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Internet technology outages are costly. Not only do they take time to address, but there are dollars at stake, a new report from "Intelligent Observability" company New Relic reveals. Just how much money could a media company lose due to downtime?

A Kentucky-based firm devoted to omnichannel advertising tech opportunities for marketers and advertisers interest in visual brand messaging is celebrating the decision of an Illinois Federal District Court Judge to proceed with an antitrust case against one of the nation's biggest MVPDs and its spot cable arm.

Walmart’s acquisition of Vizio and the rollout of its proprietary operating system across the Onn. TV brand is expected to propel CastOS to become the largest operating system by shipments in North America. That finding comes courtesy of Omdia’s quarterly TV Design and Features Forecast tracker.

As 2025 began, the battle between the "sports-first" virtual MVPD and FOX Corporation, Warner Bros. Discovery and ESPN's parent ended. The conclusion of litigation saw FuboTV agree to the company's acquisition by The Walt Disney Co. Now, nearly 11 months later, the transaction is complete.

Longtime television talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw has been ordered to liquidate all of the assets tied to his Merit Street Media — an abrupt shift to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy for the entity that some 20 months ago had high hopes for a prime-time show from a state-of-the-air Dallas broadcast center. 

AI-fueled content identification and monetization specialist Veritone Inc. has expanded its partnership with CBS News to include many of CBS Media Venture's entertainment properties, thanks to a new deal announced Tuesday.

He was widely known as the head of Birach Broadcasting Corp. and a collection of multicultural, ethnic radio stations found in a variety of markets. Now, many across the radio industry and the Serbian Orthodox community of greater Detroit are paying their respects to Sima Birach, who has died at the age of 86.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has formally asked a federal judge to deny NPR’s request for a preliminary injunction and summary judgment, claiming the public radio organization’s claims are “at sharp odds with the record.”

The new deal will allow Veritone to collaborate with Skyview’s sales leadership team on the VeriAds offering, which provides Veritone’s broadcast customers opportunities to generate new, incremental advertising revenue with reduced operational support.

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