Hurricane Helene knocks several radio stations, 1 TV outlet off the air
WEB1 day ago · More than two dozen radio stations across four states were knocked off the air after Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm late Thursday evening. The tally was released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) early Friday morning, with most of the affected AM and FM radio stations located in Georgia.
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California governor vetoes bill granting media access to prisons
WEB1 day ago · California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Friday that would have expanded the rights of journalists to tour state prisons and interview incarcerated individuals. The measure, Senate Bill 254, would have imposed a requirement on all prisons that fall within the purview of the California Department …
Scripps News to lay off 250, will shut down broadcast channel
WEB1 day ago · A promotional graphic for Scripps News. (Image courtesy E. W. Scripps, Graphic by The Desk) The E. W. Scripps Company will effectively pull the plug on its rolling national news channel Scripps News shortly in mid-November, the company’s chief executive Adam Symson confirmed in a memo to employees on Friday.. In the note, Symson said Scripps News will revert to its roots as a streaming news ...
Disney implements fresh round of layoffs, affecting 300
WEB2 days ago · The Walt Disney Company has started a fresh round of layoffs that will impact around 300 workers at the entertainment giant’s corporate operations. The workers include staffers involved in human resources, finance, communications and the legal department. “We continually evaluate ways to invest in our businesses and more effectively manage ...
New California law requires one-click subscription cancellations
WEB4 days ago · The law, passed through Assembly Bill (AB) 2863, will require companies that offer automatic subscription renewals through one-click purchases to also offer customers a way to cancel their subscriptions through the same one-click method. California already had one of the toughest subscription cancellation laws in the country, requiring ...
Rumor mill again swirls around unlikely Dish-DirecTV merger
WEBSep 19, 2024 · A DirecTV satellite dish. (Photo by James Artis via Flickr Creative Commons) Officials at Dish Network and DirecTV are downplaying reports of a possible merger of the two satellite television platforms, according to several sources who spoke with The Desk on background this week.. Over the weekend, financial news outlet Bloomberg published a story that suggested the two companies were holding ...
Disney shutting down TV Everywhere apps for FX, Disney Channel, …
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Disney is set to shut down its TV Everywhere apps in favor of Disney Plus and Hulu next month. (Photo by Mika Baumeister via Unsplash) The Walt Disney Company will shut down most of its smartphone and smart TV apps that are associated with its broadcast and cable networks in September. The move will …
TV stations to replace Circle Country with Outlaw, The365 in January
WEBPromotional graphics for broadcast networks Outlaw and The365. (Courtesy images, composite graphic by The Desk) Gray Television will stop distributing Country Circle to broadcast television stations across the country and will replace it with one of two networks that will launch as part of a new joint venture.. Starting January 1, Circle Country will stop broadcasting on over-the-air ...
DirecTV rolls out new Gemini set-top box - The Desk
WEBApr 12, 2023 · The new Gemini set-top box works seamlessly between DirecTV satellite and streaming television. (Image courtesy DirecTV, Graphic by The Desk) DirecTV has refreshed its set-top hardware with a new Android TV box called Gemini, a device that allows customers to seamlessly move between the company’s traditional satellite television service and its newer-generation streaming product.