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Canelo Alvarez to fight on DAZN Dec. 19

Canelo Alvarez Looks to September PPV Fight After Defeating Billy Joe Saunders

R. Thomas Umstead

Alvarez looks to unify the super middleweight division with fight against Caleb Plant

Mosby

Baltimore Official Marilyn Mosby Files FCC Complaint Against WBFF-TV

John Eggerton

Sinclair Fox affiliate stands by reporting on States Attorney; Media Institute troubled by complaint

Rich Uncle Pennybags

Roku Calls Google an ‘Unchecked Monopolist’ After Tech Giant Posts YouTube TV App Workaround

Daniel Frankel

New feature to base YouTube app takes users directly to vMVPD, bypassing unavailable software

Fox

Fox Orders Country Music Drama ‘Monarch’

Michael Malone

Series about the first family of country music, and the secrets they keep

Rural farms in Wisconsin

Rural CBRS Wireless Broadband Pilot Project Unveiled

John Eggerton

South Carolina public-private effort employs spectrum and leverages broadcast tower infrastructure for wireless access

‘MCN’ Announces 2021 Wonder Women of Los Angeles

Kent Gibbons

15 executives will be celebrated at virtual event on Monday, June 7

New feature to base YouTube app takes users directly to vMVPD, bypassing unavailable software — Roku Calls Google an ‘Unchecked Monopolist’ After Tech Giant Posts YouTube TV App Workaround New feature to base YouTube app takes users directly to vMVPD, bypassing unavailable software

That’s the year when the media company says its OTT revenue, up 14% in Q1, will finally surpass its floundering linear affiliate coin. (AMC offered no estimate as to how any ‘Walking Dead’ spinoffs it will have in production at that time) — AMC’s Personal Zombie Apocalypse Set to End in 2025? That’s the year when the media company says its OTT revenue, up 14% in Q1, will finally surpass its floundering linear affiliate coin. (AMC offered no estimate as to how any ‘Walking Dead’ spinoffs it will have in production at that time)

Following Sinclair's DTC announcement for Bally Sports, reports emerge that NBCU is mulling a shift of its regional sports networks to its streaming service — NBCU Eyes Peacock for RSN Future Following Sinclair's DTC announcement for Bally Sports, reports emerge that NBCU is mulling a shift of its regional sports networks to its streaming service

Melissa McCarthy buddy comedy almost gathered a billion minutes of U.S. streaming — Nielsen Streaming: Give Netflix's 'Thunder Force' Five for Winning the Week of April 5-11 Melissa McCarthy buddy comedy almost gathered a billion minutes of U.S. streaming

Emergence of Google TV forces company to change its strategy — Xperi Pivots TiVo Stream 4K, Accelerates Plan to Move Beyond Android TV and Into Smart TVs Emergence of Google TV forces company to change its strategy

How a $10 billion string of ill-fated acquisitions and product launches under former CEO Lowell McAdam culminated in a $5 billion fire sale Monday to private equity — Verizon’s Years of Living Disastrously: A Timeline of Corporate Wealth Destruction How a $10 billion string of ill-fated acquisitions and product launches under former CEO Lowell McAdam culminated in a $5 billion fire sale Monday to private equity

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Blockgraph TransUnion

Blockgraph, Trade Desk Team Up on First-Party Data for Convergence

By Jon Lafayette

Blockgraph said it will work with The Trade Desk to facilitate first-party audience targeting using the Unified ID 2.0 systems across the convergent TV landscape.

Broadcasting & Cable

Vizio Kidoodle.tv Kids Corner

Kids Corner Coming to Vizio Sets From Kidoodle.TV

By Jon Lafayette

Vizio and Kidoodle.TV have launched a family friendly destination for kids on Vizio’s SmartCast homepage.

Broadcasting & Cable

Capitol Hill

House Dems Focus on Digital Disparities

By John Eggerton

Hearing predicated on argument broadband cost, lack of competition, are among barriers

Sarah Hyland Ellen Digital

NewFronts: Ellen Digital Sets Up Programming Brands

By Jon Lafayette

Bubble, sage, smile add new series

Broadcasting & Cable

Letitia James

New York AG Report Slams Broadband Net Neutrality Campaign

By John Eggerton

Says companies did not break law, but ignored red flags on bogus FCC comments

Multichannel News

Sony PlayStation 5

YouTube TV Quietly Adds PlayStation 5 Support

By Daniel Frankel

Google vMVPD arrives on next-gen Sony console as the bigger OTT platform it’s at war with, Roku, craters big on Wall Street

Paramount Plus app on Roku

ViacomCBS To Double Streaming Content Spending

By Jon Lafayette

Paramount Plus to have an original movie per week

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Business

Roku

Roku Revenue Up 79% in Q1 as Platform Sales Double

By Daniel Frankel

Active accounts 35% year-over-year to a total of 53.6 million

Comcast

Comcast: Streaming Video Accounts for 71% of Xfinity X1, Flex, Xfinity Stream Traffic

By Mike Farrell

More than 70 streaming apps, including HBO Max, Paramount Plus and more, drive views

Multichannel News

Sinclair's RSNs rebranded as Bally's

Sinclair Targets 2022 Launch of DTC Streaming Version of Bally Sports RSNs

By Daniel Frankel

‘We’ve already cleared the path with the distributors to launch direct-to-consumer,’ CEO Chris Ripley told investors Wednesday

Mediacom

Broadband Additions Drive Big Cash Flow Gains at Mediacom

By Mike Farrell

Cable operator reports 15.2% increase in Adjusted OIBDA; revenue rises 5.8%

This Old House The Roku Channel

Roku’s NewFront Pitch: Why Target 60+ When You Can Reach Under 40?

By Daniel Frankel

In a NewFront presentation laden with licensed Quibi shows, company tells advertisers that its Roku Channel audience is “unreachable” via linear broadcast and cable channels

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Technology

Sony PlayStation 5

YouTube TV Quietly Adds PlayStation 5 Support

By Daniel Frankel

Google vMVPD arrives on next-gen Sony console as the bigger OTT platform it’s at war with, Roku, craters big on Wall Street

CommScope

CommScope Says Combination Remote PHY/MACPHY DAA Solution Ready for Field Trials

By Daniel Frankel

Showcased during October’s virtual Cable-Tec Expo, the E6000n RD2333 RxD Distributed Access Architecture solution is a precursor to DOCSIS 4.0

Humax

RDK Deployments Exceed 80 Million Pay TV Set-tops, Gateways and Other CPE Gadgets

By Daniel Frankel

Open-sourced Reference Design Kit, a joint venture between Comcast, Liberty Global and Charter, was only in 60 million CPE devices a year ago

Toshiba

Amazon and Best Buy Refresh Lineup of Toshiba-branded, Fire TV-powered Smart TVs

By Daniel Frankel

New models include picture-in-picture support for Alexa-enabled home automation devices

Roku in living room

Roku and Amazon Fire TV Losing Global Market Share as Streaming Explodes in Europe, South America, Africa

By Daniel Frankel

Usage is surging in regions where the top U.S. connected TV device platforms don’t have as big of a presence

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