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Fox Weather lands on DirecTV’s connected set-top boxes
WEB1 day ago · (Logo courtesy Fox News Media, Graphic by The Desk) Fox News Media’s free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel Fox Weather is getting expanded distribution on DirecTV’s satellite platform.. The climate-focused network is now available on DirecTV Channel 363, which subscribers can watch if their satellite set-top boxes are connected to the Internet.
Netflix drops trailer for basketball docuseries “Starting 5”
WEB1 day ago · (Courtesy image) Netflix has released a trailer for its much-anticipated basketball docuseries “Starting 5.”. The program will take basketball fans along a full season with some of the National Basketball Association’s biggest stars, including Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat, Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, Domantas Sabonis of the ...
Kids are key to reducing streaming subscription churn
WEB1 day ago · American households with children are less likely to cancel their subscription video on-demand (SVOD) streaming services compared to those who identify as childless cat families, according to the findings of a new study. The report, from analytics firm Ampere Analysis, showed families with kids were 28 percent less likely to drop a SVOD service ...
Tentative deal brings Disney-owned ABC, ESPN back to DirecTV
WEB4 days ago · A tentative deal between the Walt Disney Company and pay television provider DirecTV has opened the door for millions of satellite and streaming TV customers to receive access to ABC, ESPN and other Disney-owned channels once again. The pending agreement, announced early Saturday morning, comes about two weeks after DirecTV was forced to pull ...
WADL owner Kevin Adell to retire, lists all businesses for sale
WEBSep 11, 2024 · WADL owner Kevin Adell to retire, lists all businesses for sale. Adell has hired a broker to help facilitate the sale of WADL, radio station WFDF and "The Word" television network, as well as a real estate agent to offload the Adell Center. By Matthew Keys. mkeys@thedesk.net. September 11, 2024.
The Trade Desk CEO says not competing with Roku, Amazon
WEB5 days ago · 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.
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 ...
Free TV Networks rebrands multicast network Dare as Defy
WEBJul 1, 2024 · Free TV Networks, the broadcast-focused joint venture being spearheaded by industry veteran Jonathan Katz, has launched its latest multicast network Dare — although under a different, but familiar, name. On Monday, Katz affirmed Dare will immediately rebrand to Defy after absorbing the reality-based content library from a similarly-named ...
Some stations losing Me TV, but network available to stream - The …
WEBAug 26, 2022 · The cult horror movie program “Svengoolie” as it appears on Weigel-owned Me TV. (Graphic by The Desk) More than a dozen local stations that carry Weigel Broadcasting’s flagship digital network Me TV will end their affiliation agreement next week, The Desk has learned. A spokesperson for Weigel Broadcasting affirmed 12 affiliates that are owned by Sinclair Broadcasting Group and two ...