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Broadcast TV outperformed streaming during 2024 Summer Olympic Games. While Peacock was seen as the big innovator of the 2024 Summer Games, ratings data showed most Americans preferred watching on free broadcast TV over streaming platforms.
Robert Telles gets 28 years in prison for killing Jeff German
13 hours ago · A former Las Vegas government official has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for murdering a newspaper reporter who exposed the official’s workplace malfeasance. The sentence against the former administrator, Robert Telles, was the maximum that the judge was allowed to impose, according to Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson ...
TNT to air Unrivaled women's basketball games - thedesk.net
15 hours ago · A basketball court used by Unrivaled teams. (Courtesy image, Graphic by The Desk) Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) TNT Sports will carry games played by teams associated with the Unrivaled professional women’s basketball league, the companies announced on Wednesday.. TNT Sports will air nearly four dozen Unrivaled games in prime-time across its two cable TV channels, TNT and Tru TV, and ...
Philo brings wallet-friendly streaming app to LG smart TVs
14 hours ago · The new Philo logo is accompanied by updated smartphone, tablet and connected TV apps. (Courtesy image, Graphic by The Desk) Price-conscious streaming television service Philo is bringing its connected TV app to LG’s line-up of smart TVs, the company announced on Wednesday. Starting this week, users of LG’s WebOS-powered smart TV sets can ...
FCC launches probe into broadband Internet data caps
1 day ago · A Comcast gateway used to provide Internet service under the Xfinity brand. (Courtesy image) The Federal Communications Commission says it will explore whether data caps imposed by some broadband Internet service providers (ISPs) are having a harmful impact on consumers and competition.. In a notice published on Tuesday, officials at the FCC said their formal inquiry was launched after the ...
The Editor's Desk: New weekly video series debuts in October
Oct 4, 2024 · (Graphic by The Desk) The brains behind The Desk, “Talk Back to Television” and “Friday Fireside” are launching a new weekly show called “The Editor’s Desk” that aims to make sense of the moving parts of the media and technology industries.. Hosted by The Desk publisher and editor Matthew Keys and veteran media analyst Rick …
Timothy Burke case: Trial date moved to January 2025
Oct 7, 2024 · Former Deadspin editor Timothy Burke (inset picture) from an undated social media image. (Graphic by The Desk) A Florida journalist who was criminally charged this year with breaking into online systems used by Fox News and other organizations is now scheduled to go to trial in January, The Desk has learned. Timothy Burke was originally scheduled to go to trial this month after being charged ...
TV stations to replace Circle Country with Outlaw, The365 in January
Broadcast stations will replace Circle Country with one of two new digital networks: Outlaw, which offers country western programming, or The365, a network offering Black-centric TV shows and movies. Outlaw and The365 are being launched by Free TV Networks, a new joint venture comprised of Gray Television, Warner Bros Discovery(WBD) and Lionsgate.
YouTube TV clarifies features, limitations for NFL Sunday Ticket
From now until June 6, YouTube TV subscribers can save $100 by pre-ordering the NFL Sunday Ticket, which brings the cost of the package down to $250 for the season (or $290 if subscribers pre-order NFL Sunday Ticket with RedZone). After June 6, the price of NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV goes up to $350 for the season (or $390 if subscribers ...
The Trade Desk CEO says not competing with Roku, Amazon
Sep 13, 2024 · An office building at the San Jose, California campus of streaming television technology developer Roku. (Photo via Google Street View) The CEO of The Trade Desk is downplaying reports that said the company is planning to go head-to-head with Roku, Amazon and Google by developing its own streaming television operating system.