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DirecTV to revive severe weather pop-up channels for Hurricane …
WEB5 hours ago · A weather satellite captures Hurricane Milton spinning in the Gulf of Mexico. (Satellite image via NOAA, Graphic by The Desk) DirecTV will relaunch its severe weather pop-up channels with rolling coverage from local television stations of Hurricane Milton, a spokesperson confirmed to The Desk early Tuesday morning.. The pay TV provider is currently reaching out to local broadcast station ...
Comcast warns of vendor data breach affecting 238,000 customers
WEB2 hours ago · A utility truck for Comcast’s Xfinity TV and Internet service as pictured in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk) Telecommunications giant Comcast says a data breach involving a vendor used to collect debts from customers impacted nearly 238,000 current and former Xfinity subscribers whose personal information may have been compromised.
DirecTV says still no agreement with Disney on “clean slate” term
WEB7 hours ago · (Image courtesy the Walt Disney Company, Graphic by The Desk) Pay television provider DirecTV says it has still not settled the issue of a “clean slate” agreement imposed by the Walt Disney Company as a requirement of a new carriage agreement for the entertainment giant’s broadcast and cable TV networks.. In a brief filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week ...
Nexstar stations raise $1.5 million for Hurricane Helene recovery
WEB5 hours ago · Nexstar Media Group says its broadcast and cable television properties raised nearly $1.5 million for relief efforts associated with Hurricane Helene and disaster preparedness campaigns for Hurricane Milton. The money will go to a number of organizations that provide disaster relief, including the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army and the ...
The Editor's Desk: New weekly video series debuts in October
WEB4 days ago · (Graphic by The Desk) The brains behind The Desk, “Talk Back to Television” and “Friday Fireside” are launching a new weekly show called “The Editor’s Desk” that aims to make sense of the moving parts of the media and technology industries.. Hosted by The Desk publisher and editor Matthew Keys and veteran media analyst Rick Howe, The Editor’s Desk will dissect the biggest ...
CW moves “Inside the NFL” back to Wednesdays
WEB8 hours ago · A promotional slate for “Inside the NFL” on CW Network. (Courtesy image, Graphic by The Desk) Nexstar Media Group’s CW Network is moving its weekly football recap show “Inside the NFL” back to Wednesday nights. The show was relegated to Friday evenings since the start of the National Football League’s (NFL) 2024 season, an odd ...
CNN erects a paywall on its U.S.-based website - thedesk.net
WEBOct 1, 2024 · CNN is moving forward with an ambitious plan to charge for its online news. Starting this week, visitors to CNN.com in the United States will have access to a limited number of news articles for free before they are asked to pay $4 per month to continue reading news stories on the website. In a note to employees on Tuesday, CNN’s Executive ...
YouTube TV clarifies features, limitations for NFL Sunday Ticket
WEBFrom now until June 6, YouTube TV subscribers can save $100 by pre-ordering the NFL Sunday Ticket, which brings the cost of the package down to $250 for the season (or $290 if subscribers pre-order NFL Sunday Ticket with RedZone). After June 6, the price of NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube TV goes up to $350 for the season (or $390 if subscribers ...
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 ...