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A Conversation With: Kirby Grines, CEO, 43Twenty & Publisher, The ...
WEB10 hours ago · Kirby Grines, 43Twenty: At the time, many legacy media organizations were driven by a mindset where engineering teams assured executives that simply building an app would naturally attract users—a sort of “if you build it, they will come” mentality. However, that approach is more suited to Hollywood scripts than reality. The truth is, creating an app is just the beginning.
TV groups want FCC to ditch political AI disclosure requirements
WEB8 hours ago · September 20, 2024. Share: (Stock image) Two major broadcast and cable industry groups are calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ditch a proposal that would require political ads airing on television to include a conspicuous disclosure if their spots include material that was produced using artificial intelligence tools.
Disney agreed to three genre-based bundles on DirecTV, exec says
WEB8 hours ago · Disney agreed to three genre-based bundles on DirecTV, exec says. DirecTV had sought the ability to distribute Disney-owned channels through six bundles, but agreed to cut the number in half as part of a multi-year deal for the company's linear TV channels and streaming services. The Alameda Avenue entrance to …
Weigel, Paramount multicast network Start TV lands on DirecTV
WEB1 day ago · The logo of Start TV. (Graphic designed by The Desk) Weigel Broadcasting and Paramount Global’s joint venture multicast network Start TV has launched on DirecTV’s pay television platform.. The rollout of Start TV on DirecTV via Satellite and DirecTV via Internet comes after Weigel signed a multi-year carriage agreement with the pay TV company. The channel became available on the services ...
Trump appearance on Gutfeld! pulls 4.9 million viewers to Fox News
WEB1 day ago · The Fox News Channel’s late night comedy-talk program Gutfeld! earned its highest ratings ever thanks to an appearance by former President Donald Trump. The show, taped on Wednesday and aired in prime-time, drew 4.9 million viewers, including 744,000 viewers among adults ages 25 to 54 years old (A25-54), the key demographic most-attractive to ...
The Trade Desk CEO says not competing with Roku, Amazon
WEBSep 13, 2024 · An office building at the San Jose, California campus of streaming television technology developer Roku. (Photo via Google Street View) The CEO of The Trade Desk is downplaying reports that said the company is planning to go head-to-head with Roku, Amazon and Google by developing its own streaming television operating system.
Gray Media – The Desk
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Gray Media () is an American television broadcast company that owns or operates around 180 stations in 113 markets.In addition to its broadcast TV properties, Gray is the operator of streaming service Zeam, which offers local news feeds from its own stations and third-party broadcasters.
Where is the Tennis Channel on YouTube TV? Now we know.
WEBJun 1, 2023 · YouTube TV rolls out Tennis Channel, others from Sinclair. YouTube TV has started rolling out several new channels as part of a renewed deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group. The channels — TBD, Comet, T2 and Charge — are now available to YouTube TV subscribers as part of their base programming package, which costs $73 a …
Interview Archives - The Desk
WEBJul 8, 2021 · Matthew Keys is an award-winning journalist who covers the intersection of media, journalism and technology as publisher of The Desk.He is based in Northern California.