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Two investment firms are buying a majority stake in Univision, the largest U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster, the company said Tuesday. The firms, Searchlight Capital Partners and ForgeLight LLC, will buy a 64% stake in the broadcaster from current Univision owners. Grupo Televisa SAB ADR (...

Super Bowl LIV was watched by just under 100 million viewers on the Fox television broadcast and slightly more than that when counting other platforms, according to Nielsen data. Viewership was up 2% over the number that watched last year. Adweek reported the Super Bowl likely brought in a record $...

If you missed "Game of Thrones," or just want to watch the whole thing again, Roku Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) is giving you that chance. The Roku Channel will stream the first season of the "Game of Thrones" saga, along with several other shows and movies, between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1,...

ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC) could be a "content powerhouse in an era of peak content," Evercore ISI said in resuming coverage of the newly recombined media company with a bullish take. The Analyst Evercore ISI's Vijay Jayant resumed coverage of ViacomCBS, in their now-combined form...

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is evaluating a sale of its satellite business DirecTV, which would mark a departure from a prior corporate strategy, The Wall Street Journal reported. AT&T acquired DirecTV in 2015 and now is considering multiple strategic alternatives, including a spinoff of the...

For Sunday night TV viewers, winter is coming. After an eight-year run that set records and created cultural catchphrases, AT&T Inc (NYSE: T)’s HBO will air the final "Game of Thrones" episode Sunday night. The end of the series will leave a weekend entertainment void for...

Entertainment technology and audience insights company TiVo Corp (NASDAQ: TIVO) said in conjunction with its first-quarter report Thursday that it will split itself into two independent companies. What Happened TiVo's board of directors approved a move to split TiVo's product business from...

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc (NASDAQ: SBGI) reportedly reached a deal to buy 21 different regional sports networks from Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS), sources told The Wall Street Journal. What Happened Sinclair, the biggest owner of local TV stations, would become a major force in cable programming...

Fox Corp (NASDAQ: FOXA) is a more focused entity since the TV news and sports company broke off from the former 21st Century Fox and has intriguing potential with its new streaming news service, according to BMO Capital Markets — but the firm is waiting for more clarity on the standalone...

Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) reached an agreement Monday morning to extend a carriage deal after the prior contract ended Friday. What Happened Viacom and AT&T continued to negotiate over the weekend carriage of Viacom's networks on AT&T's DirecTV, U-verse...

Robert Greenblatt, a TV executive and heavyweight producer, is in talks to join AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)'s leadership team to potentially run a new unit that would combine Turner entertainment networks, HBO and yet-to-be-launched streaming platform, sources close to the...

Multinational mass media conglomerate Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) spent $340 million to acquire Pluto TV in a deal that represents a "relatively modest bet" for the company, according to Morgan Stanley. The Analysts  Morgan Stanley's Benjamin Swinburne maintains an...

Shares of streaming video provider Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) rose more than 20 percent Monday after releasing two preliminary fourth-quarter metrics: Active accounts rose 40 percent from a year ago to more than 27 million. Streaming hours rose 68 percent from a year ago to 7.3 billion, or around 24...

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) over the weekend announced a "broad-based distribution agreement" that puts an end to a programming fee dispute. What Happened Verizon and Disney reached an agreement that puts an end to months of talks to keep Disney...