Author: Jess Barnes
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HBO Renews The Pitt for Season 3 Ahead of Season 2 Premiere
The HBO Max medical series The Pitt has been renewed for another season. The announcement was made by Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content at an event for the Season 2 premiere on Wednesday night. The second season debuts tonight, Thursday, January 8, at 9:00 p.m. ET on HBO Max. The…
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Peacock Will Add More Features Ahead of Winter Olympics, Super Bowl, & NBA All-Star Game
Peacock announced today a slate of new features, coming to the streaming service ahead of it’s Legendary February lineup which includes streaming coverages of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Super Bowl LX, and the 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend. The features include Rinkside Live and Courtside Live for ice hockey, figure skating and basketball, giving fans curated feeds of immersive views in…
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FanDuel is Reportedly Struggling to Pay MLB Teams, TV Rights Are Up in the Air
Reports have been coming out for weeks about FanDuel Sports Network, one of the largest regional sports network (RSN) operators, being under financial pressure and at risk of shutting down. Today, a new report from The Athletic says that the company is struggling to give MLB teams the money they expected for the upcoming season.…
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Free Press and Unions Ask the FCC Not to Approve Nexstar’s Acquisition of Local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Stations
Labor unions and media activist groups have filed a petition to the Federal Communications Commission, asking that FCC to deny the merger of Nexstar Media Inc. with TEGNA Inc. Free Press, the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians—Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA), The NewsGuild—Communications Workers of America (TNG-CWA), the United Church of Christ Media…
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Roku Partners with iSpot for Targeted Advertising
Today at CES, Roku announced that it will utilize the iSpot Outcomes at Scale product, designed to help advertisers with performance-focused campaigns on the Roku platform. Roku advertisers will be able to use data from iSpot to track ROI, adjust creative strategies, and drive results. Today’s announcement expands on a partnership between Roku and iSpot…
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Peacock is Integrating Dolby Picture and Sound
Today, Dolby and NBCUniversal announced that Peacock will be the first streaming platform to implement the full suite of Dolby picture and sound technology. In today’s announcement, the two companies shared that Peacock is extending the availability of Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos across live sports over the coming year. The streamer is also the…
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Alexa+ is Now Available All Customers With Early Access
Alexa is now officially available to anyone with Early Access, including those who have an Alexa+ enabled device or anyone who requests access through the website, giving wider access to Amazon’s new AI chat feature before it becomes available to all Prime members. Alexa was first announced at Amazon’s February 2025 Devices & Services live…
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TCL Launches New Flagship TV Lineup
Today at CES, TCL introduced its flagship TCL X11L SQD-Mini LED Series, featuring improved picture quality, audio by Bang & Olufsen, and an anti-reflective layer to increase contrast. The new flagship series features a new Deep Color System with Super Quantum Dots, the CSOT UltraColor Filter, and the advanced Color Purity Algorithm. An enhanced Halo…
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Sling TV Sues Disney for Antitrust Over Buying Fubo & Stifling Competition
Sling TV has filed federal antitrust and breach of contract counterclaims against Disney, alleging that Disney is stifling competition through its acquisition of Fubo. Filed late on Friday, January 2, the counterclaim is in response to Disney’s lawsuit against Sling’s parent company, Dish. That lawsuit claimed that Sling’s short-term subscription packages included Disney-owned channels without…
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Pearl TV is Introducing an Affordable NextGen TV Converter Box This Month
Pearl TV announced today that it’s working on a NextGen TV Converter Box Program that will create affordable and user-friendly converter boxes for those who want to continue to watch free, over-the-air TV without purchasing a new TV when broadcasters transition to ATSC 3.0. “Pearl’s NEXTGEN TV Converter Box Program specification is being developed now…