House Judiciary Committee Report Accuses NFL Of Roughing The TV Viewer
NFL fans are losing access to games as more matchups move from traditional broadcast, cable and satellite TV distribution to streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, a House Judiciary Committee report warns. But the report released June 8 really zeroed in on YouTubes NFL Sunday Ticket for special scrutiny because of consumer alarm over the price after the first year.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:27 PM
Arkansas TV Will Continue To Air PBS Programming
Last year the public service announced it would be the first in the nation to drop its PBS affiliation but successful fundraising drive reversed that decision.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:42 PM
Fox Television Stations Ups Tom Fleming To EVP Of Ad Sales
The 25-year FTS veteran will oversee all local, national and digital sales efforts leveraging Foxs news content, live sports and digital/streaming platforms.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 5:04:44 PM
NPR's new chief content officer: 'I've been training for this job my whole life'
Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Workshop, YouTube and Pinterest.
NPR News at Monday, June 8, 2026 10:04:21 AM
The rise of prediction markets is creating new ethical headaches for journalists
In March, President Donald Trump fired Kristi Noem as secretary of homeland security. When the news broke, I mused to my husband that I thought Pam Bondi, then the attorney […]
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Poynter Institute at Monday, June 8, 2026 6:04:33 AM
Scott Pelley accuses CBS News leadership of favoring the Trump administration
This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. “CBS News is on fire.” Thats the assessment […]
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Kimberly Adams, new host of 'Marketplace Morning Report,' talks about the role
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Kimberly Adams, the new host of the economic news radio show and podcast Marketplace Morning Report.
NPR News at Monday, June 8, 2026 4:00:53 AM
Nielsen: North American Soccer Fans Jump To More Than 136 Million
The US has the fourth largest soccer fanbase in the world with 62.5 million fans, according to a new Nielsen study.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 3:04:14 PM
Hey, Siri: Apple Just Announced A Long-Awaited AI Update
Apple took a leap into the AI era on Monday, announcing a long-awaited update to its digital assistant Siri and changes in its operating systems that attempt to more deeply integrate artificial intelligence. The company's share price fell close to 2% after the news, though. ( Noah Berger/AP )
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:25 PM
KCCI Des Moines Receives 2026 Torch Award For Ethics
Hearst Televisions KCCI Des Moines, Iowa, has been named a recipient of the 2026 Greater Iowa Torch Award for Ethics, the station said. The honor from the Better Business Bureau …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:22 PM
Miri Technologies Partners With Midwich For North American Distribution
Miri Technologies Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Midwich to expand availability of its products in the United States and Canada, the companies said Tuesday. The deal aims to …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:23 PM
YouTubes Outside Tonight With Julian Shapiro-Barnum Sets Premiere
Outside Tonight with Julian Shapiro-Barnum will premiere June 17, seven months after the platform first announced the live weekly series at its inaugural Creator Premieres event in New York.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:20 PM
Paramount Seeks Biz Counterpart For Weiss At CBS News
Paramount has held preliminary conversations with several candidates for a business-side counterpart to CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, according to two sources familiar with the network's inner workings. The search implies that if Paramount Skydance's deal with Warner Bros. Discovery goes through, Weiss would oversee all news editorial across both CBS News and CNN. Her potential counterpart would manage business operations across both companies.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:31 PM
BBC Names Rhodri Talfan Davies Deputy Director General
The BBC has appointed Rhodri Talfan Davies as deputy director general, following his tenure as interim chief of the broadcaster before Matt Brittin was hired. He will be second-in-command to Brittin, who officially joined the BBC as its new director general last month after serving as president of EMEA business and operations at Google.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:14 PM
Nexstar Foundation Awards $5,000 Grants to Atlanta & Providence Nonprofits
Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation on Tuesday awarded $5,000 grants to two local nonprofits — Bagel Rescue in Atlanta and Scruffy Paws Animal Rescue in Warwick, R.I. — as part of …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:18 PM
The Revenge Of The Publicists: How Comms Execs Stormed The C-Suite
No longer at the margins writing press releases, communications chiefs are making millions as they drive product strategy and report directly to their CEOs.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:37 PM
NPR Hires Nadine Zylstra, Former YouTube & Pinterest Exec, As Chief Content Officer
The seasoned media exec most recently was Pinterests global head of programming and original content, and before that worked in top programming jobs at YouTube and Sesame Workshop. Zylstra will join NPR as chief content officer in July, based out of its Culver City, Calif., offices.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:38 PM
CBS News would like to get back to covering the news
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 6:33:04 AM
Trumps Big Lie Defamation Appeal Against CNN Is Coming To The Supreme Court
The presidents personal docket is growing at the high court. He has been losing in the lower courts in rulings from his own appointees.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 4:04:32 PM
Massachusetts House Passes Sweeping Privacy Bill
Lawmakers in the Massachusetts House have unanimously approved a privacy bill that would restrict data collection, ban the sale of precise location data and allow consumers to sue over violations.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 7:04:14 AM
Luke Grimes Takes The Reins As CBS Series Marshals Kicks Off Production On Season 2
Luke Grimes isnt horsing around. Hes shooting scenes as Kayce Dutton for the CBS series Marshals , which has begun production on Season 2 in Park City, Utah. The show will return with new episodes this fall.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:41 PM
Savannah Guthrie Says I Cry Every Morning on the Way to Work While Her Mom Is Still Missing
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:32 PM
How a mistaken C-SPAN label helped fuel false election fraud claims in Los Angeles
Votes in the Los Angeles mayoral primary on June 2 are still being counted, but some social media users — and President Donald Trump — are already contesting the potential […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 5:33:16 AM
Tokenmaxxing: Is The Dumbest KPI In Tech Already In Your Newsroom?
The vanity metric taking over Silicon Valley hasn't hit every newsroom yet, but it will. Here's how to get ahead of it. ( Image via ORDO AI )
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:35 PM
For World Cup, Adidas Plays Offense As Nike Gets Defensive
While the coming FIFA games are a high-stakes showcase for all participating brands, they are everything for endemic advertisers like Nike and Adidas. And with Adidas floating on record sales and Nike stumbling through a painfully slow turnaround, the swoosh and the stripes will show up very differently at this year's games.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:32 PM
FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for June 25 Open Meeting
Votes on emergency alerting, the E-Rate program, 911 reliability, submarine cables and other issues are expected.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:33 PM
Grass Valley, Lawo Collaborate To Validate Open Media Facility Interoperability
Grass Valley and Lawo are working together to validate orchestration, control and media exchange between Grass Valleys AMPP platform and Lawo HOME, a move aimed at making multi-vendor, cloud-hybrid media …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:24 PM
Paramount Considering Selling Nickelodeon Or Cartoon Network To Get WBD Approval
Paramount Skydance. has signaled its willingness to sell off portions of its childrens television portfolio as part of efforts to secure European Union regulatory clearance for a massive $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:39 PM
'Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me!' welcomes new judge and scorekeeper
Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me! welcomes its newest scorekeeper this weekend. Alzo Slade succeeds Bill Kurtis.
NPR News at Friday, June 5, 2026 4:00:53 AM
WRAL Documentary Examines North Carolinas Shrinking Local Newsrooms
A new documentary from Capitol Broadcastings WRAL Raleigh, N.C., looks at the growing problem of news deserts in North Carolina and the consequences for communities when local newsrooms disappear. Left …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:16 PM
Frequency Names James Smith General Manager, Monetization
Frequency, a “pure play” SaaS platform, has hired James Smith as general manager for monetization, tapping a former Amagi and Meta executive to lead advertising and revenue strategy for the …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:18 PM
Paramount CEO Promises Editorial Independence for 60 Minutes, Lesley Stahl Says
David Ellison told Stahl, one of three remaining correspondents for the news program, that he would respect the shows editorial decisions after a tumultuous stretch.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:12 PM
New York Cracks Down On AI Bots
The newly passed New York Stealth Crawler Prohibition Act prohibits deceptive bots from accessing news sites.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:42 PM
Grass Valley Names Sam Craig VP, Global Pre-Sales
Grass Valley on Monday named Sam Craig vice president of global pre-sales, bringing back a veteran executive to lead the companys worldwide pre-sales organization. Craig, based in the United States, …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:44 PM
Microphone Maker Audix Adds Eric Reese As VP
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 3:04:13 PM
The World Cup is like 104 Super Bowls. Heres how The Athletic plans to cover it.
The World Cup gets underway this week. For the next month and a half, North America becomes the center of the sporting world as 48 teams from across the globe […]
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Why dont reporters stand up to Trump when he insults them?
This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. Heres a question I get all the time […]
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Poynter Institute at Friday, June 5, 2026 6:33:05 AM
Qvest Releases Open-Source Tools To Improve Scaling Of Software-Defined Media
Qvest has introduced two open-source projects designed to ease scalability limits in software-defined media architectures used for live and uncompressed video workflows. The projects, mxl k8s and go mxl, aim …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:44 PM
Outkick Integrated Into Fox News Digital, Clay Travis Moves To Fox Contributor Role
Travis founded the site and sold it to Fox five years ago, but will continue to appear on Fox News and host Outkick the Show with Clay Travis on FS1.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 5:04:43 PM
Nexstar Grants $5,000 Each To Bismarck & Dayton Nonprofits
Two local nonprofits will receive $5,000 grants from the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation as part of the companys monthlong “30 Days of Giving” program. The Capital Gallery in Bismarck, N.D., …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:24 PM
Paramount Accuses Netflix Of Scorched Earth Campaign To Derail WBD Deal
Paramount has slammed rival Netflix in a letter to the Department of Justice for campaiging against the Warner Bros. Discovery merger amid regulatory review of the deal the David Ellison company. The streamer calls that “absurd.”
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:21 PM
NBA, NHL Title Series Continue Delivering Big Audiences For ABC
Both the Stanley Cup Final and NBA Finals are delivering big for ABC, and it couldnt come at a better time for parent company Disney.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 4:04:31 PM
AMP Sports Brings Draft Night to Fans With Cousins Courtside
AMP Sports, a division of Sinclair, today announced Cousins Courtside, an NBA Draft Night experience with basketball legends Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady, co-hosts of the hit podcast Cousins. The live event will take place …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:47 PM
Youd Be Perfect for This! Inside the Devious Casting Scam Sweeping Hollywood
Fraudsters are using AI to impersonate top Hollywood casting directors — targeting aspiring actors looking for their big break.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:33 PM
VertiCast Debuts On Apple App Store So Speed Casting For Vertical Entertainment
A new casting platform built for vertical, mobile-first storytelling launched Tuesday on the Apple App Store, its creators said. VertiCast, co-founded by actors Darren Darnborough and Richard Cambridge, is a …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 5:04:14 PM
Telemundo Kicks Off FIFA World Cup Coverage With All-Day Multiplatform Broadcasts On June 11
Telemundo will begin its historic coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Thursday with all-day programming across Telemundo, Universo, Peacock, the Telemundo app and the networks digital platforms, the broadcaster …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:16 PM
WMAQ Chicagos Open House Chicago Announces Expanded 20-Episode Season
WMAQ (NBC 5 Chicagos) Emmy-nominated luxury real estate series Open House Chicago will return for an expanded third season featuring 20 new episodes, delivering even more exclusive, insider access to the hottest …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:43 PM
Chrisleys Sue Former Defense Attorney, Alleging Legal Malpractice In Case That Sent Them To Prison
The lawsuit filed Friday says the law firm, Balch & Bingham, “held itself out as capable of defending Todd and Julie Chrisley in one of the most consequential federal criminal prosecutions in the country. It was not.”
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:34 PM
EVS Shortens Corporate Name As It Expands Beyond Broadcast
EVS Broadcast Equipment is shortening its corporate name to EVS as the company shifts from a broadcast-focused vendor to a broader live video technology provider. Founded in 1994, the company …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:45 PM
HBO Max To Be Offered Through Prime Video In New Zealand
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:32 PM
Dow Drops 81, Nasdaq Gains 220, S&P 500 Adds 22
Wall Street held steadier Monday as AI stocks recovered some of their sell-off.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:36 PM
Fox Wins Rights To Show NFL Games In Mexico
The move is the latest example of deal-making between the sports organization and various U.S. media outlets as worries grow about the next tranche of media rights the league will seek amid the continued popularity of its games.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 4:04:33 PM
Womens College World Series Title-Clincher Peaks At 3 Million Views
The viewership for the championship series follows the trend of strong ratings for the WCWS overall.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:38 PM
Wall Street Is Rushing To Fund The AI Bonanza In Every Conceivable Way
From giant debt deals to IPOs, tech companies keep raking in investor cash.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:27 PM
Dems Place $30 Million Bet On Reshaping 2028 House Maps
Democrats are taking the fight over future House maps down ballot, with the super PAC Forward Majority planning to spend $30 million on two dozen state legislative races this year. They're betting that as few as eight statehouse races could help determine who controls redistricting for six U.S. House seats ahead of 2028.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:26 PM
Former '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley speaks out after firing
Former 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS' news leader Bari Weiss shouldn't be leading the network. Pelley spoke to The New York Timees just days after being fired by CBS.
NPR News at Monday, June 8, 2026 4:00:53 AM
Who Can Save Local Television? The Merger Main Street May Need
By most accounts, Americas local television stations are in trouble. Declining viewership, diminished advertising revenue, and devastating competition from streaming services have left local broadcasters facing a dire future, and their fate now rests with a federal court in California.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:19 PM
Fox News Tops Cable News Ratings for May
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 4:04:31 PM
OpenAI Files IPO, Eyes Ad Tools Powered By General Intelligence
OpenAI has filed a confidential initial public offering, bringing it one step closer to CEO Sam Altman's goal of building a new technology that changes everything.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:13 PM
Missouri Broadcasters Association Honors Hall of Famers, Stations & Distinguished Broadcaster
The Missouri Broadcasters Association presented its annual MBA Awards and inducted seven people into the MBA Hall of Fame during its convention at Margaritaville Lake Resort over the past weekend. …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 9:07:15 PM