Television
Why cable companies like Comcast and Charter are leaning into mobile service
10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images Cable companies are increasingly calling on mobile for their next big opportunity. The cable industry’s foray into wireless has long been considered a retention tool for the behemoth broadband business. Less than a decade after cable giants like Comcast and Charter Communications jumped into the mobile business, the […]
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QVC is betting on TikTok to help revive its live shopping business
FILE PHOTO: Signage is displayed at the entrance to the QVC Studio Park in West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 4, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters QVC Group is launching the first-ever nonstop live shopping streams on TikTok in the U.S. in a bid to revive its business and broaden its audience. Beginning Wednesday, hosts from […]
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Shares of conservative cable channel Newsmax soar another 40% after massive debut
A NEWSMAX television crew member steam irons a backdrop during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images Shares of conservative cable channel Newsmax soared more than 40% in early trading Tuesday, a day after […]
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Ad spending on women’s sports more than doubled last year
The New York Liberty celebrate after winning the 2024 WNBA Finals at Barclays Center. Wendell Cruz | Usa Today Sports Via Reuters Con Women’s sports enjoyed a marquee year across the board in 2024, but especially in television advertising, according to TV marketing firm EDO. In a report released Tuesday, EDO found that TV advertisers […]
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Comcast and NBCUniversal receive FCC inquiry on DEI initiatives
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to Brendan Carr, his intended pick for Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, as he attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission has alerted Comcast […]
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Singapore, Vietnam firms in talks for new undersea cables, Reuters reports
Single fibers of a fiber optic cable. Oed | ullstein bild | Getty Images Singaporean asset manager Keppel and Vietnamese conglomerate Sovico Group are discussing plans for new undersea fiber-optic cables that would boost the region’s data centre industry, people familiar with the discussions said. Southeast Asian countries, a major junction for cables connecting Asia to […]
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Art Cashin, New York Stock Exchange fixture for decades, dies at age 83
Art Cashin, UBS’ director of floor operations at the New York Stock Exchange and a man The Washington Post called “Wall Street’s version of Walter Cronkite,” has died. He was 83 and had been a regular on CNBC for more than 25 years. In the intensely competitive and often vicious world of stock market commentary, […]
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MLB, Braves object to Diamond Sports reorganization plan, question company’s future viability
A Major League Baseball logo at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, May 22, 2022. Ronald Martinez | Getty Images Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves have raised issues with the reorganization plan and future viability of Diamond Sports Group, the country’s largest owner of regional sports networks, according to a Friday bankruptcy court filing. […]
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Hoda Kotb announces she is leaving NBC’s ‘TODAY’ show
Hoda Kotb on the set of the TODAY Show on Friday, April 12, 2024, Nathan Congleton | Nbcuniversal | Getty Images Hoda Kotb will be leaving her role as a co-anchor on NBC’s “TODAY” show early next year, she announced in a letter to staff on Thursday. “As I write this, my heart is all […]
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How Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wielded power and prestige to fuel decades of alleged abuse
For decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs presented the image of a wealthy, Black music mogul, one who broke business barriers, threw lavish parties and even created iconic TV moments. But behind the scenes, prosecutors say, was a more sinister picture, with allegations of violence, sex trafficking and severe abuses of power. Throughout his career, Combs’ dominated music, television […]
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