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Local Now adds three new CBS News streams - thedesk.net
WEB1 day ago · A still frame from a sizzle reel for Allen Media Group’s Local Now. (Graphic by The Desk) Allen Media Group’s free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) platform Local Now has furthered its partnership with Paramount Global’s CBS News by incorporating three national content streams into its service.. The streams — “Entertainment Tonight,” “60 Mintues FAST” and “48 Hours ...
CNN erects a paywall on its U.S.-based website - thedesk.net
WEB2 days ago · The membership does not include access to CNN’s live video stream, which remains exclusive to cable, satellite and other pay TV platforms. A version of CNN’s international news channel is available on Max, the subscription streaming service owned by CNN parent company Warner Bros Discovery that costs $10 per month.. Faced with dwindling traditional TV ratings and accompanied by lower ...
AT&T to sell remaining stake in DirecTV to private equity firm
WEB2 days ago · A DirecTV satellite dish. (Photo by “Hurricane Geek” via Wikimedia Commons) Three years after spinning off its pay television service DirecTV into a separate company, AT&T says it is finally ready to exit that part of the industry entirely.. On Monday, the telecom said it has reached an agreement with private equity firm TPG, Inc. to sell its 70 percent stake in the satellite and streaming ...
Disney says DirecTV misunderstood “clean slate” clause
WEB2 days ago · A passenger uses a tablet to watch a live feed of ABC, powered by DirecTV, on a Southwest flight. (Courtesy image) The Walt Disney Company has urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to dismiss a complaint filed by satellite and streaming pay TV provider DirecTV, saying the complaint largely rests on a misunderstanding of a proposed term that was put forward during a carriage ...
KCRA news director adds oversight of KSWB, KOAT to duties
WEB1 day ago · October 1, 2024. Derek Schnell. (Courtesy photo) Hearst Television has tapped the news director of its local television duopoly in Sacramento to serve in an expanded role that includes oversight of two other stations.
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 ...
TV stations to replace Circle Country with Outlaw, The365 in January
WEBPromotional graphics for broadcast networks Outlaw and The365. (Courtesy images, composite graphic by The Desk) Gray Television will stop distributing Country Circle to broadcast television stations across the country and will replace it with one of two networks that will launch as part of a new joint venture.. Starting January 1, Circle Country will stop broadcasting on over-the-air ...
YouTube TV clarifies features, limitations for NFL Sunday Ticket
WEBYouTube TV offers NFL Sunday Ticket with a $100 discount until June 6, but with some restrictions on simultaneous streams, devices, and payment options. Learn more about how to watch, share, record, and enjoy NFL games on YouTube TV.
DirecTV rolls out new Gemini set-top box - The Desk
WEBApr 12, 2023 · The new Gemini set-top box works seamlessly between DirecTV satellite and streaming television. (Image courtesy DirecTV, Graphic by The Desk) DirecTV has refreshed its set-top hardware with a new Android TV box called Gemini, a device that allows customers to seamlessly move between the company’s traditional satellite television service and its newer-generation streaming product.