Viamedia Renews Partnership with Service Electric Cablevision Daniel Frankel Vendor will continue to sell local advertising for Pennsylvania-based cable operator
UMC Greenlights Three Unscripted Series R. Thomas Umstead Docuseries ‘A Closer Look,’ makeover show ‘My Mane Problem,’ and reality series ‘Notorious Queens’ on tap for streaming service
OTI: Court Should Deny Blocking of California Net Neutrality Law John Eggerton Computer companies are telling a California District Court that it should deny an effort by the Trump Administration to block California's tough new net neutrality law from going into effect.
Senate Commerce Compels Big Tech Testimony John Eggerton The Senate Commerce Committee has voted on a bipartisan basis to subpoena the biggest of Big Tech CEO's for a hearing on how they moderate online content.
Amazon Hammered Over Election Data Security John Eggerton Privacy and civil rights groups want some answers from Amazon over election security, or the lack of it.
Consumer Group Has Issues with CCPA By John Eggerton Consumer Reports said consumers are not being "fully" protected by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and that the November ballot initiative to toughen the act does not go far enough.
Anthem Goes to Russia With Fight Network, Impact By Jon Lafayette Anthem Sports & Entertainment said it made a deal with Russia’s largest digital platform--Rutube.list--to carry Fight Network and Impact Wrestling in the country starting Oct. 1.
Google Officially Rebrands Android TV as Google TV By Daniel Frankel Tech giant also formally introduces the highly anticipated next iteration of Chromecast, the first connected TV device to run the rechristened video operating system
Fall TV 2020: Pluto TV and Tubi Founders on Early VC Disinterest: 'All They Watched Was "Game of Thrones" ' By Daniel Frankel Speaking at Future's Virtual Streaming TV Summit, Farhad Moussoudi and Tom Ryan recall a not-so-distant past in which media-tech investors were more than medium cool to AVOD
GOP Senators Ask President to Oppose Nationalizing 5G By John Eggerton Say they are worried about DOD inquiry
Cover Story: Charter's 'Giffen Good' Operator of the Year drives strong growth during pandemic with high-value products
Networks Declare Victory in Unusual Upfront Market Pricing positive amid pandemic, though volume declines
FCC's Geoffrey Starks: In Search of Digital Equity Democratic commissioner has made diversity his main focus — and would become more influential in a Biden administration
African-Americans Step Up TV Viewing in Pandemic Shelter-in-place rules, protests drive calls for more targeted content
Five Spot: Frank Tanki, GM, AXS TV and HDNet Movies A year in, Anthem Sports turns to Viacom vet for a network tuneup
Google Officially Rebrands Android TV as Google TV By Daniel Frankel Tech giant also formally introduces the highly anticipated next iteration of Chromecast, the first connected TV device to run the rechristened video operating system
TiVo Stream 4K Getting Retail Push from Walmart By Daniel Frankel Streaming device appears in mega retailer’s end caps and weekly mailers
Roku Adds AirPlay 2 and HomeKit Support with OS 9.4 By Daniel Frankel Flurry of software and hardware upgrades also includes a new Roku Channel mobile app, an updated iteration of the top-of-the-line Ultra, and a new lower-priced sound bar
Roku's 'Structural Advantage?' It's Cheaper By Daniel Frankel CEO Steve Louden says platform requires less powerful silicon than smartphone-based Android TV, tvOS
Consumer Group Has Issues with CCPA By John Eggerton Consumer Reports said consumers are not being "fully" protected by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and that the November ballot initiative to toughen the act does not go far enough.
GOP Senators Ask President to Oppose Nationalizing 5G By John Eggerton Say they are worried about DOD inquiry
Debate Commission Vows to Change Format By John Eggerton Follows universally criticized first presidential debate
Hill Preps for Big Tech Thursday By John Eggerton Thursday will be a busy day on Capitol Hill on the issue of the power of Big Tech and what, if anything, to do about it.
