Google Seeks To Settle EU’s Latest Advertising Antitrust Probe

How Facebook’s ‘Metaverse’ Became A Political Strategy In Washington

5G Is Getting Better, But The Most Important Changes May Come Next Year

With the launch of Apple’s newest smartphones — the iPhone 13 series — the big question is back. Is it worth buying a new phone just to get 5G?

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Treasury: 100 Mbps Symmetrical Is Table Stakes For Broadband Bucks

Facebook Will Participate In Instagram Hearing

Senators from both parties signal rough going over research revelations.

Pebble Reports Strong Results For H1 2021

Pebble, the automation, content management, and integrated channel service provider, has announced figures for H1 2021 that indicate continued, sustainable growth. All key financial metrics are up over the Covid-impacted 2020, […]

Netflix And Hulu Beat Another Local Town In Sprawling Court Battle Over Cable Franchise Fees

Stations In St. Louis Fire Up NextGen TV Broadcast Signal

ASCAP Adds OTT To Licensing Bonus Pool

CNN Taps Executives For New Streaming Service To Launch Next Year

Nancy Han and Jennifer Suozzo are among the new executives joining CNN+, the network’s new subscription streaming service set to launch in the first quarter of next year. Han will be vice president of weekly programming; Suozzo will be vice president of daily programming.

Redbox Gets App Support On Vewd-Powered Smart TVs And Set-tops

Vewd powers the UX and app store of devices made by brands including Sony, Hisense, Vodafone and Sagemcom.

Nexstar Makes Case For Streaming Dominance

Google Puts OS Onto More U.S. Smart TVs With New OLED Sets From China’s Skyworth

Android TV-powered XC9000 series models are selling on Amazon for $1,200.

‘Tiger King 2’ Among New True-Crime Documentaries From Netflix

A “Tiger King” sequel is coming to Netflix this year as part of a new true-crime lineup of documentaries to be released. Although the streamer announced the project Thursday, it is unknown what the angle for Tiger King 2 will be.

Tech Vendors Wrestle With NAB Void

Last week’s late cancellation of the NAB Show in October has dealt another major blow to the media technology industry. The ripple effects, vendors say, will be far ranging.

Hearst Launches ‘Audience Marketplace’ For OTT

Hearst says the feature will provide “deeper audience targeting capabilities” for its “fast-growing” Anyscreen platform.

What Social Media Needs To Learn From Traditional Media

Government regulation will never fix everything wrong with online discourse. The industry needs to develop professional norms—just as journalism once did.

Microsoft Debuts New Surface Hardware

Facebook iOS Fallout: Underreported Conversions, Lower Advertiser ROI, Increased Ad Loads

Facebook today acknowledged that the performance of its ads has suffered as Apple has rolled out new privacy controls for iOS users, and it could be poised to get even worse as Facebook offsets it by charging higher prices and increasing the ad loads in its feeds.

Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer To Step Down

NCTA: Cable ISPs Aren’t Playing Urban Favorites

NewsGuard Begins Rating Veracity Of YouTube News Content, Zefr First To License It

NewsGuard will enable Zefr’s clients to create inclusion and exclusion lists, preventing them from “overblocking” legitimate news publishers. (Image: NewsGuard)

Comcast Launches First Streaming Device for Customers Worldwide, Ahead Of Its Own TVs

Comcast has launched a new wireless streaming device — the XiOne — that will become the company’s standard platform across the globe. (Image: Comcast)

Newsy Over-the-Air Won’t Look Like Cable News

Scripps executive Kate O’Brian sees a middle ground that isn’t being served.

Hearst Debuts Free Local News Streaming Service

Ad-supported streaming channels are available in the 26 markets where Hearst has local stations.

Kenya Broadcasting Adds Transmitters And Server From TVU Networks to Expand Live News Coverage And Streaming Capacity

TVU Networks, provider of cloud and IP-based live video solutions, today announced that Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) added 10 TVU One 4K HDR mobile transmitters to its existing TVU complement for more extensive […]

ViacomCBS’ Pluto TV Sets Italy Launch

Facebook’s Rules For High-Profile Users Under Review

Cobalt’s Solution For M6’s UHD HLG to UHD SDR Conversion During UEFA European Football Championship

Cobalt® Digital, designer and manufacturer of award-winning edge devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner in the openGear® initiative, has announced that Groupe M6, utilized […]

Scandinavian Streamer Viaplay To Launch In U.K., Canada, Germany