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Despite unfortunate consequences ,"the changes in behaviors that will follow could create new opportunities for marketers to engage with all relevant stakeholders." Read the whole story
Fox says it will finance the Tubi purchase primarily from a sale of its stake in set-top-box/smart TV app Roku. Read the whole story
Dish's Sling TV, which saw its first quarter of declining subscriptions in Q4 2019, is hoping to attract some prospects for its paid packages … Read the whole story
Gray executives reconsidered their bid for the larger Tegna in part because of concerns about COVID-19's possible impacts on regional television operations, reports Reuters. Read the whole story
There are strong expectations that all types of TV viewing -- in all dayparts -- will rise. Broadcast TV networks witnessed some higher results … Read the whole story
Advertisers in the automotive, health and fitness, and home and garden categories again were among the top spenders on local OTT advertising in 2019. Read the whole story
Online services and advertising will continue to grow, but COVID-19 will become a disruption on media buying and impact revenue for some top companies … Read the whole story
The company is helping publishers and brands avoid situations that strip much-needed revenue from trusted news sources through an over-reliance on keyword blocking during … Read the whole story
A federal judge has dismissed a complaint alleging that T-Mobile and Amazon violated civil rights laws by allegedly using Facebook's targeting tools to block … Read the whole story
Up to 15% of daily web traffic is to content explicitly mentioning coronavirus. Stories around social distancing, "flattening the curve" of the virus' spread … Read the whole story
Media and finance websites are experiencing the biggest jump in web traffic, with 33% and 29%, respectively. Traffic to food-related websites rose by 22%; … Read the whole story
Some of the largest media companies and digital platforms are using their channels to support consistent health messaging across donated TV, radio, social media, … Read the whole story
Facebook plans for the money to reach 30,000 small businesses in over 30 countries around the world. Read the whole story
COMMENTARYBy mid-year, there will be no less than seven major streaming services and several smaller ones producing original, scripted series and spending upward of … Read the whole story
Two Senate Democrats want the FTC to crack down on Google for allegedly failing to enforce a ban on ads for face masks. Read the whole story
Google is shuttering Fiber retail stores and ceasing "outbound sales processes," but will install service for new customers, the company said. Read the whole story
