutrition” labels that clearly lay out the fees users might encounter under their service plans as part of a…