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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 1h
Paramount and Warner Bros will maintain separate brand identities next week, but both will exist under a single parent company called "Skydance."
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Skydance is future name for Paramount-Warner Bros, co-CEO says | TheDesk.net
Skydance will serve as the parent company of Paramount and Warner Bros after next week; Paramount and WBD will maintain separate identities and business units.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 2h
TEGNA has launched an internal investigation into a story aired by its Portland TV station KGW-TV that led to the firing of a prominent sports broadcaster over tweets he made when he was a teenager.
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TEGNA launches internal review of KGW-TV story on fired sports broadcaster | TheDesk.net
The probe comes one day after the station published a story on old social media comments made by broadcaster Braiden Bell while he was a teenager.
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SCOOP: Local TV broadcaster TEGNA has launched an internal review of a story published by its Portland station KGW-TV into old social media posts made by a sports broadcaster when he was a teenager, which led the local NBA team to pull a job offer on Thursday.
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TEGNA launches internal review of KGW-TV story on fired sports broadcaster | TheDesk.net
The probe comes one day after the station published a story on old social media comments made by broadcaster Braiden Bell while he was a teenager.
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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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Matthew Keys @matthewkeys.net · 02/10/2026
Editorial: Portland's newest NBA broadcaster Braiden Bell was hired for all the right reasons. Then, just a few hours later, he was fired for all the wrong ones.
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Braiden Bell: Hired for the right reasons, fired for the wrong ones
KGW-TV unearthed tweets he wrote when he was a teenager. Now, promising broadcaster Braiden Bell is out of a job. The cautionary tale and slippery slope this creates should worry everyone in the indus...
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 02/10/2026
We got the data direct from Gallup. You can download the same data from their website.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 02/10/2026
Report: Disney planning layoffs affecting hundreds of TV employees.
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Report: Disney preparing massive layoffs in TV business units
The goal is to organize Disney's TV business around streaming rather than individual brands, according to the report.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 01/10/2026
Again, you're part of the problem.
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"Why misinformation spreads faster than corrections, the network science behind it"
In 2018 a team of researchers at MIT published a study in Science that settled a question people had been arguing about since the early days of social media.
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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
That's how Gallup supplied the data. Seriously, @jetjocko.bsky.social's attempt to fact-check us — when he read the data wrong himself — is leading to these dumb comments.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 01/10/2026
so you're gonna fix your post right?
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 01/10/2026
We downloaded the data directly from Gallup. So, yes.
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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
Fox Business has found its replacement for Maria Bartiromo's morning show. "The Big Money Show" is expanding to mornings, bringing the financial roundtable program to a new time slot.
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Fox Business expands Big Money Show to mornings | TheDesk.net
The move is part of a broader programming reshuffle scheduled for mid-October, which will also see "The Bottom Line" move to a morning time slot.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 01/10/2026
Full story here... thedesk.net/2026/10/gall...
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Gallup: Americans’ trust in news media rebounds from record low | TheDesk.net
Trust in the news media rebounded slightly compared to a 2025 survey, but still remains remarkably low compared to data from the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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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 · 01/10/2026
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon are joining forces to help eliminate wireless dead spots. Their solution? Satellites.
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AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon form joint venture to close wireless dead spots | TheDesk.net
Long-time wireless industry executive Paul Roth will serve as interim CEO while the venture searches for a permanent chief executive.
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Matthew Keys @matthewkeys.net · 01/10/2026
ChatGPT developer OpenAI has fired three employees who shared confidential information with tech safety researchers, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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Exclusive | OpenAI Parts Ways With Researchers Who Allegedly Shared Confidential Information
The AI startup is in the throes of responding to several incidents in which its AI models went rogue.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 01/10/2026
A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit against Paramount over its apparent collection of data from children viewers to proceed in court. Pluto TV, the app at the center of the lawsuit, quietly removed a feature called Kid Mode last month.
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Paramount must face lawsuit over Pluto TV data collection, judge says | TheDesk.net
The lawsuit was filed by five parents whose minor children watched programming through Pluto TV’s children’s section.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 01/10/2026
CBS News and Stations has finalized an ambitious three-year project to install augmented-virtual reality news studios at all of its news-producing stations, with the last one launching in Minneapolis this week. The project began in San Francisco in 2023.
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CBS debuts its latest — and last — virtual reality news studio in Minneapolis | TheDesk.net
The final AR/VR news studio has been installed at WCCO, the CBS-owned station in Minneapolis, capping an ambitious three-year project.
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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
Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery is moving forward.
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Judge approves settlement, clearing Paramount's merger with Warner Bros Discovery
The states sued in July to block the merger, alleging the combination would reduce competition in theatrical films and cable programming.
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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 · 30/09/2026
Fox's television station in Atlanta will soon offer games from the Nashville Predators for free.
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Nashville Predators games coming to Fox's Atlanta TV station
Fox and Scripps Sports are partnering together to bring Nashville Predators hockey games to the Atlanta market.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 30/09/2026
Google is paying some news publishers for the privilege of using their content to power its AI-generated search results and responses in Gemini. Some publishers who are part of the program say the payments don't help offset declining search traffic and ad revenue.
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Google pays some news publishers as AI-generated results dominate search
Nearly 100 publishers are participating in the trial, according to a report. The program comes as Google search results become more reliant on AI-generated responses.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 30/09/2026
President Trump welcomed conservative radio hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton to the White House this week. Marco Rubio was kind of there, too.
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Clay Travis, Buck Sexton bring radio show to Oval Office
Conservative radio talk show hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton brought their nationally-syndicated radio show to the White House this week.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 30/09/2026
Paramount CEO David Ellison is already making executive appointments for the combined Paramount-WBD, despite a legal challenge that has put the merger on hold. This week, a report surfaced indicating Ellison wants a leading HBO executive to oversee Paramount Plus and HBO Max down the road.
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Report: Paramount CEO wants HBO boss to lead streaming operations
Paramount CEO David Ellison has selected HBO content chief Casey Bloys to oversee streaming for the combined company as another executive is set to depart.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 30/09/2026
Latino-owned Fuse Media is shifting its entire business operations away from traditional cable TV in favor of free streaming platforms.
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Fuse Media leans into connected TV with brand refresh
Fuse Media has refreshed its brand identity as part of a broader restructure of its business around connected TV and related advertising initiatives.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 29/09/2026
Fubo is now allowing subscribers of its cheaper Fubo Sports plan to add their regional sports network for a separate monthly fee.
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Fubo launches regional sports add-on to slimmer sports TV package
The plan, called My Local Sports, offers access to regional sports networks via the cheaper Fubo Sports plan, though no specific pricing was released.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 29/09/2026
Hundreds of people are losing their jobs at Disney this week, the latest in a long list of layoffs over the past several years.
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Disney cuts hundreds of jobs in third round of layoffs this year
Disney is laying off several hundred employees across multiple departments, with the latest cuts concentrated primarily in human resources and IT.
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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
The E. W. Scripps Company has promoted one of its long-time news executives to serve as the company's Head of News, responsible for news initiatives at its local TV stations and Scripps News. He previously worked in news-related roles at Fox News Channel and Fox-owned TV stations.
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E. W. Scripps promotes Sean McGarvy to Head of News
McGarvy will oversee Scripps News and the editorial output of local Scripps-owned TV stations; he reports to Dean Littleton.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 28/09/2026
LIVE: Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek is speaking with Bloomberg as he pitches his book on his time with the media giant.
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Watch live video coverage of major news, panels, seminars, press conferences and more on TheDesk.net
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 28/09/2026
The BBC is laying off more than 100 workers in its Media Tech unit, which develops iPlayer and BBC Sounds. A senior executive said artificial intelligence technology will replace some lost jobs.
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BBC to cut 110 jobs from tech group focused on iPlayer, BBC Sounds
The staffers will receive pink slips in the coming weeks; another 35 vacancies will go unfilled, the organization said.
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Matthew Keys @matthewkeys.net · 28/09/2026
U.S. Mobile now has more than 1 million customers — and few of them can connect their cellular Apple Watch to partner networks because of a "predatory" demand by Apple, the company's CEO says.
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U.S. Mobile accuses Apple of "predatory" ask to support Apple Watch
The CEO of U.S. Mobile said Apple wanted a multi-million dollar commitment to support Apple Watches on its peer networks AT&T and T-Mobile.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 28/09/2026
Paramount will move its Class B shares from the NASDAQ to NYSE next week as the company moves forward with its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery.
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Paramount to move some stock from NASDAQ to NYSE
Paramount said its Class B shares will move to the NYSE on October 5 as the company prepares to acquire Warner Bros Discovery.
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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 · 28/09/2026
The Detroit Pistons have announced additional broadcast TV partners in Michigan, bringing more than 70 games to free, over-the-air TV there.
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Detroit Pistons announce more broadcast partners for 2026-27 season
More than a half-dozen new broadcast TV partners will offer Detroit Pistons games on their stations this season.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 26/09/2026
A federal judge declined to sign off on a settlement between Paramount and several states attorneys general, saying the agreement needs more scrutiny and time.
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Judge hits pause on settlement between states, Paramount over Warner Bros acquisition
A federal judge declined to approve a settlement between Paramount and 12 state attorneys general over its acquisition of Warner Bros, saying she needs more time to deliberate on the matter.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 25/09/2026
Attorneys for Timothy Burke, @bubbaprog.xyz, have asked a judge to permanently dismiss his criminal indictment after the government dragged out an appeal on some charges for more than a year.
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Fox News leaker asks judge to permanently dismiss hacking charges
Attorneys for former Deadspin editor Timothy Burke said federal prosecutors spent too much time dragging out an appeal that went nowhere, justifying the need to permanently dismiss charges against him...
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 25/09/2026
CBS News and CNN have resumed their coverage of the White House as press pool participants.
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TV networks resume White House pool coverage after access dispute
The dispute began after the White House barred CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from covering Trump on White House grounds.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 24/09/2026
A federal judge on Thursday declined to approve Paramount's settlement with California and other states over its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, saying the matter needs more time.
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Judge hits pause on settlement between states, Paramount over Warner Bros acquisition
A federal judge declined to approve a settlement between Paramount and 12 state attorneys general over its acquisition of Warner Bros, saying she needs more time to deliberate on the matter.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 24/09/2026
A federal judge on Thursday declined to approve Paramount's settlement with California and other states over its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, saying the matter needs more time.
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Judge hits pause on settlement between states, Paramount over Warner Bros acquisition
A federal judge declined to approve a settlement between Paramount and 12 state attorneys general over its acquisition of Warner Bros, saying she needs more time to deliberate on the matter.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 24/09/2026
Sesame Workshop says it is working with Netflix on a new feature-length "Sesame Street" film as well as four new seasons of the children's television program. Season 57 of Sesame Street will start on PBS Kids and Netflix in mid-November.
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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 · 24/09/2026
A California TV station received a legal demand from U.S. Representative Kevin Kiley's campaign ordering them to stop airing a political advertisement that claims President Donald Trump has endorsed him. Kiley is running for re-election in California's 6th Congressional District.
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Kevin Kiley campaign demands TV station remove political ad
The ad spot, produced by a pro-science political action committee, claims President Trump has endorsed Kevin Kiley, who is running to keep his Congressional seat.
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Matthew Keys @matthewkeys.net · 24/09/2026
The White House told POLITICO and other outlets to source information to an anonymous "senior administration official." When POLITICO complied with the request, Trump banned them from the White House. We really are living in the stupid times.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 24/09/2026
The White House reportedly accused POLITICO of using "anonymous" sources for a story that ultimately led the outlet to being banished from its grounds at the direction of President Trump. One big problem with that claim: The White House actually provided the quotes. [Washington Post]
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The White House banned Politico, citing anonymous sources. It provided the quotes.
In a letter defending its ban of Politico, the White House critiqued a report based on a press call it conducted, where reporters were told not to name the speaker.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 24/09/2026
Most people know ChatGPT — it might be the first thing that comes to mind when the words "artificial intelligence" are uttered. But ChatGPT is starting to lose market share to competitors like Google Gemini and Claude, according to new research from Comscore.
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Comscore: ChatGPT losing market share to Gemini, Claude
ChatGPT remains the category leader, but its share of total AI prompt volume fell this year as consumers sampled and integrated competing products.
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