Comcast's streaming TV platform Peacock teased a number of features coming to its "NBA on NBC" presentations later this year, including in-game stats, catch-up highlights and a new Bingo-like fantasy sports platform that will gamify the experience of watching basketball on phones, tablets and TVs.
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We cover the business of media, telecommunications and technology, including traditional radio and television broadcasting, streaming services, cable and satellite television, FAST, AVOD, SVOD, vMVPD, wireless broadband, land-based broadband and similar products and services. With unique angles and in-depth reporting, The Desk aims to produce original journalism that won't waste your time.
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The Law & Crime Network is working through the ban on cameras in federal courtrooms by tapping actual court transcripts to produce recreations of Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial using generative artificial intelligence tools. https://lnkd.in/gH_UsMeR
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Comcast's Peacock will debut a new Bingo-like fantasy sports game when the platform starts airing National Basketball Association (NBA) games in October. Other features include real-time game statistics, the ability to watch courtside feeds and interactive highlights. https://lnkd.in/g2_b53-r
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Amazon says more than 130 million Americans stream content with ads via Prime Video. The company is introducing new ad formats to help brands further engage with consumers. https://lnkd.in/gQkmRFMD
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YouTube TV is one of the few streaming cable TV alternatives to offer Sinclair's "The Stack" — a suite of genre-based multicast networks that have increased their viewership over the past few years. Later this year, YouTube TV will add Sinclair's fourth multicast network The Nest, as well as the FAST channel Pickleball TV. https://lnkd.in/ggfp_djr
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Fox earns $4.37 billion during fiscal Q3, with the Super Bowl proving to be a double-edged sword — one that boosted Fox's advertising revenue but also impacting Fox's operating expenses. Profit was down nearly 50 percent, with execs attributing lower profit to the Super Bowl and other sports-related costs. https://lnkd.in/gxXpAuu3
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Fox Corporation's forthcoming streaming service has a name: Fox One will offer live access to the entertainment company's cable news and sports channels, along with most local Fox stations and affiliates across the country, slated to debut in the fall. https://lnkd.in/gkHD8KGg
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On a conference call with investors, The E.W. Scripps Company CEO Adam Symson said the company is awaiting federal media deregulation and expects to benefit from "swaps and select asset sales." https://lnkd.in/gzRP2WTq
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The National Football League (NFL)'s opening Friday game from Brazil will likely stream globally on Youtube this year, according to a report. The stream will be available to view for free; a simulcast will be available on YouTube TV as well. https://lnkd.in/gpbcdxqr
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The biggest part of EchoStar Corporation's business by revenue is Dish Network and Sling TV, accounting for nearly half of its $3.87 billion earned during Q1, even amid ongoing cord-cutting. But Echostar's wireless business is growing, and executives said they are willing to partner with others to continue that momentum. https://lnkd.in/gtQ6iNZz