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Chart: New data from AdImpact shows Republican Senate candidates are outspending Democrats in five key midterm races.

TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 03/10/2026

Skydance is the new name of the company that will own all of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery, starting Tuesday. Sure seems like the combined company will own a lot of media assets. thedesk.net/2026/10/skyd...

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 01/10/2026

huh, not seeing that.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 01/10/2026

Only because you formulated an opinion without reading the full story. Bad journalist! Bad! You're part of the problem!

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 01/10/2026

"It's actually up" because Republicans increased their trust in media between 2025 and 2026, which pushed the overall average slightly higher. Does anyone happen to know what happened between those two years that could have caused Republicans to change their tune? 🤔

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 01/10/2026

Do you trust the media? Many don't. New data from Gallup shows trust in the news media is waning among Americans, with few saying they believe news outlets can be trusted to accurately and fairly report information to the public.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 30/09/2026

LATEST NIELSEN RATINGS: Football continued to dominate during the most-recent measurement week (Sept. 21-27, '26). CBS simulcast of MTV Video Music Awards pull in 8.175 million P2+ viewers.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 30/09/2026

New data from Hub Entertainment Research shows consumers — especially younger ones — are tolerating ads as streaming prices climb. Ad-supported plans tend to be lower in cost compared to premium, commercial-free tiers. Full report: thedesk.net/2026/09/hub-...

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 28/09/2026

Crazy hot mic moment as Sacramento sports reporters comment on players during today's Sacramento Kings media day, as captured by a KCRA-TV live stream. One of the sports reporters calls Zach LaVine "cute, but his personality f--king annoys me."

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 28/09/2026

Sony has decided to skip the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, the first time in 60 years that the global electronics giant has not exhibited.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 24/09/2026

Sorry, Swifties: America's Game of the Week (and other national games in the same time slot) on Fox beat out NBC's Sunday Night Football game between the Colts and Chiefs by nearly 3 million viewers, per Nielsen data. thedesk.net/2026/09/niel...

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 21/09/2026

Settlement between California and Paramount over its acquisition of Warner Bros allows Paramount to break the terms of the agreement if the state encounters an earthquake.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 21/09/2026

Advocacy group @freedom.press raises the concern that Paramount's independent editorial board overseeing CBS and CNN might be influenced by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr in the future.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 21/09/2026

The White House has issued a press release calling access to the government office a "privilege" and "not a right." (The White House is owned by the federal government, which receives funding from the American taxpayer.)

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 18/09/2026

#BREAKING: Newly-obtained surveillance video from a warehouse captures the moment KNBC-TV's helicopter impacted the ground. The FAA issued a safety bulletin about that type of aircraft just a few days before the crash. thedesk.net/2026/09/faa-...

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 16/09/2026

Sending our thoughts and condolences to the entire @nbcla.com and NBC Universal family today as they mourn the loss of their colleagues, journalist Eliana Moreno and helicopter pilot George Maciniw.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 16/09/2026

KNBC-TV's helicopter was covering a fatal collision involving a city bus in Los Angeles when it crashed just after 7 p.m. local time Tuesday. Full coverage: thedesk.net/2026/09/knbc...

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 11/09/2026

Today, we pause to remember the six local television engineers who lost their lives at One World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Our front page has been replaced with links to each man's story as told by family, friends and colleagues. Our regular coverage resumes Monday.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 10/09/2026

Please take us back to eleven years ago, when this was considered "breaking news."

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 08/09/2026

"Daily Show" host Jon Stewart slams the City of New York for trying to cover up their knowledge of toxic smoke in lower Manhattan immediately after the 9/11 attack. "They only buried that information for 25 years." Now, documents related to that cover-up are part of a new online FOIA repository.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 02/09/2026

CBS has scheduled a "Judge Judy" retrospect for Tuesday, September 22, coinciding with her 30th year on television. Amy Poehler, RuPaul, Samuel L. Jackson and others will share stories about the iconic television arbitrator.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 25/08/2026

NEW: CBS is bumping its 10 p.m. ET/PT airing of "NCIS: Origins" and will instead broadcast a one-hour CBS News retrospective on the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, the network said in a press release to reporters.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 17/08/2026

According to Nielsen, Buffalo has the most-avid fan base. The ranker is based on things like apparel purchases, TV viewership, radio listening, event attendance, streaming and "overall interest level."

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 11/08/2026

#BREAKING: Newsmax is preparing to sue over the FCC's decision to eliminate the broadcast TV ownership cap, CEO Christopher Ruddy told The Desk in a wide-ranging phone interview. Ruddy also criticized FCC Chairman Brendan Carr during the call. Story soon.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 11/08/2026

Bluesky is losing users, according to intelligence platform Similarweb. The progressive-minded social platform saw a 27.2 percent decline in mobile app installs and its active users fell 25.6 percent compared to last year. More: thedesk.net/live-wire/bl...

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 08/08/2026

Top 25 broadcast and cable networks in prime-time among overall audiences (P2+). NBC led Nielsen's most-recent measurement week; Fox News and MS Now were the top two cable networks.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 29/07/2026

"ABC World News Tonight" was the most-watched program in America last week, attracting an average audience of 7.66 million viewers, per Nielsen data. "NBC Nightly News" was in second place with an average audience of 6.14 million viewers.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 24/07/2026

Market not treating Paramount Skydance very kindly this afternoon after news that the company is halting its merger with WBD until at least next summer.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 24/07/2026

Google's grand experiment with delivering reliable artificial intelligence-produced search answer is apparently going well.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 22/07/2026

Five of Fox's telecasts from the FIFA World Cup tournament now rank among the top 25 television broadcasts of 2026, per Nielsen.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 17/07/2026

CBS News is NOT carrying President Donald Trump's speech live on its stations and affiliates. Instead, they are covering with reporters and correspondents in studio and in the field. Fox stations and affiliates are carrying the speech live.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 16/07/2026

There are numerous reports that President Trump's prime-time speech will include election-related conspiracy theories that have been debunked. That would appear to violate the FCC's news distortion policy, so will be interesting to see how many radio/TV stations carry the speech.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 16/07/2026

CNN and the Bangor Daily News are partnering on a Maine Democratic Senate Debate, scheduled for July 23 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Dana Bash, Jake Tapper and Michael Shepherd will moderate the event, the network says in a press release.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 15/07/2026

On Wednesday, the American Television Alliance published a chart showing the cost Americans pay for access to broadcast TV stations over cable and satellite rising in parallel with mass-media consolidation among station ownership groups. thedesk.net/2026/07/fcc-...

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 08/07/2026

Of the four major broadcast networks, ABC scored the most prime-time Emmy nominations with 40 possible wins, while Fox only had three Emmy nominations. The Emmy Awards will air live on NBC (30 nominations) in September.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 24/06/2026

NEW: The FCC has been flooded with comments since ABC began its public outreach campaign this week, with the public docket seeing more than 25,000 filings, mostly supportive of the broadcast network and local stations.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 22/06/2026

NEW: Comcast's Xfinity appears to be suffering from a widespread outage affecting TV, phone and Internet customers across the country. No reason given for the disruption.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 22/06/2026

Does our refreshed logo make us look younger? 👀

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 15/06/2026

Fact check: CBS did not choose Byron Allen to replace Stephen Colbert. Allen wrote CBS a check to air his two comedy shows as paid programming on their network after "The Late Show" ended its run in May. Context matters.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 09/06/2026

Fox is paying two TikTok influencers — Austin Franklin (205.3k followers) and Kevin Akoto (167k followers) — $50,000 each to watch all 104 FIFA World Cup soccer matches while inside a see-through "cube" in Times Square.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 04/06/2026

The latest memo from "60 Minutes" Executive Producer Nick Bilton...

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 03/06/2026

Nielsen: Saturday's Game 7 match-up between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder was the most-watched broadcast TV event during its most-recent measurement week, attracting 12.673 million viewers to NBC (3.9 share).

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 03/06/2026

ESPN says "Saturday Night Live" cast member Marcello Hernandez has been chosen to host the 2026 ESPYs on July 15.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 03/06/2026

Scott Pelley has released a statement to employees at CBS News and "60 Minutes" after being fired by new Executive Producer Nick Bilton on Tuesday. thedesk.net/2026/06/memo...

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 02/06/2026

A source familiar with the matter says DIRECTV customers who live in areas where @ewscrippsco.bsky.social owns the local ABC affiliate will be able to stream the Stanley Cup Final via the ESPN app with their DIRECTV login.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 01/06/2026

Walmart says its Walmart Plus members who opt for Peacock Premium as their free streaming perk can now pay $6 per month to upgrade to the ad-free (except live content) Peacock Premium Plus.

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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 01/06/2026

We've got a bit of a facelift! Check out our new homepage, now optimized for desktop, mobile AND tablet devices. thedesk.net

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