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CBS is most-watched network in 2024; NFL tops in prime-time
7 hours ago · Football broadcasts on NBC rounded out the top 10 list of most-watched prime-time shows, assisted in large part by several divisional playoff games aired on the network, as well as two Thursday evening football broadcasts that were on the network instead of Amazon’s Prime Video.. The 2024 Presidential Debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in September ...
DirecTV says merger agreement with Dish Network could fall apart
(Courtesy image, Graphic by The Desk) An agreement to merge Echostar’s pay television businesses Dish Network and Sling TV with rival satellite and streaming TV distributor DirecTV could be called off just before the Thanksgiving holiday, a spokesperson for DirecTV confirmed to The Desk on Tuesday.. The central issue that has the deal on thin ice involves a bond exchange offer that would see ...
Univision channels go dark on Fubo, distribution contract blamed
4 days ago · The Fubo app on a Xumo Stream Box provided by Comcast. (Courtesy photo) Dozens of Spanish-language broadcast channels and cable networks owned by Televisa-Univision disappeared from Fubo on Monday after a contract to carry those channels expired without a new one in place.. In a statement, a spokesperson for Fubo exaggerated the situation by claiming that “thousands of Spanish-speaking ...
Sinclair rebrands syndicated news program - thedesk.net
September 27, 2024. Launched initially as a morning show in 2021, The National News Desk has since expanded to include reports in evening hours and on weekends.The program airs on more than 80 local TV stations owned or operated by Sinclair, and streams on every Sinclair-owned local TV station website through a dedicated web channel.
DirecTV officially calls off merger with Dish Network
“While we believed a combination of DirecTV and Dish would have benefitted all stakeholders, we have terminated the transaction because the proposed Exchange Terms were necessary to protect DirecTV’s balance sheet and our operational flexibility,” Bill Morrow, the CEO of DirecTV, said in a statement received by The Desk on Thursday. “DirecTV will …
Dan Abrams to end NewsNation program in February
Dec 20, 2024 · Dan Abrams. (Courtesy photo) Media entrepreneur and legal expert Dan Abrams will stop hosting his one-hour NewsNation program in February. The announcement was made at the end of Thursday’s broadcast, during which Abrams said he appreciated the three years he got to spend with the Nexstar Media Group-owned cable news upstart.
TV stations to replace Circle Country with Outlaw, The365 in January
Promotional 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 ...
Full memo: Comcast to spin off cable networks, digital assets
Nov 20, 2024 · Executives at Comcast confirmed Wednesday morning that the company is advancing with its spin-off of cable networks and other media assets. The spin-off will involve CNBC, MSNBC, USA Network, SyFy, E!, Golf Channel and Oxygen True Crime, executives confirmed in a memo sent to employees. The company ...
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