Univision Posts $27M Loss for Second Quarter Jon Lafayette Univision posted a loss in the second quarter ad ad revenues fell amid the tough business conditions resulting from the coronavirus.
Cover Story: Election 2020: The 100-Year Storm George Winslow Top news executives discuss their plans for the most unusual campaign cycle in history
Update: NAB's Gordon Smith Hospitalized for Blood Clot B+C Staff President and CEO of NAB is expected to make a full recovery
Dish and DirecTV Merger ‘Inevitable,’ Ergen Says Daniel Frankel Combining the two fading satellite TV operations isn’t a matter of if but only when, the Dish Chairman explains
WarnerMedia Restructures Under Kilar; Greenblatt and Reilly Out Daniel Frankel Warner Bros. Chair and CEO Ann Sarnoff will lead freshly created Studios and Networks Group; Kilar touts 'elevation' of HBO Max within company
‘Being Reuben’ Starts on The CW Aug. 7 Michael Malone Show about a kid dealing with fame, and his family
CommScope Broadband Networks Biz Stays Steady in Q2, But Pandemic Hits Other Sectors By Daniel Frankel Cable tech vendor sees quarterly sales dip 18% year over year to $2.1 billion
Pay-TV Losses Accelerate as Broadband Tops Forecasts By Jon Lafayette Analyst Wlodarczak says cable can increase share of high-speed internet subs
Dish Loses 96,000 Subscribers in 2Q By Jon Lafayette Dish said it lost another 96,000 pay-TV subscribers, but recorded an increase in profits.
Telegdy Leaves as NBCU Announces Reorganization By Jon Lafayette Paul Telegdy, chairman of NBC Entertainment, is leaving the company as NBCUniversal announced a new structure for its TV and streaming business.
ViacomCBS Plans Int’l Premium SVOD Service By Jon Lafayette ViacomCBS plans to broaden its streaming business by launching an international SVOD service in early 2021.
Cinedigm, Fantawild Starting Streaming Animation Service By Jon Lafayette Launch set for later this year
Streaming Ad Demand Hurt By Pandemic: Conviva By Jon Lafayette While streaming got a boost from the pandemic, the economic weakness caused by the virus hurt advertising aimed at streaming viewers, according to a new report from Conviva.
Amazon Studios Inks Deal With Lizzo By Michael Malone Singer will create TV projects for Amazon Prime
Amazon Orders ‘A League of Their Own’ Series By Michael Malone Abbi Jacobson is behind reinterpretation of Penny Marshall baseball film
‘High Fidelity’ Won’t See Season Two on Hulu By Michael Malone Zoe Kravitz played cranky record store owner, based on Hornby novel
‘An American Pickle’ Debuts on HBO Max Aug. 6 By Michael Malone Seth Rogen plays struggling laborer, and also plays his great grandson after he’s brined in a pickle vat for 100 years
Cable One Invests in Two Fixed Wireless Providers By Daniel Frankel Phoenix-based cable operator looking to expand into rural portions of its footprint
Roku Expands Vital TCL Partnership to Europe and South America By Daniel Frankel Chinese smart TV maker’s rise in the U.S. has been key to OTT company’s fast domestic growth
Peacock Grabs Rights to Warner Bros. ‘Harry Potter’ Franchise By Daniel Frankel All eight movies will be available on the NBCU streaming service for six months starting in October
Disney Plus to Premiere Live-action ‘Mulan’ Sept. 4 for $30 By Daniel Frankel Big budget theatrical will be delivered straight to streaming service’s 60.5 million subscribers
HBO Now Stays on Fire TV After Amazon and WarnerMedia Reach Extension Terms By Daniel Frankel Deal means Fire TV users can access legacy streaming service through rebranded ‘HBO’ app
