Roku Stock Jumps 20% On Report Its In Sales Talks With U.S. Media Company
Shares of Roku hit a 52-week high Friday on a report that the streaming platform company is in talks to sell itself. Rokus stock closed at $143.66/share Friday, up 20% for the day, pushing its market cap up to about $21.3 billion. That came after Bloomberg reported that Roku has been “in discussions with at least one U.S. media company about a potential combination,” citing anonymous sources.
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TV News Check at Sunday, June 14, 2026 12:06:36 AM
CBS Stations Tap AR/VR Tech For Immersive America250 Celebrations
Stations in New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, the Bay Area, Chicago and Boston are using their AR/VR studios to reimagine American independence.
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TV News Check at Saturday, June 13, 2026 12:04:08 AM
Is going non-profit the future of local newspapers?
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Steve Grove, CEO and publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune, about the future of newspapers and if going non-profit will strengthen them.
NPR News at Sunday, June 14, 2026 8:00:52 AM
Stingray Music & Video FAST Channels Now Available On Vesta Stream
Stingray, a connected streaming media company, has introduced a suite of free ad-supported streaming television, or FAST, music and video channels on Vesta Stream, bringing the companys curated audio and …
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TV News Check at Monday, June 15, 2026 1:04:17 AM
Sinclair, Feeding America Launch Sinclair Cares: Summer Hunger Relief
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TV News Check at Friday, June 12, 2026 12:06:05 AM
Viant Expands Publisher Tools To Improve CTV Supply Quality & Monetization
Viant Technology, an exclusively buy-side, AI-powered advertising platform focused on connected TV, has introduced enhanced Publisher Solutions, a set of tools that the company says will give publishers clearer insight …
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TV News Check at Monday, June 15, 2026 1:04:15 AM
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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Poynter Institute at Monday, June 8, 2026 7:04:53 AM
On Meet the Press, Trump cited Californias ballot count as proof of cheating. The evidence isnt
Shortly before abruptly ending his “Meet the Press” interview, President Donald Trump wrongly pointed to Californias ballot counting pace as evidence of “a rigged election.” When Trump said the state […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, June 10, 2026 5:33:46 AM
Here are the finalists for this years Global Fact-Checking Awards
The International Fact-Checking Network will present its annual awards for fact-checking and misinformation journalism at GlobalFact, its international conference. The winners will be announced during the conference — which is […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, June 11, 2026 4:04:52 PM
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 Wednesday, June 10, 2026 4:04:56 PM
What Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean for news and TV
NPR's David Folkenflik asks former CBS executive vice president and former CNN/U.S. president Jonathan Klein about the recently approved merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.
NPR News at Sunday, June 14, 2026 7:30:44 AM
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
ESPN Braces For More Layoffs
This would be the second round of cuts in recent months.
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TV News Check at Saturday, June 6, 2026 12:04:21 AM
Studio Technologies Debuts Model 385 Mic/Intercom Beltpack
Studio Technologies has introduced the Model 385 Mic/Intercom Beltpack, a portable Dante-enabled unit that combines a microphone preamplifier with single-talk/two-listen intercom functionality for broadcast and live-event audio crews. It said …
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TV News Check at Thursday, June 4, 2026 12:04:37 AM
NBC Hosting Private Comedy Showcase To Put Rising Talent In Front Of Casting, Development & Latenigh
The showcase, dubbed NBC100 Presents: The NBC Comedy Hour , borrows its title from NBCs original broadcast series that ended its run on June 10, 1956, nearly 70 years ago to the date. The title is an homage to the network's comedic legacy.
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TV News Check at Saturday, June 13, 2026 12:04:06 AM
Advanced HDR By Technicolor Joins Pearl TV Converter Box Program
Advanced HDR by Technicolor said June 2 it has joined the Pearl TV NextGen TV Converter Box Program, an initiative to support development of affordable ATSC 3.0 converter boxes for …
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TV News Check at Thursday, June 4, 2026 12:04:36 AM
An upcoming book has the White House asking: Who talked?
This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. The first excerpt from a new book by […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, June 11, 2026 7:05:01 AM
Synamedia Expands With Video Network Acquisition
Synamedia, a provider of a modular SaaS OTT video platform, said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire the video network business from Lumine Group as part of a strategy to …
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TV News Check at Thursday, June 4, 2026 12:04:35 AM
How To Run A News Company In The Age Of Polarization & AI Slop
Cesar Conde of NBCUniversal News thinks that the “pendulum will eventually swing back” to mainstream media brands.
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TV News Check at Monday, June 15, 2026 5:04:05 AM
Trump is testing an election fraud narrative. The media has seen it before.
This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. Here we go again. The MAGA movement, led […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, June 10, 2026 7:04:51 AM
SmallHD Introduces OLED 16 4K Production Monitor
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TV News Check at Thursday, June 4, 2026 12:04:34 AM
A merger could put two of Americas most important news archives under one owner
Earlier this spring, film stars and industry heavyweights made a splash, successfully drawing attention to the vast economic and creative harms the looming Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger would wreak on […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, June 4, 2026 6:05:06 AM
Q&A: Ali Velshi explains his vision for MS NOWs 11th Hour as he takes over as host
This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. Last week, Ali Velshi wrapped up his weekend […]
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Poynter Institute at Monday, June 15, 2026 7:04:45 AM
Lenovos AI-Driven Broadcast Plans For FIFA World Cup 2026
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TV News Check at Thursday, June 4, 2026 12:04:34 AM
Gene Shalit, Longtime Today Movie Critic, Dies At 100
Shalit joined Today as a contributor in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973, later settling in for his segment, “Critics Corner. When he left the show in 2010, he was one of the last high-profile film critics on a major network.
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TV News Check at Sunday, June 14, 2026 12:06:35 AM
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
Five laid-off Eater journalists are betting on a different future for food media
After layoffs hit Eater, a group of former staffers began talking about their next move. Then came an idea. “Somebody mentioned, Is this when we start our own website?” recalled […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, June 10, 2026 6:04:53 AM
News deserts arent just a journalism problem. Theyre costing taxpayers $1.1 billion a year.
Decades into the local news crisis, its well established that growing news deserts mean fewer reliable sources of information for local residents. But, according to a study published Wednesday, it […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, June 11, 2026 1:04:52 PM
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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Poynter Institute at Monday, June 8, 2026 7:04:53 AM
When the news strikes out
This column is part of the Indianapolis Public Editor project, a pilot program designed to test whether the presence of a public editor who analyzes local coverage can elevate audience […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, June 10, 2026 4:04:43 AM
A data lag helped fuel the false claim that Spencer Pratt got zero of 24,000 votes
An election night data reporting lag in California fueled misinformation and false claims of voter fraud in the Los Angeles mayoral primary. Several X accounts shared similar claims in the days following […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, June 11, 2026 5:34:08 AM
WARC Revises Global Ad Outlook Upward, With $94B Caveat
Ahead of the traditional mid-June industry ad forecast updates, Informa's WARC unit has revised its global ad growth estimate for 2026 by 1.8 points to +11.5%, albeit with a severe cautionary caveat: economic fallout from the continuing Gulf Crisis.
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TV News Check at Saturday, June 13, 2026 12:04:04 AM
For Minneapolis reporters, Operation Metro Surge was a reckoning
For weeks, reporters at The Minnesota Star Tribune were covering scattered immigration enforcement actions around Minneapolis and St. Paul. Tom Scheck, the paper’s investigative editor, had assigned his small team […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, June 4, 2026 12:33:17 PM
Conversaciones Con Dra. Laura Murillo To Debut On KTMD Telemundo Houston
Telemundo Houston, KTMD, and the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are expanding their partnership with a new monthly Spanish-language program, Conversaciones con Dra. Laura Murillo, set to premiere June 25. …
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TV News Check at Monday, June 15, 2026 1:04:15 AM
'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
Just when you thought the CBS News soap opera couldnt get any more dramatic
This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. The drama at CBS News and “60 Minutes” […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, June 4, 2026 7:04:49 AM
CBS News would like to get back to covering the news
This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. When you cover the news, youre not supposed […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, June 9, 2026 6:33:04 AM
Joe Negri Dies: Guitar-Playing Handyman Of Mister Rogers Neighborhood Was 99
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TV News Check at Saturday, June 13, 2026 12:04:05 AM
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
Veteran reporter Jane Lytvynenko discusses the skills reporters need for OSINT, Telegram reporting
Jane Lytvynenko, a veteran misinformation reporter, will be teaching fellow journalists the secrets of her trade at the upcoming GlobalFact conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. We interviewed Lytvynenko before the annual […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, June 11, 2026 6:06:43 AM
CBS News Names British Broadcaster Trevor Phillips Senior Global Affairs Correspondent
Bari Weiss has tapped Sky News presenter Trevor Phillips as senior global affairs correspondent for CBS News, Weiss and CBS News President Tom Cibrowski announced Friday. Phillips reporting will appear on all CBS News programs and platforms.
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TV News Check at Saturday, June 13, 2026 12:04:05 AM
A Peter Thiel-Backed Tribunal Is Putting Journalists On Trial. Im Its First Target
The billionaire has reteamed with the legal strategist who helped him bring down Gawker to start an AI-powered appeals court for the rich and aggrieved.
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TV News Check at Saturday, June 13, 2026 12:04:06 AM
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
ClaimReviews best audience for fact checks may now be machines, not humans
For more than a decade, fact-checkers have used a tool called ClaimReview to help search engines, social media platforms and other services recognize their work as fact checks. Duke Universitys […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, June 10, 2026 4:04:55 PM
Will we recognize the countrys most-watched news program after this overhaul?
The opening of “60 Minutes” has become one of the most recognizable in all of television history. Theres the ticking stopwatch followed by some of the best journalists on the […]
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Poynter Institute at Friday, June 12, 2026 6:33:53 AM
Welcome to the post-journalism era of professional sports
Victor Wembanyama is all the rage. The 7-foot-4 shot-blocking, rim-destroying, opponent-embarrassing center from Le Chesnay, France, has been dominating headlines after leading the upstart San Antonio Spurs to 62 wins […]
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Poynter Institute at Friday, June 12, 2026 9:33:54 AM
Grass Valley Introduces AMPP Edge Live To Bring Professional Production To Enterprise Teams
Grass Valley introduced AMPP Edge Live today, a purpose-built production system that combines the company’s hardware with software-defined tools to give enterprise organizations professional live-production capabilities without rebuilding existing infrastructure. …
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TV News Check at Monday, June 15, 2026 1:04:16 AM
Dow Jumps 930, Nasdaq Rallies 640, S&P 500 Climbs 127
On Thursday, U.S. stocks jumped to their best day in two months on hopes for a deal to get crude flowing globally again.
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TV News Check at Sunday, June 14, 2026 5:04:27 AM
French Open Finals Ratings Fall Without Star Power
For the first time since 2017, neither the mens nor womens quarterfinals featured an American player.
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TV News Check at Saturday, June 13, 2026 12:04:03 AM
Despite funding cuts, most fact-checking projects are still standing
This article was originally published by the Duke Reporters Lab and is republished here with permission. For the first time in the Duke Reporters Lab count, three times as many fact-checkers closed their […]
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Poynter Institute at Monday, June 15, 2026 6:04:49 AM