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网页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.
The Editor's Desk: New weekly video series debuts in October
网页6 天之前 · (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 ...
DirecTV to launch free streaming service in November
网页11 小时之前 · The logo of streaming service MyFree DirecTV (Screen capture by The Desk) Pay television broadcaster DirecTV will launch a no-cost version of its service that includes dozens of free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) content and channels.. The service, called MyFree DirecTV, will launch on November 15 and will include the same familiar interface as DirecTV via Internet and DirecTV Stream ...
Disney says DirecTV misunderstood “clean slate” clause
网页2024年10月1日 · The clean slate proposal was reiterated to DirecTV during a phone call on August 31, and was one of “over 100 open points of negotiating,” Disney’s lawyers say. Disney insisted on the clean slate term as a condition of carriage, the attorneys wrote. When talks broke down, DirecTV pulled Disney-owned channels one day later.
Gray Media launches dedicated Local News Live app
网页3 天之前 · Gray Media has debuted a new app focused on its Local News Live streaming channel, offering access to the around-the-clock news stream as well as local broadcasts from its TV markets. The service started hitting app stores last week, and is now available for Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Apple TV devices along …
Rumor mill again swirls around unlikely Dish-DirecTV merger
网页2024年9月19日 · 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 ...
New California law requires one-click subscription cancellations
网页2024年9月24日 · The law, passed through Assembly Bill (AB) 2863, will require companies that offer automatic subscription renewals through one-click purchases to also offer customers a way to cancel their subscriptions through the same one-click method. California already had one of the toughest subscription cancellation laws in the country, requiring ...
Comcast launches new FAST service The Network for original shows
网页Comcast Corporation is a global media and technology company. The company operates the Xfinity brand of telecommunications services, and owns NBC Universal. Comcast has launched a new free, ad-supported streaming channel called The Network, which the company will use to distribute new original series to Xfinity customers and Xumo TV users.
Disney implements fresh round of layoffs, affecting 300
网页2024年9月27日 · The Walt Disney Company has started a fresh round of layoffs that will impact around 300 workers at the entertainment giant’s corporate operations. The workers include staffers involved in human resources, finance, communications and the legal department. “We continually evaluate ways to invest …
The Trade Desk CEO says not competing with Roku, Amazon
网页2024年9月13日 · 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 …