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British government to raise BBC license fee with inflation
1 day ago · Broadcasting House, the headquarters of the BBC, as it appeared in 2014. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk) The British Broadcasting Corporation will …
Live Stream: The National News Desk – The Desk
LIVE: The National News Desk (Sinclair) coverage of Election Night 2024
The Trade Desk confirms it will build a streaming TV OS
Nov 20, 2024 · The introduction of Ventura will come at a time when the streaming TV operating system is dominated by two players in the U.S. market — Amazon and Roku — the latter of …
Judge dismisses lawsuit filed against Netflix over subscriber losses
3 days ago · (Stock image via Pixabay, Graphic by The Desk) A federal judge this week approved a request by Netflix to dismiss a shareholder’s lawsuit that accused the company of concealing …
DirecTV to bring “pause ads” tech to FAST platform MyFree DirecTV
Nov 14, 2024 · Van Houten said pause ads can be more effective than traditional TV spots because they don’t have a limited run of 15 or 30 seconds. While some advertisers have …
Newsmax pulls free streaming channel, launches Newsmax 2
Nov 5, 2023 · At the time, DirecTV said it shouldn’t have to pay anything to offer Newsmax to its subscribers because the channel was widely available on free streaming platforms like …
Live: C-SPAN Election Night Coverage – The Desk
C-SPAN | Watch more live coverage. By default, the video autoplays with muted audio; to unmute, hover over or tap on the video player, then click or tap the speaker icon.
DirecTV tests multiview feature with Election HQ news portal
Oct 31, 2024 · DirecTV will launch a new portal next month that offers real-time election results and allows subscribers to watch coverage from four news channels at once. The portal, called …
Study: Most prefer single streaming ecosystem
Oct 21, 2024 · Vizio’s WatchFree Plus streaming television service on a mobile phone. (Courtesy image, Graphic by The Desk) The majority of consumers say a smooth user interface and …