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August 31
- TV By the Numbers: Weather Watch-Time, Impressions Rise with Hurricane Coverage
- The Independent Show Goes Virtual
- Cable Operators Assess Hurricane Ida's Damage
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu U.S. Adoption Stuck at 78% of Households
- Syndication Ratings: ‘Jeopardy!’ Falls to Season Low
- Sarah Burke Named VP/News Director at WCBS-WLNY New York
- Tom Ryan on ViacomCBS's Streaming 'Super Funnel'
- SkyBoxe Fixed Wireless Hub Finally Enters Beta
- ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Premieres on Hulu Aug. 31
- Emerson Coleman, SVP at Hearst Television, To Retire in Summer 2022
- The Cable Center CEO Jana Henthorn to Retire at Year-End
- Carson Wentz To Analyze Colts Games for WISH-TV
- ‘The Ghost and Molly McGee’ Renewed by Disney Channel Before Launch
- CBS Sports Director Bob Fishman Retiring After NCAA Hoop Tournament
- Apple TV Plus Sets Oct. 15 Premiere for Its Latest Documentary Splash, Todd Haynes' 'The Velvet Underground' (Trailer)
- What's Premiering This Week (Aug. 30-Sept. 6)
- Mike Richards Out as EP on ‘Jeopardy!,’ ‘Wheel of Fortune’
- In Wake of Hurricane Ida FCC Waives Number Aging Rule
- Comcast to Merge Spectra Arena Concessions Unit With Oak View Group
- HBO Max to Start Euro Deployment in the Nordics and Spain This Fall
- DistroTV Launches South Asian Bundle of Free Streaming Channels
- fuboTV Gets OK in Iowa To Launch Sportsbook
- ‘CBS Mornings’ Debuts Sept. 7
- Hurricane Ida Takes Toll on Broadcasting, Cable
August 30
- Hurricane Ida Prompts FCC to Extend Deadline for 5G Auction Payments
- NAB Names Anna Chauvet as Policy Exec
- Pew: Majority of Americans Don't Trust Social Media
- The CW Goes Straight to Series With 'Tom Swift'
- Vubiquity CEO Darcy Antonellis Steps Down
- 'Survivor' Announces Cast, New Wrinkles
- 'Hacks' Co-Creators Sign Overall Deal with Warner Bros. TV Group
- HBO Max, YouTube Launch on Charter's Spectrum Guide
- Antenna Company Informally Objects to KVVU-TV Sale
- Churn Costing Top Streamers Combined $80.2 Million in April: Wurl Analytics
- CinemaCon Roundup: If You Want A Billion-Dollar Movie, Do You Still Have To Go Through Theaters First?
- Ed Asner, Star of TV, Film and Stage, Has Died
- Fox Weather Forecasts From ‘Dancing Weatherman’ During U.S. Open
- Redbox Adds AXS TV Now, Fight Network To Streaming Service
- fuboTV Rolls Out Games, Stats in Time For World Cup Qualifiers
- 'Relative Justice' To Premiere Monday, Sept. 13 in Syndication
- Cable Ops to FCC: Rethink ATSC 3.0 Retrans Regime
- Cable Ops Push 'Reasonable' C-Band Compensation
August 29
- Citing Hurricane Ida, FCC Waives Number Portability Restriction
- Showtime Tees Up Jake Paul-Tyron Woodley PPV Boxing Event
August 28
- 'Manifest' Gets Fourth and Final Season on Netflix
- Reports: NRB Spokesperson Fired for Pro-Vaccine Comments
August 27
- What's On This Weekend in TV Sports (Aug. 28-29)
- FCC Warns of Emergency Broadband Benefit Imposter
- Netflix Orders Season Five of 'Cobra Kai'
- Richard Pryor Up Next For ABC’s ‘Superstar’ Series
- Christina Chu Joins Redbox as VP of Technology
- The Amazon Prime Video ‘Purge’: Why the Massive SVOD Library Appears to Have Fewer Titles to Binge on These Days
- FCC Won't Make Broadcasters Pay Share of Broadband Mapping
- Starz Renews ‘Run The World’ For Second Season
- ‘See’ Season Two Starts on Apple TV Plus Aug. 27
- FuboTV Raising Money For Breast Cancer Research with Jerome Bettis Spot
- More Firms Ask To Join NBCU’s Measurement Business Review
- Apple Reaches Settlement with App Developers
August 26
- Tim Wieland Named KCNC Denver General Manager
- Nielsen Streaming Ratings: Netflix's 'All American' Edges 'Outer Banks' for No. 1
- Suni Lee, JoJo Siwa To Be on 'Dancing With the Stars'
- 'The Conners' Goes Live for Season Premiere on ABC
- HBO’s ‘The Shop: Uninterrupted’ Returns Aug. 27
- TCA: New ‘Wonder Years’ Offers Viewers Something They’ve Not Seen Before, Say Producers
- Stars of Original ‘Wonder Years’ Turn Up in ABC Comedies Oct. 13
- FCC Hands Out Bucks to Highest-Need Telehealth Areas
- Atlantic Broadband Snags ACC Network
- TCA: Steve Harvey To Star in ABC Courtroom Comedy, ABC Salutes 50 Years of Disney World
- Can Fox Mine Digital Gold In NFT Wild West With Eluvio Investment?
- DirecTV Stream Takes Off With Serena Williams-Wonder Woman Spot
- Longtime Media Exec Laura Nelson Dies at 55
- How Pay TV Ends
- Comcast Technology Solutions Tells Small and Mid-size Cable TV Operators to Ditch the Dishes and the Racks
- Former Hallmark Head Bill Abbott Renames Cable Networks To Create Family Friendly GAC Brands
- Doja Cat To Host MTV’s VMAs
- NTIA Bulks Up Broadband Oversight
- Magnite Named Preferred SSP By Performance Ad Agency Quigley-Simpson
August 25
- ACAC Defends FCC Policies on Pole Attachment Complaint Redress
- CBS Starts Effort Supporting American Red Cross on 'Big Brother'
- ESPN Drops Rachel Nichols From Its NBA Coverage
- NewsNation Exec Michael Corn Accused of Sexual Assault While at 'Good Morning America'
- VideoAmp Working With Snowflake on Secure Multi-Party Data Sharing
- Fox Invests in Eluvio, Tech Company Behind its First Blockchain Series, Dan Harmon's 'Krapopolis'
- Fox Invests in Blockchain Technology Firm Eluvio
- HBO Max Orders Steven Soderbergh Series ‘Full Circle’
- Is the Wireless Gravy Train Nearing an End?
- Netflix Reportedly in 'Home Stretch' to Renew 'Manifest'
- Netflix Unexpectedly Drops Season 3 of 'Manifest'
- Charter Loan Fund to Invest $3 Million in Hope Enterprise Corporation
- Rotten Tomatoes Channel Launches on Samsung TV Plus, Adds Four New Shows
- Nickelodeon Hires Sabrina Caluori as Senior VP, Brand and Content Strategy
- Did Fox Just Officially Break the Bundle with 'Sports on Tubi' Announcement?
- Comcast Business To Buy Masergy
- Weekly Cable Ratings: Fox News Tramples Cable Competition
- Sinclair Names Franco Gentile GM for Stations in Omaha, Nebraska
- FCC Fights RF Limits Challenges on Multiple Fronts
- ‘Betty’ Won’t See Season Three on HBO
- David Murphy, WPVI Philadelphia Meteorologist, Sets Retirement
- Video Service Subscriptions Seen Increasing 20% By 2026: Parks Report
- AMC Theatres Using Whip Media Platform for Video on Demand Business
- AMC Gives the Return of 'The Walking Dead' TV's Biggest Promo Push
- Nexstar, SportsGrid Plan Digital Broadcast Network Devoted to Sports Wagering
- TV By the Numbers: Football and Fox News Score TV Watch-Time Wins
August 24
- Evoca TV Taps CommScope for Hybrid Set-top Blending Android TV with ATSC 3.0
- Christina Romano Named Associate Program Producer at 'Matter of Fact'
- 'Sports on Tubi' Launches With 10 Live Streaming Channels
- Verizon Waives Fees for Calls to Afghanistan
- 'Jeopardy!' Guest Hosts' Ratings: Joe Buck Jumps to a 13-Week High
- Syndication Ratings: ‘Jeopardy!’ Jumps With Fox Sports' Joe Buck
- Nielsen Among Firms Participating in NBCU's New Measurement Process
- Justice Begins Paying Victims of FIFA Soccer Rights Scandal
- DirecTV Cuts HBO Max Free Promo from 12 to 3 Months
- Eight Stations in Kansas City Market Launch NextGen TV
- Comscore Aims To Start MRC Review of Its TV Ratings Service Earlier Than Planned
- Plex Taps Former Pluto Ad Sales Chief Harold Morgenstern as New CRO
- Showtime Greenlights 'The Wood,' 'YellowJackets' Series
- Showtime Renews ‘Your Honor,’ 'Flatbush Misdemeanors’
- Streaming Ad Views Increased 50% in First Half of 2021: FreeWheel
- NTIA: Big Interest in Broadband Bucks
- Peacock Promotes Will Gonzalez to Exec VP, Chief Data Officer
- Haystack News Adds On-Demand Content From Africanews
- Telemundo's ‘La Casa de los Famosos’ Features Celebs Coexisting Under One Roof
- HBO to Debut 'Insecure' Final Season in October
- Cinedigm Launches Additional Channels on The Roku Channel
- Vizio Claims $100 Million in Upfront Ad Commitments
- Documentary Plus Launches First Linear Channel on Comcast’s Xumo
- NBC Finds Its Annie For Live Show
- Angela Bassett To Host ‘Phoenix Awards’ on BET
- QTT Launches Data-Driven Linear TV Marketplace With A+E, Fox, Reelz
- Josh Sapan Stepping Down as CEO of AMC Networks After 26 Years
August 23
- What’s Premiering This Week (Aug. 23-Aug. 29)
- Hospitality Union Praises Paramount Plus
- New Bill Would Fund Broadband Permitting Expertise
- Disney Junior Calls on Spider-Man, Mickey Mouse to Help Drive Preschool Viewership
- T-Mobile Offers Free Apple TV Plus for 1 Year
- CBS News and Stations Launches CBSN Baltimore
- Freeform Renews 'Motherland: Fort Salem' for Third and Final Season
- Mediacom Promotes Glenn Goldsmith to Group VP of Programming
- 'Kelly Clarkson' To Open Season 3 in New York City
- Mid-America Cable Show to Go Virtual
- Mayim Bialik To Be First 'Jeopardy!' Guest Host Post-Mike Richards
- HBO Max's Forssell on Losing 5 Million Amazon Channels Customers: 'It's Important for Us to Own the Customer'
- Set-top Agreements Saved Consumers $2 Billion-plus in 2020
- VH1 Renews RuPaul Trio
- Roku Renews Quibi Acquisition 'Most Dangerous Game,' Will Keep the Episodes Short
- Taraji P. Henson’s Talk Show Gets Season Two on Facebook Watch
- ‘Teenage Euthanasia’ To Launch on Adult Swim Sept. 19
- ‘Clear the Shelters’ Pet Adoption Initiative Starts at NBCUniversal Local
- NBCU Seeks Solutions to ‘Outdated’ Measurement as Nielsen Accreditation Decision Looms
- ‘American Horror Story: Double Feature’ Starts on FX Aug. 25
- Curiosity Strikes Carriage Deal With FuboTV
- Cowboy Channel Ropes Viewers With 100 Rodeos in 100 Days
- ‘Succession’ Back on HBO in October
- Can More Inclusive Shows Make AVOD Services Stand Out?
- Rachel Maddow Extends Contract with MSNBC
- Fox News Evacuates Afghan Associates
August 22
- Yordenis Ugas Defeats Manny Pacquiao in PPV Boxing Event
August 21
- Nick Davatzes, Founder of A+E Networks, Dead at 79
August 20
- FCC Seeks Input on Dynamic Licensing of Drone Flights
- What's on This Weekend in TV Sports (Aug. 21-22)
- Nexstar Dives Deeper Into Politics by Buying The Hill for $130 Million
- ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA TV Set Schedule for 2021-22 Season
- Rebecca O’Sullivan-Schulte Named GM of Three Bally Sports Networks
- TiVo: North American Consumers Now Use an Average of 8.8 Video Services
- ‘Punky Brewster’ Won’t See Season Two on Peacock
- John Ritter To Be Profiled in ABC Special ‘Superstar’
- New 'Jeopardy!' Host Mike Richards Steps Down After Just 9 Days
- Sandra Oh Dramedy ‘The Chair’ Premieres on Netflix Aug. 20
- Multicultural Perspectives: From Dreamgirl to President: Sheryl Lee Ralph Continues to Shine
- FTC Accuses Facebook of Anticompetitive 'Surveillance-Based' Advertising
- Gray Names Ronna Corrente General Manager at WAVE-TV
- Nielsen Streaming Ratings: Netflix’s ‘Virgin River’ Maintains the No. 1 Spot
August 19
- 'Yellowstone' To Return in November
- Amazon Pushes House for Broadband Bucks
- Fox Weather Names Reporters, Multimedia Journalists for Fall Launch
- House GOP Troubled by T-Mobile Breach
- CNN Has 'We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert' Aug. 21
- Jennifer Lyons Named WBBM Chicago GM
- Academy of Country Music Awards To Livestream on Amazon Prime Video
- Busted Pilot: 'CSI: Vegas' on CBS, 'Field of Dreams' Baseball on Fox, 'Walking Dead' Final Season on AMC
- ‘Frogger’, ‘Top Chef Family Style’ and ‘American Ninja Warrior Junior’ on Peacock Sept. 9
- Starz Renews ‘Hightown’ for Second Season
- Netflix Inks ‘The Witcher’ Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich to Production Deal
- Three Former Netflix Engineers Charged With Leaking Internal Sub Growth Data for $3 Million Insider Trading Scheme
- Netflix Renews ‘Never Have I Ever’ Series
- Disney Reaches Settlement with Lionsgate to Use Star Plus Brand in Brazil
- Bob Ellis Named WDIV Detroit General Manager
- New Disney Deal With NCTC Includes Disney Plus, ESPN Plus
- Boeing Signs Up as Title Sponsor for ESPN's Red Tails Football Game
- CPB Funds Station Efforts to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation
- Talaya Wilkins Joins MSG Network To Develop Sports Betting Content
- Apple TV Plus To Premiere ‘Foundation’ in September
- Gilbert Arenas, Terrell Owens Host Sports Shows on Fubo Sports Network
- AT&T’s Cricket Unlimited Customers Getting HBO Max For Free
- Black Viewers Streaming to AVOD Platforms, Nielsen Says
- ‘FBoy Island’ Gets Second Season on HBO Max
- Series Business: Phil Weinstein on Keeping Mickey Fun and Fresh on Disney Junior's 'Mickey Mouse Funhouse'
- Kids Recall Ads on YouTube More Than Broadcast: Precise TV Study
August 18
- Report: FCC Investigating T-Mobile Data Breach
- FCC Opens Challenge Docket for C-Band Payment Disputes
- Weekly Cable Ratings: Fox News Continues Ratings Roll
- NBC Gives ‘Family Game Fight’ TV’s Biggest Promo Push
- Taliban to Media: Don't Broadcast Anything Contradicting Islamic Values
- 'MasterChef’ Renewed at Fox
- ViacomCBS's Kelly Day on Going Global with Pluto, Paramount Plus … and SkyShowtime
- TV By the Numbers: Preseason NFL Games Score Watch-Time Win on TV
- Locast Adds Support From Vizio Smart TVs
- NAB Show Attendees Must Be Vaccinated
- ‘Nuclear Family’ Docuseries Premieres on HBO Sept. 26
- HBO's 'The White Lotus' Wraps with 1.9 Million Viewers
- Disney Junior Renews ‘Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends’
- Nat Geo Inks First-Look Deal with Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios
- Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Nas X To Perform at MTV VMAs Sept. 12
- Gigabit-Speed U.S. Broadband Subscribers More Than Doubled in Q2
- Cord-cutting 'Slowed' 18% to 1.23 Million Customers in Q2
- National Geographic’s ‘Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller’ Gets Third Season
- Cable Operators Continued Explosive Broadband Growth in Q2, Now Control 70% of the U.S. Wireline HSI Market
- NBA Expert Jackie MacMullan Retiring From ESPN Aug. 31
- MTV Entertainment Studios Teams with Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance on Slavery Project
- ‘Diary of a Future President’ Season Two on Disney Plus Aug. 18
- Samba TV, Lucid Team Up on Linear TV Measurement for Brands
- LoopMe Granted Patent for PurchaseLoop Ad Measurement
- TVSquared Working With AdImpact To Measure Political Ad Reach on CTV
- Comcast, ViacomCBS Get Together For SkyShowtime Streaming Service in Europe
- Extreme Reach, BrightLine Deliver Interactive Personalized CTV Ads
- FCC Opposes Private Suits Over Alleged Wireless Buildout Rule Violations
- ALLBLK Renews ‘Terror Lake Drive’ Series
August 17
- TCL Introduces $80 HD Cameras for Android TV and Google TV Sets
- 'Painting With John' Gets Season Two on HBO
- Syndication Ratings: 'Live with Kelly and Ryan' Sticks Landing in Final Olympics Week
- Lifetime Commissions ‘Flowers in the Attic’ Prequel
- Court Won't Reinstate OAN Defamation Complaint Against MSNBC's Rachel Maddow
- Diverse Groups Push Local Journalism Sustainability Act
- A&E To Develop 'Secrets of Playboy' Series
- Redbox Gets Into the Kevin Hart Business
- History Taps Morgan Freeman for New Series Showcasing Great Prison Escapes
- WXIN Indianapolis Debuts Lifestyle Show 'Indy Now' Sept. 13
- 'Young Sheldon' To Join TBS Line-Up This Fall
- Spectrum TV App Blackout on Roku: The Latest on This Next-gen Carriage Battle
- Roku and Charter End 9-Month Spectrum TV Blackout
- Former NBC Head Bob Greenblatt Makes TV Deal With Lionsgate
- AIM/PAR Workforce Diversity Survey to Launch in November
- Shudder Scares Up New Docuseries on Movie Monsters
- IMDb TV Expands to Comcast's Xfinity X1 and Flex
- What’s Premiering This Week (Aug. 16-Aug. 22)
- Nexstar Hires DJ Rick Dees as Voice of Rewind TV Network
- ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Premieres on Hulu Aug. 18
- New LPTV Association Launches
- CES Will Require Attendees Provide Proof of Vaccination
- Xite Launching Four Ad-Supported Music Channels on Samsung TV Plus
- Roku Adds El Rey, 16 Other Niche Linear Networks to Its 'Live Channel Guide'
- Talon, MadHive Connect OTT and Digital Outdoor Advertising
- Viant Sees Results Jump as It Tests Non-Cookie ID Program
- CPJ: U.S. Must Do More for Afghan Journalists
August 16
- HGTV, Discovery Plus Tap Celebs Lil John, Marsai Martin, Kendra Wilkinson for New Shows
- Sinclair, Dish Agree to Extension Avoiding Massive Blackout for Now
- 'Well Done With Sebastian Maniscalco' Season Two on Discovery Plus in November
- ViacomCBS Agrees To Sell CBS 'Black Rock' HQ for $760 Million
- Peacock To Build 'Field of Dreams' Series, But Will Subscribers Come?
- Peacock Orders ‘Field of Dreams’ Series
- TV Data Initiative Adds 'Expert Advisory Group'
- Gray TV Requiring Employees To Be Vaccinated by Oct. 1
- Revived El Rey Network Premiering Exclusively on Roku Channel Aug. 17
- Xbox and PlayStation Streaming Usage Dropped 14% in Q2
- ‘Curse of the Chippendales’ on Discovery Plus Sept. 24
- Magnolia Network to Debut Three New Series, Sets 9/11-Themed Documentary
- Google to Court: We're No More Common Carriers Than Fox News
- Court TV Adds Former Judge Ashley Willcott as Anchor
- David Spade Hosts ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ Premiere on ABC
- Rob Gronkowski Joins ‘Shaq’s Garage’ on Kartoon Channel
- Jif Gets Fresh Ludacris Rap for Peanut Butter Campaign
- Cartoonito Preschool Block Launching Sept. 13 on HBO Max, Cartoon Network
- CHD Legal Win Emboldens Push to Halt 5G Rollout
- NextGen TV Being Used To Deliver Remote Learning in Washington, D.C.
- Sports TV Is About To Be Turned Upside Down
August 15
- HBO Max: 'We’re Going to Replace Every Single Connected TV App in the Next Four or Five Months'
August 14
- What's On this Weekend in TV Sports (Aug. 14-15)
August 13
- Court Dismisses Avenatti Defamation Suit Against Fox News
- TCA: FX’s Cable-Streaming Approach a ‘Tremendous Success’, Said Landgraf
- D.C. Court Smacks Down FCC Decision to Keep 5G RF Emission Standards
- Cox Communications Promotes Suzanne Fenwick to SVP of Content Acquisition
- BET To Launch ‘The Tyler Perry Show’ After-Show Special Following 'Sistas' Finale
- FX Orders Season Four of ‘What We Do in the Shadows’
- ‘American Horror Stories’ Gets Second Season on FX on Hulu
- Broadcasters Sue FCC Over Foreign Entity Program Lease Decision
- Two ‘American Story’ Spinoffs Coming to FX
- The Race to Catch Netflix: A Snapshot of Global DTC Streaming Scale (Updated)
- ABC Mounts Wave of Promotions For ‘Ultimate Surfer’ Series
- ‘Modern Love’ Features Modern Problems in Season Two
- ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Season Two To Shoot in the U.K.
- Irwin Gotlieb, Other Comscore Directors, Buy More Shares
August 12
- Matt Amodio is Now Third-Highest Money Winner in 'Jeopardy!' History
- Nielsen Has 'Deep Rooted, Ongoing Performance Issues,' MRC Says
- Hulu Exceeds Expectations, Turns to Profit in Quarter
- Roddenberry Estate Strikes 'Star Trek' Archive Deal
- Discovery To Fight Bill That Would Ban Foreign Ownership of Media in Poland
- Disney Reports 174 Million Streaming Subs for 3rd Quarter
- Cleo TV to Air ‘Tia Mowry’s Quick Fix’ Web-Based Series
- Nielsen Streaming Ratings: Netflix’s ‘Virgin River’ Ends Five-Week ‘Manifest’ Winning Streak
- Jennifer Mitchell, Tom Canedo Named CBS Stations Presidents
- State Associations Push for Tax Certificate Bills
- ‘No Bullpoop’ in Rita Moreno PBS Documentary, Says the Star
- KTSF’s ‘Kung Fu Theater’ Takes National Stage Streaming Via VUit
- BET Plus Launches ‘The Ms. Pat Show’
- DirecTV and Dish in Terminal Orbit? Their Satellites Are About to Age Out
- Netflix Supersizes Its Reality Slate, Sets 'Largest Casting Call Ever'
- Kobe Bryant Profiled in Next Episode of ABC’s ‘Superstar’
- ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Prepares To Wrap Eventful Eight Seasons
- Nielsen Asks MRC To Put National Ratings Accreditation on Hiatus
- Reader’s Digest Parent Buys Social Video Outfit Jukin Media
- WideOrbit Adds Comscore’s Quick Score to Ad Sales Platform
- CBS Sports Producer Gareth Hughes Has Died
- CTV Fraud Rates Drop But Still Top Other Platforms: Kubient
- TNT Pins Down ‘Rhodes to the Top’ Unscripted Series
- Verizon Adds AMC Plus to Free Streaming Offers
- Google's Teen, Kid Targeted Changes Not Enough for Critics
- Connected TV Holds 35% Share of Video Impressions: Extreme Reach
- $6 Million a Month Screensaver CTV Fraud Caught by DoubleVerify
- Report: Biggest Big Tech Ads Help Fuel Online TV, Movie Piracy
- Verizon, Groups Strike Deal on TracFone Deal Conditions
August 11
- Ken Burns Promises ‘Warts and All’ Look at Muhammad Ali
- Law&Crime Added to Lineup By TDS Telecommunications
- New Bill Would Fight Apple and Google App Store 'Bullying'
- TiVo Parent Xperi Saw 9% Pay TV Revenue Dip in Q2
- Disney Plus’ ‘Growing Up Animal’ Arrives Aug. 18
- Some Olympic Viewers Found Peacock, Most Might Keep Watching After The Games
- Former MoviePass Chairman Ted Farnsworth Targets … Broadcast Syndication?
- Mike Richards Is New ‘Jeopardy!’ Host
- ABC Picks Up 'Jeopardy!' College Championship Hosted by Mayim Bialik
- Mr. Wonderful on New Show ‘Money Court’, Old Show ‘Shark Tank’
- CuriosityStream Adds Whopping 4 Million Subscribers in Q2 Following Deal with Germany's Spiegel TV
- Anthony Mason To Depart 'CBS This Morning'
- Court Won't Stay FCC 5.9 GHz Decision
- Frndly TV Adds Circle to Streaming Channel Lineup
- Weekly Cable Ratings: Fox News Blows Away Competition
- Octopus Uses Shark Week To Promote Philo in Ride Share Cars
- Nate Burleson Joins 'CBS This Morning'
- ‘Cribs’ Back on MTV Aug. 11
- Samba TV Launches Identity System To Measure Cross-Channel Ad Impact
- Gray Fights Half-Million-Dollar FCC Fine
- NBC Gives Its ‘Games’ (Not the Olympics) TV’s Biggest Promo Push
- Global Streaming Time Grew 13% in 2nd Quarter: Conviva
- MLB's Field of Dreams Homage Lands on Fox
- TCL Debuts 5- and 6-Series Google TV-powered Smart TVs
August 10
- AT&T, WarnerMedia Seeking to Sell TMZ to Fox
- TV By the Numbers: NBC, Olympics Run Away With Impressions, Watch-Time Lead
- Walter Kaitz Foundation's Creative Forum Focuses Lens Beyond Hollywood
- AT&T Says It's Pulling HBO From Amazon Channels
- Manny Pacquiao-Errol Spence PPV Fight KO’d
- Fubo TV Loss Grows to $94 Million Despite Record Subscribers, Revenue
- Syndication Ratings: Tokyo Olympics Takes Torch to Syndies
- New American Public Television Content To Fuel PBS Streaming Service
- HBO Renews 'The White Lotus' for Second Season
- Review: ‘Fantasy Island’
- Scripps Names Adam Chase GM at WTKR-TV, Norfolk, Va.
- Some 'Flop'--Warner's ‘The Suicide Squad’ Just Had One of HBO Max’s Biggest Day-and-date Debuts Yet
- Kerry Kennedy Promoted to Executive VP at ABC Entertainment, Disney TV Unscripted
- What Subscription Fatigue? U.S. SVOD Biz Grew 21% to $12.2 Billion in the First Half of 2021
- TCA 2021: PBS Focused on Greater Diversity on Both Sides of the Camera
- Senate Passes Massive Broadband Spending Bill
- CNN Plus Hires First Anchor, Former NBC News and MSNBC 'Way Too Early' Host Kasie Hunt
- BET Names Two Executives to Senior Ad Sales Jobs
- Newsmax on the $1.6 Billion Dominion Suit: We 'Simply Reported' Those Unsubstantiated Voter Fraud Claims
- Scripps Networks See 20% Volume Increase in First Upfront
- ‘DC’s Stargirl’ Starts Season Two on The CW
- Telemundo Launches Streaming Division That Will Feed Peacock
- Disney Plus' ‘What If…?’ Series Reimagines the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Cable Center Reschedules Virtual Hall Of Fame Celebration to Nov. 15
- Integral Ad Science Buys Publica for $220 Million
- Nielsen Renews Local Ratings Agreement With Meredith Corp.
- NAB's Gordon Smith Urges FCC To Reverse User Fee Hike
- AT&T Closes $1.175 Billion CrunchyRoll Sale to Sony
August 9
- ‘Stranger Things’ to Return in 2022
- Broadcasters Push for Local Journalism Tax Break Bill
- Comscore Posts $18.5 Million Net Loss for Second Quarter
- 'Housebroken' Gets Second Season on Fox
- Showtime's 'Back to Life' To Return in September
- Mike Richards, 'Jeopardy!' EP, Addresses Host Conversations, Discrimination Lawsuits
- Dems Press Facebook on Ad Political Research Cut-Off
- Ergen: Dish ‘Disappointed’ Sinclair Negotiating Retrans Deal in Public
- Series Business: Kevin O'Leary on 'Money Court', a CNBC Show That Sees 'Mr. Wonderful' Judge on Partners' Financial Disputes
- The CW Joins Simulcast of MTV’s VMAs
- ‘Gigantosaurus’ Season Three on Disney Junior, DisneyNOW Aug. 9
- What’s Premiering This Week (Aug. 9-Aug. 15)
- ‘Tuca & Bertie’ Renewed at Adult Swim
- ‘Reservation Dogs’ Offers Unique Look at Indigenous Life in America
- Sinclair Says Dish Network Carriage Deal ‘Unlikely’
- Sling TV Springs Back to Growth, Adds 65K Subscribers in Q2
- Infrastructure Bill Allows FCC, NTIA To Define 'Reliable' Broadband
- David Roberts To Head NBA Production at ESPN
- ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Gets Season Two on Disney Plus
- Tatari Automates Insertion Orders for Linear, Streaming TV
- FCC Proposes ESPN Fine For EAS Violation
- Roku Ready To Roll With 23 More Original Shows
- Tegna Net Income Jumps to $106.6 Million in 2Q
- Comscore Incorporates YouTube, YouTube TV Into Campaign Ratings
- Dish Cuts Pay TV Losses to 67,000 in 2nd Quarter as Sling Rises to 2.44 Million Subs
- Can ViacomCBS Transform The Star Trek Channel Into South Park Central?
August 8
- Ethics Commission: Jackson Must Pay WLBT $170,000
- Cuomo Complainant Gives Exclusive Interview to CBS
- Government Relations Vet Chris Ortman Out of Hospital
August 7
- Showtime Docuseries Puts UFOs on TV Radar
August 6
- Matt Amodio Rises to Become Fifth-Highest ‘Jeopardy!’ Money Winner
- Hulu Greenlights Comedy Series ‘This Fool;’ Sets Premiere Dates for ‘Dopesick,' 'The Great'
- Roku Steps Into the Streaming Savior Role for 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist'
- MSG Networks Airing Eagles Film in Lead Up to Concert at Arena
- What’s On This Weekend in TV Sports (Aug. 7-8)
- NBCU Claims Tokyo Olympics Have Generated 100 Billion Minutes of Viewing
- Cinedigm Reviving El Rey Network as Streaming Service
- Scripps Reports 2Q Loss on Transactional Charges
- Fox Expands Measurement Relationship with Comscore
- AMC Net Income Rises to $35.9 Million in 2Q
- 'Jeopardy!' EP Mike Richards Put Himself in Pole Position to Become the Show's Permanent Host (Analysis)
August 5
- CNN Said It Fired Three Staffers Who Came to Office Unvaccinated
- Longtime C-SPAN Counsel Bruce Collins Retires
- Most Consumers Still Prefer to Stream, J.D. Power Report Says
- Fox News Names Jacqui Heinrich as White House Correspondent
- HBO To Debut Pandemic-Themed Documentary in August
- ESPN To Cover NBA Summer League Games
- Nielsen Streaming Ratings: #SaveManifest Movement Picks Up Steam as Netflix Series Becomes the Most Watched SVOD Show for 5th Straight Week
- How Have Those Pluto TV and Tubi Acquisitions Worked Out? Pretty, Pretty Good
- Eric Ludgood Named Head of Newsy by E.W. Scripps
- A&E Bringing Back ‘Cold Case Files,’ ‘American Justice’ With New Episodes
- Roku on Its Google Standoff: 'We're Not Seeking More Money'
- Disney, Mediacom Reach Carriage Agreement
- Next Gen TV Backers Seek Answers at Conferences
- Fox Business to Revamp Primetime Programming Lineup
- ‘South Park’ Movies Coming to Paramount Plus Under New $900 Million Deal
- Comedy Central Renews 'South Park' Through 30th Season
- Airing on Ion Gives Bounce’s Series ‘Johnson’ a Boost
- Nielsen Plans To Roll Out 3,000 Wearable Portable People Meters
- SN Now Relaunching With Personalized Experiences Enabled by Firstlight and Deltatre
- Paramount Plus Makes Deal For Carriage on Sky in Europe
- ViacomCBS Adds 6.5 Million Global Streaming Subscribers
- Gray Television Records $26 Million in Net Income
- Flashtalking Working With TVSquared To Gauge Incremental Reach
- Tegna Names Lisa Columbia GM at WHAS-TV, Louisville
- Vizio Posts Loss Despite Gains in Platform Revenue
- IMDb TV Mobilizing with iOS and Android Support
- PVOD Isn’t Dead Yet
August 4
- Mike Richards, 'Jeopardy!' EP, Might Be Show's Next Host
- Roku Subscriber Growth and Engagement Decelerates in Q2
- Fox Corp. Fourth Quarter Earnings Hit $253 Million
- Lumen Technologies Stock Drops in Wake of Apollo Deal
- Perry Sook: '84% Of The Country Has No Earthly Idea' What NewsNation Is
- Young Spiderman the Star of 'Marvel's Spidey and His Amazing Friends'
- HBO Max's Biggest Signup Driver Yet? 'The Sopranos' Movie Prequel Taxies for Oct. 1 Premiere
- OWN, HGTV to Co-Produce Unscripted Series for Discovery Plus
- Peacock To Exclusively Stream Notre Dame Home Opener
- Fox, Gordon Ramsay Cook Up Studio for Food and Lifestyle Content
- Redbox Free Streaming App Gets Support on Samsung Smart TVs
- Broadband Focus Drives Double-Digit Q2 OIBDA Increase at Mediacom
- Court TV Set To Carry Live Testimony From Robert Durst
- Schurz Buys Ohio Fiber Provider New Knoxville Telephone Co.
- Weekly Cable Ratings: Fox News Outdistances Olympics-Charged USA Network
- Sinclair CEO Says DTC App Won’t Cannibalize Sports Networks
- House of Max Branded Content Studio Launched by WarnerMedia
- WideOrbit Releases Latest Broadcast Traffic Software
- Xandr Launches Monetize TV Platform for Audience-Based Campaigns
- Sinclair Posts $332 Million Loss in Second Quarter
- NBC Gives the Tokyo Olympics TV’s Biggest Promo Push Three Weeks in a Row
- Nexstar Reports Higher Second-Quarter Earnings
- Jocelyn Langevine Named VP, Ad Sales for Byron Allen’s theGrio
- Gray TV Promotes Executives in Human Relations Department
August 3
- Charter Promotes Jodi Robinson to EVP Digital Platforms, Jake Perlman to EVP Software Development & IT
- OWN’s ‘Queen Sugar’ Returns in September
- Syndication Ratings: As Tokyo Olympics Kick Off, Syndies Take a Dive
- TV By the Numbers: NBC & Olympics Atop Podium for Watch-Time, TV Ad Impressions
- Warner Bros. Discovery Sets Sights on 200 Million Sub Mark
- Apple TV Plus' 'Ted Lasso' Season 2 Only Draws Around 5% of the Total U.S. Streaming Audience
- Comcast Combines Vudu and FandangoNow
- What's Premiering This Week (Aug. 2-Aug. 8)
- HBO Max Finally Gets Support on LG Smart TVs
- ESPN Enlists Pro Athletes For Heavyweight USAA Social Media Campaign
- Discovery’s David Zaslav Blasts 'Antiquated’ ‘Unreliable’ Nielsen
- ViacomCBS Streaming Services Carried in New Deal With Cox
- Vizio Smart TVs Add Discovery Plus App
- Discovery Claims 18 Million Direct-to-Consumer Customers
- Gray Names Charity Holman GM at WVVA-TV, Bluefield W.Va.
- BET Plus To Be Available Through Vizio’s SmartCast
August 2
- Prentice Penny Inks Onyx Collective Deal
- Byron Allen Closes $380 Million Acquisition of Stations From Gray
- Amazon Sets September 2022 Release for ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Series
- AT&T's vMVPD Biz Comes Full Circle with 'DirecTV Stream' Rebrand
- DirecTV Stream Becomes Single Brand for Former AT&T Video Services
- 'American Veteran' Broadcast and Streaming Series Premieres on PBS Oct. 26
- 'Generation 9/11' Premieres Aug. 31 on PBS
- Is Disney Plus Done with Premier Access?
- Vizio SmartCast Revamp Heats Up Streaming Video’s Interface Wars
- Showtime Greenlights Fifth Season of 'The Chi’
- The Ocho Returns to ESPN2 With Cow Chips and Cornhole
- Vizio Updates Guide, Adds Channels to WatchFree Plus