The lawsuit, which was filed in 2015 and has withstood numerous challenges, says the NFL broke antitrust law when it allowed DirecTV to exclusively sell the "Sunday Ticket" package of out-of-market Sunday afternoon games airing on CBS and Fox at what it says was an inflated price and restricted competition.
CLOSING BELL
Dow Adds 79, Nasdaq Slips 15, S&P Dips 1
Wall Street's momentum cooled Thursday after its latest record-setting day.
The legendary exec will retire (again) in late 2026, so the $200 billion kingdom needs a new king — or, for the first time ever, a queen.
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In addition to choosing new members of the TV and radio boards, TelevisaUnivision’s Pilar Ramos was also appointed to fill an open seat.
The NHL is getting the Drive to Survive treatment, with a hockey series from the makers of the popular Formula 1 show coming to Prime Video in the fall.
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Muck Rack surveyed 1,116 public relations professionals from April 4 to May 10, 2024, and found that most viewed LinkedIn as the social media platform they valued most — more than X, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok combined.
The executive, who handles coverage on CNN’s global digital platforms, will leave in early July after 10 years with the network.
AI & THE MEDIA
How Apple Fell Behind In The AI Arms Race
After years of playing it safe with generative artificial intelligence, Apple is set to unveil new features next week.
The crew union is saying for the second time that it needs more time to reach a West Coast deal with studios and streamers prior to the contract's July 31 expiration date.
DirecTV says its Addressable Reach-Frequency Optimization (RFO) technology combines the company’s proprietary data, viewership insights and addressable technology for advertisers to maximize reach, optimize frequency, and balance impression distribution against their TV campaigns.
Since Jon Stewart’s return, the Comedy Central flagship has been striving to reestablish itself as a mandatory stop for candidates in search of votes (and occasional laughs).
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres took the marketing industry to task today calling on advertising and PR agencies to stop working for the fossil fuel industry. Specifically, he urged ad and PR firms to stop taking on new fossil fuel clients and to start making plans to drop existing clients.
The ESPN star’s reporting on divisive subjects, including allegations of violence against women, has been as risky as it is refreshing.
Could 3.0 datacasting someday fund a gentle shutoff of ATSC 1.0?
The state of emergency mass communications is a fragmented mix of the ancient and many emerging apps.
Netflix’s embrace of live sports and commercials makes it look more like traditional broadcast and cable TV. Does adding a news division make sense?
AI & THE MEDIA
The Life, Death And Rebirth Of An AI-Generated News Outlet
BNN Breaking had millions of readers, an international team of journalists and a publishing deal with Microsoft. But it was just an A.I. chop shop.
AI & THE MEDIA
FTC Opens Antitrust Probe Of Microsoft AI Deal
The commission has sent subpoenas to the tech giant and startup Inflection AI, asking whether their partnership evaded required government review.
Will Lewis, the chief executive of The Washington Post, objected to Editor Sally Buzbee plan to cover a legal development involving him in a phone hacking case.
The video sharing platform owned by Google said Wednesday it will prohibit any videos demonstrating how to remove firearm safety devices. In addition, videos showing homemade guns, automatic weapons and certain firearm accessories like silencers will be restricted to users 18 and older. Critics say proof will be in enforcement.
The CFP announced its entire schedule on Wednesday. The four first-round games will be on Dec. 20 and 21. ABC and ESPN will televise games on Friday and Saturday night with an 8 p.m. ET kickoff, while TNT will have the Dec. 21 afternoon games at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. The afternoon games will go up against a pair of NFL games with Houston-Kansas City at 1 p.m. and Baltimore-Pittsburgh at 4:30 p.m.
European markets opened higher Thursday as investors awaited a decision by the European Central Bank. It is expected to cut its key interest rate from a record high of 4% later in the day. France's CAC 40 rose 0.3% to 8,032.86, and Germany's DAX surged 1% to 18,758.43. Britain's FTSE 100 edged up 0.2% to 8,259.40.
Leaders from Televisa Univision, WCVB, KPIX and Ross will discuss the upshots of adopting virtual sets and AR into their news production and the challenges they’ve navigated along the way in a TVNewsCheck Working Lunch Webinar on June 27 at 1 p.m. ET. Register here.
Technology leaders from NBC Regional Sports Networks, Sinclair, Gray Television, Hearst Television and Fox Television Stations discuss the benefits and challenges of remote production in an IP environment in a TVNewsCheck Working Lunch webinar on July 16 at 1 p.m. ET. Register here.