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Dr. Phil’s Merit Street Media Ordered into Chapter 7 Liquidation
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Scott Everett delivered a devastating blow to television personality Dr. Phil McGraw on Tuesday, converting the Chapter 11 reorganization of his troubled media startup, Merit Street Media, into a Chapter 7 liquidation accoridn to The Hollywood Reporter. The ruling strips McGraw and his production company, Peteski Productions, of control over the bankruptcy…
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Crunchyroll Launches 24/7 Free Channel on Samsung TV Plus
Anime fans now have one more reason to use Samsung TV Plus on. Crunchyroll has just launched a brand-new 24/7 FAST (Free Ad-Supported Television) channel exclusively for Samsung Smart TVs, giving viewers a non-stop stream of hit anime series with no subscription required. The new Crunchyroll Channel offers around-the-clock access to a curated lineup of…
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The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is 33% Off Right Now
Amazon has once again slashed the price of its Fire TV Stick 4K Max by 33%, bringing the price down to $40. If you’re in the market for a new powerful and portable device to watch content both at home and while traveling, check out the deal, below. Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max: Normally…
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AOL Has Been Sold to New Owners As Yahoo Unloads The Classic Site & Dial-Up Internet Service
Bending Spoons, the Milan-based technology firm, has reached a definitive agreement to purchase AOL from Yahoo. The deal, which involves the transfer of the historic web portal and email service, is slated to finalize before the end of the current year, pending standard regulatory reviews and closing requirements. The sale comes just after AOL shut…
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CBS News Ends its Morning & Evening Streaming News Programs
CBS News is discontinuing its streaming-exclusive morning and evening programs as part of sweeping cost reductions at Paramount Global, with nearly 100 staffers losing their jobs in the latest wave of layoffs. The cancellations target CBS Mornings Plus, the third-hour streaming extension of the flagship morning broadcast, and CBS Evening News Plus, its evening counterpart…
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NBCUniversal Will Partner With iHeartRadio for 2026 Winter Olympics
NBCUniversal announced today that it will partner with iHeartMedia again for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. iHeartRadio will air 24/7 play-by-play audio channels of the coverage from NBCUniversal while also promoting tune-in coverage from NBCU. Coverage will also be offered on podcasts, including Olympic-themed episodes of existing podcasts and a new Winter Games…
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Sulley, Mike & the NFL: ESPN’s Monsters Inc. Animated Monday Night Football Tackles Disney+
Another imaginative alternate NFL telecast is coming to a screen near you. ESPN, Disney, Pixar, and the NFL are teaming up to bring Monsters Funday Football to the Monday Night Football stage on December 8. The special telecast will transform the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Chargers matchup into a real-time, animated game set inside…
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Netflix Introduces Real-Time Voting Feature
Netflix is adding an interactive feature that will give viewers an opportunity to interact with the content they’re watching in real-time. Real-time voting will be a feature in select live events streaming on Netflix, like the reboot of ‘Star Search.’ Viewers will be able to vote as the event streams, using their TV remote or…
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YouTube Unveils Major Upgrades to Improve Video Quality Using AI to Upscale to 4K
Today YouTube rolled out a set of announcements aimed at transforming how content appears and interacts across devices, YouTube is rolling out enhancements that prioritize stunning visuals, seamless discovery, and frictionless shopping integration, with a particular focus on the television screen. These updates underscore the platform’s evolution into a premier destination for high-quality, immersive entertainment…
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The FCC Approves Letting ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Station Owners Shut Down ATSC 1.0 OTA TV & Fully Switch to ATSC 3.0
The Federal Communications Commission unanimously adopted new rules Tuesday to speed the nationwide shift from legacy television signals to the advanced ATSC 3.0 standard known as NextGen TV, ending the requirement that stations simultaneously broadcast in both the older ATSC 1.0 and the new 3.0 and handing broadcasters greater authority to set their own conversion…
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Tubi Announces First Slate of Creator-Led Titles
Fox’s free streaming service, Tubi, announced today its first-ever exclusive creator content slate as part of its Tubi for Creators program. In an expanded collaboration with Hartbeat, Kevin Hart’s entertainment company, Tubi will debut four original, creator-led films in 2026, led by Kinigra Deon, and DC Young Fly, Chico Bean, and Karlous Miller of “85…
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Fubo and Disney Close Merger Deal For Hulu & Fubo, Creating Sixth-Largest Pay TV Giant with 6 Million Subscribers
In a seismic shift for the streaming television landscape, FuboTV Inc. and The Walt Disney Company today announced the successful closure of their previously disclosed transaction to merge Fubo’s live TV platform with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV service. The deal, first revealed earlier this year, instantly catapults the combined entity into the sixth-largest Pay…
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Amazon Scales Back Layoffs to 14,000 Amid AI-Driven Overhaul in Entertainment Divisions & More
In a surprising pivot from initial reports, Amazon has reportedly according to The Wrap it will eliminate 14,000 corporate positions rather than the previously speculated 30,000, signaling a more measured approach to workforce reductions while accelerating its embrace of artificial intelligence across its sprawling empire. The cuts, which began rolling out via email notifications on…
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YouTube TV Could Lose ESPN, ABC, & Other Disney Channels Tomorrow
YouTube TV faces another potential blackout, this time with Disney, just a month after resolving a similar dispute with NBCUniversal. The current distribution agreement between YouTube TV and Disney is set to expire tomorrow October 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET, and without a new deal, popular networks like ABC and ESPN could vanish from the…
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YouTube TV Adds 3 New Channels
YouTube TV has introduced three fresh channels from Bloomberg Media, delivering round-the-clock financial insights, original documentaries, and ultra-high-definition viewing options to its more than eight million subscribers. With these new channels YouTube TV expands its lineup of news channels. Bloomberg TV+ serves as the cornerstone of this rollout, providing nonstop live coverage of global markets,…
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