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Broadcast Networks Run Cover For Democrats' ActBlue Foreign Funding Scandal
Broadcast networks ABC, CBS, and NBC haven't breathed a word on-air about the highly incriminating foreign money scandal involving Democratic mega-PAC ActBlue. In June, ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones testified under oath to the Committee on House…
Gundam 40th Anniversary Broadcast Officially Announced For October 2026
Gundam is celebrating 40 years of video games with a new anniversary broadcast. The franchise will be celebrating its overall 50th anniversary in a few years, but this livestream will apparently just focus on video games. With Gundam: Rogue Orbit…
Nine broadcast boss Amanda Laing exits after 18 months
Amanda Laing, the long-time media executive appointed to lead Nine Entertainment's streaming and broadcast division last year, is leaving just 18 months after taking the role. Laing, a former Foxtel executive, Nine general counsel, and lawyer for…
Mike Tindall announces death of his father during broadcast
Mike Tindall has revealed the heartbreaking passing of his father, who endured a prolonged struggle with Parkinson's disease. The ex-England rugby star broke the devastating news during the most recent instalment of the podcast he presents. He…
Tim Brando to fill in for Adam Amin alongside Drew Brees on Fox's Jets-Bears broadcast
Baseball's October calendar will cost Drew Brees his play-by-play partner for at least one Sunday. With Adam Amin headed to Fox's MLB postseason coverage, Tim Brando will step in alongside Brees and sideline reporter Kristina Pink to call the Jets…
NHL strikes local broadcast deal with Charter for four teams
The NHL has negotiated direct-to-distributor deals for four of its teams that were left without local media rights agreements this upcoming season following the collapse of Main Street Sports Group, the now-defunct owner of the FanDuel Sports…
I stopped my Pixel from secretly broadcasting its location when powered down by changing this Android security setting
I thought turning off my Google Pixel meant it was completely off. As it turns out, that's not the case. The phone sends a Bluetooth signal for hours after being powered off, secretly broadcasting its location as a security feature. While this is…
Spectrum SportsNet Announces Changes & Additions To Lakers Broadcast Team For 2026-27 Season
Spectrum SportsNet has been the home of Los Angeles Lakers television coverage since its launch in 2012. With the 2026-27 season just around the corner, the network announced its broadcast and programming schedule, which included some changes and…
Why Streaming Services Keep Canceling Popular TV Shows (And What It Means for TV's Future)
Being a good TV show with a solid number of viewers isn't good enough to keep a show alive anymore, not in the fickle streaming age. According to a new report by data intelligence company Luminate, everything we have had to relearn about how TV…
Tigers sign lead voices Benetti, Dickerson to multiyear extensions
DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers today announced multiyear contract extensions with television play-by-play voice Jason Benetti and radio play-by-play voice Dan Dickerson, keeping the pair at the center of Tigers broadcasts on Detroit SportsNet…
Yankees' Ben Rice inspired by manager Aaron Boone's prediction to hit homers 40, 41
Sept. 24 (UPI) -- New York Yankees designated hitter Ben Rice said he was inspired by manager Aaron Boone to reach the 40 home run milestone during the 2026 season. Rice told the reporters about the inspiration after he hit Nos. 40 and 41 in a 9-2…
Locals in UK village living near factory told they could have cancer chemical
People living near a major factory were left horrified after discovering they have high levels of a cancer -causing 'forever chemical' in their blood. Residents of Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, have been told they could be at risk of serious…
Michael Jordan helps Morehouse open multimedia center for future journalists
Michael Jordan is helping Morehouse College prepare the next generation of journalists and content creators through a new multimedia center on campus. The college celebrated the grand opening of the Morehouse Multimedia Center on Wednesday with a…
Israel's Netanyahu takes the U.N. stage facing global isolation and a fight for his political future
TEL AVIV — Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleads his country's case to the world at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, his target audience will likely be closer to home: Israeli voters ahead of next month's…
BBC 'risks entering inescapable doom spiral' if it continues with cuts, says NUJ
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