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The Editor's Desk: New weekly video series debuts in October
WEB3 days ago · (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 Howe, The Editor’s Desk will dissect the biggest ...
CNN erects a paywall on its U.S.-based website - thedesk.net
WEB6 days ago · CNN is moving forward with an ambitious plan to charge for its online news. Starting this week, visitors to CNN.com in the United States will have access to a limited number of news articles for free before they are asked to pay $4 per month to continue reading news stories on the website. In a note to employees on Tuesday, CNN’s Executive ...
YouTube TV clarifies features, limitations for NFL Sunday Ticket
WEBFrom 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 ...
TV stations to replace Circle Country with Outlaw, The365 in January
WEBFrom that day, viewers who want access to Circle Country will be able to watch it on the Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Sling Freestream and Comcast’s Xumo Play. 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 ...
New round of Disney layoffs impact workers at ABC TV stations
WEB5 days ago · The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday notified sent a fresh round of pink slips to around 75 workers at ABC News and its local ABC television stations across the country. The workers were notified about the job cuts early Wednesday morning, according to two sources, with the layoffs split between the national news division at ABC and local ...
New California law requires one-click subscription cancellations
WEBSep 24, 2024 · A new law in California will make it easier for consumers to cancel their streaming subscriptions and similar products when they enroll in automatic renewal of those services. The law, passed through Assembly Bill (AB) 2863, will require companies that offer automatic subscription renewals through one …
Rumor mill again swirls around unlikely Dish-DirecTV merger
WEBSep 19, 2024 · A DirecTV satellite dish. (Photo by James Artis via Flickr Creative Commons) Officials at Dish Network and DirecTV are downplaying reports of a possible merger of the two satellite television platforms, according to several sources who spoke with The Desk on background this week.. Over the weekend, financial news outlet Bloomberg published a story that suggested the two companies were holding ...
VP debate audience skewed older, Samba TV data reveals
WEB4 days ago · Broken down by age, older Americans were more likely than younger Americans to be tuned in to Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, according to Samba TV. Those over the age of 65 over-indexed the national average, while Millennial and Gen Z viewers under-indexed, Samba TV noted. “The VP debate showed remarkable engagement and viewership ...
The Trade Desk CEO says not competing with Roku, Amazon
WEBSep 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.