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Pluto TV expands FAST news channel line-up

Pluto TV has announced the debut of a number of FAST channels dedicated to global and local news coverage across multiple international markets. FAST channels launching on Pluto TV include four channels from CBC News/Radio-Canada set to launch next month on Pluto TV in Canada, including CBC News Explore, CBC News Toronto, CBC News British […]

September 11, 2024

El Salvador 24 FAST channel launches in US

El Salvador 24 (ES24), a FAST channel targeting the US Salvadorean community, is now available on ViX, fubo, Sling TV and Sling Freestream in the US. The channel is owned by Hemisphere Media Group, the US media company targeting the US Hispanic and Latin American markets. ES24 offers a range of news and entertainment programming, […]

September 5, 2024

FOX News Media to simulcast ABC’s presidential debate

FOX News Media will present live coverage surrounding the ABC News presidential debate between candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on September 10th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Special programming will be available across all of FOX News Media’s key platforms, including FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, […]

September 5, 2024

Stelter back at CNN

Brian Stelter, the media reporter who left CNN two years ago amid differences with the network’s previous leadership, is returning as its chief media analyst and writer of its Reliable Sources newsletter. Stelter will serve as an on-air analyst in addition to writing his newsletter and reporting for the network. “I loved my old life […]

September 4, 2024

Max to stream CNN International in Europe

Max, Warner Bros Discovery’s streaming platform, will launch the CNN International 24/7 live channel feed in 22 European countries across Spain, Nordics, Belgium, Netherlands and Central and Eastern Europe on August 29th, as the world’s attention turns to this year’s US election. Ahead of election day on November 5th, Max subscribers will be able to […]

August 27, 2024

BBC wants Edwards to return salary

Disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards has been asked by the BBC to return the £200,000+ (€233,000) salary he earned after being arrested in November 2023 on child abuse image charges, as the corporation launches an independent review following the case. New chair Samir Shah, said: “Mr Edwards pleaded guilty to an appalling crime. Had he been […]

August 9, 2024

Disney+ adding continuous playlists in US; price hikes

Disney+ is adding continuous playlists to its core subscription on-demand offering in the US. Beginning September 4th, ABC News Live and a playlist focused on preschool content will be available to all subscribers, with four additional curated playlists to follow in the autumn. This new feature bolsters the Disney+ offering ahead of updated pricing for […]

August 7, 2024

CNN launches CNN Originals FAST channel

CNN has launched CNN Originals, a new FAST channel that offers a way for audiences to watch acclaimed long-form content from the CNN Originals Series library. Titles available at launch include Amanpour: Sex and Love Around the World, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Diana, Lincoln: Divided We Stand, Soundtracks: Songs […]

August 7, 2024

BBC World Service rebroadcasting deal in Cayman Islands

BBC World Service English has partnered with DMS Broadcasting to bring its news, current affairs and factual radio programming to audiences in the Cayman Islands. DMS Broadcasting is a radio broadcasting group based in the Cayman Islands, with seven FM radio stations dedicated to music, entertainment, news and information. BBC World Service English will be […]

August 2, 2024

Ofcom: Local media remains vital to UK

Ofcom has published its initial findings on the local media landscape in the UK. Given the range of duties that Ofcom has relevant to local media, the media regulator says that “it is important that we maintain an up-to-date understanding of this rapidly changing sector”. Ofcom therefore launched a two-stage review of local media at […]

July 24, 2024