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Monday February 3, 2025    IN THE NEWS NBC News anchor Chuck Todd has left the building. Todd joined NBC News as political director in 2007, and served as moderator on “Meet the Press” from 2014-23. “There’s never a perfect time to leave a place that’s been a professional home for so long, but I’m […]

Friday January 31, 2025    IN THE NEWS Comcast’s 4Q24 revenue of $31.9 billion beat analysts’ expectations, with Peacock revenue rising 28%, to $1.3 billion. The company lost 311,000 domestic video customers – better than the year-ago 389,000 – to wrap the year with 12.5 million. Full year results were “the best financial performance in […]

Thursday January 30, 2025    IN THE NEWS Fox has secured a record-breaking $8 million for at least 10 of its 30-second Super Bowl ads. The network had originally fetched upwards of $7 million per spot, already a record, and by November inventory for the Big Game was sold out. But a higher than usual […]

Wednesday January 29, 2025    IN THE NEWS CNN anchor Jim Acosta is stepping down, a decision he announced at the close of his morning show on Tuesday. Acosta, known for taking a tough line with President Trump during Trump’s first term, was informed earlier this month that his show was being moved to midnight […]

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Monday January 27, 2025    IN THE NEWS As Skydance Media and RedBird Capital Partners prepare to close their takeover of Paramount Global, a wrench has been thrown in the works in the form of a new, higher bid for the company. A letter was being sent to Paramount’s board on Friday from Project Rise […]

Friday January 24, 2025    IN THE NEWS Comcast has launched Sports & News TV, a bundle for Xfinity Internet customers that includes live news, sports, movies and shows, and primetime TV. The all-in monthly price: $70 when combined with Xfinity Internet. The package includes 50+ broadcast, cable news and sports channels, a subscription to […]

Thursday January 23, 2025    IN THE NEWS Prime Video, Starz and Warner Bros. Discovery are bundling up. A Max/Starz package is available on Prime Video for $20.99/month, about 25% less than the price of subscribing separately to the two services. “We are thrilled to team with Prime Video and Max to deliver this new […]

Wednesday January 22, 2025    IN THE NEWS YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video broke records for total TV viewing share for December, according to Nielsen’s monthly snapshot, The Gauge. YouTube rose to an 11.1% share; Netflix reached 8.5% (helped by its two Christmas Day NFL games, season two of “Squid Game,” and film “Carry-On”); […]

Tuesday January 21, 2025    IN THE NEWS Nexstar Media Group and Altice USA struck a carriage deal that restored Nexstar stations and NewsNation to subscribers of Altice-owned Optimum TV, in time for the weekend’s NFL playoffs. Nexstar stations were removed from Optimum on January 10. Optimum has yet to strike a deal with MSG […]