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variety.com - Ed Meza - German Industry Welcomes Film Funding Boost, Investment Commitment For Streamers, Broadcasters
German Industry Welcomes Film Funding Boost, Investment Commitment For Streamers, Broadcasters
Variety

German film and TV industry representatives in Berlin on Thursday welcomed plans by the federal government to increase film funding to €250 million ($297 million) annually and introduce an investment commitment with an opt-out clause that…

mediamatters.org - Written by Zachary Pleat - Corporate broadcast news fumbles January jobs report
Corporate broadcast news fumbles January jobs report
Media Matters for America

Two of the three major corporate broadcast nightly news programs covered headline numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' January jobs report released on Wednesday only briefly, with one network, NBC, failing to cover it at all. The report…

nbc.com - Benjamin Bullard - 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend Broadcasters & Commentators: What to Know
2026 NBA All-Star Weekend Broadcasters & Commentators: What to Know
NBC

It's time for the the NBA's brightest stars to shine as the league gets set to host 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend, covering three days of games, skills competitions, and fun celebrations from the big event's energized epicenter: the Intuit Dome in Los…

express.co.uk - Bethany Whittingham - BBC chaos as broadcaster forced to make hundreds of millions in cuts
BBC chaos as broadcaster forced to make hundreds of millions in cuts
Express.co.uk

The BBC is making major cuts costing up to hundreds of millions of pounds The BBC is making major cuts across the corporation, amounting to approximately 10% of its costs, as it is hit with “substantial financial pressures”. The…

si.com - Dominic Campbell - Pirates Announce Spring Training Broadcast Schedule
Pirates Announce Spring Training Broadcast Schedule
Sports Illustrated

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have just nine days until they start playing games for Spring Training and now have the broadcast schedule, which will give fans a chance to listen and watch them play. The Pirates have 16 games that fans…

cbssports.com - Mike Axisa - Batting Around: Who's your favorite MLB broadcast booth?
Batting Around: Who's your favorite MLB broadcast booth?
CBS Sports

Throughout spring training the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable, breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball, all sorts of stuff. Last…

kare11.com - Associated Press - MLB to produce local broadcasts for Tigers, Red Wings with fate of FanDuel Sports Network uncertain
MLB to produce local broadcasts for Tigers, Red Wings with fate of FanDuel Sports Network uncertain
kare11.com

DETROIT(AP) — The Detroit Tigers will have their local television broadcasts produced and distributed by Major League Baseball this season. The Tigers' partnership with MLB, announced Monday, is unique because it also includes the Detroit…

nesn.com - NESN Staff - NESN Announces 2026 Red Sox Spring Training Broadcast Schedule
NESN Announces 2026 Red Sox Spring Training Broadcast Schedule
NESN

NESN on Thursday announced that it will broadcast 24 spring training games and live, multi-platform coverage as part of its 2026 Red Sox spring training broadcast schedule. The first major league televised matchup is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21…

express.co.uk - Sasha Morris - Is BBC finished? All the signs $10bn Donald Trump lawsuit could spell end for broadcaster
Is BBC finished? All the signs $10bn Donald Trump lawsuit could spell end for broadcaster
Express.co.uk

Donald Trump's lawsuit against the BBC is scheduled to start in February 2027 The staggering $10 billion lawsuit threatens to bankrupt the broadcaster. This demand exceeds the BBC's total annual operating budget of approximately £3.8 billion…

techdirt.com - Karl Bode - Donald Trump Is VERY EXCITED About All Of Our Shitty Right Wing Broadcasters Merging Into One Bigger, Even Shittier Company
Donald Trump Is VERY EXCITED About All Of Our Shitty Right Wing Broadcasters Merging Into One Bigger, Even Shittier Company
Techdirt

Trump 1.0 took a hatchet to media ownership limits. Those limits, built on the back of decades of bipartisan collaboration, prohibited local broadcasters and media from growing too large, trampling smaller (and more diversely-owned) competitors…

tvtechnology.com - George Winslow - New Digital Platform Lets Broadcast Journalists Rate Working Conditions
New Digital Platform Lets Broadcast Journalists Rate Working Conditions
TV Tech

ATLANTA —Former news anchor Valeria Sistrunk has officially announced the launch of RateMyStation, a digital platform that aims to bring more transparency to the broadcast journalism industry by offering a kind of 'Glassdoor for News,' where…

heavy.com - Julio Valdera - How to Watch the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Broadcasting Schedule & Top Pairings
How to Watch the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Broadcasting Schedule & Top Pairings
Heavy

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am starts on Thursday, February 12, at the iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. It is the first Signature Event of the 2026 season, boasting a $20 million purse and a $3.6 million winner's paycheck. Forecasts…

thedesk.net - TheDesk.net Newsroom - Globecast, Synamedia to help distribute Emirates FA Cup to broadcasters
Globecast, Synamedia to help distribute Emirates FA Cup to broadcasters
TheDesk.net

Globecast and Synamedia have launched a cloud-based distribution workflow for the Emirates FA Cup on behalf of London-based sports marketing agency Pitch International, enabling broadcasters to receive matches via IP or satellite for the first…

awfulannouncing.com - Sean Keeley - Joe Montana on why he quit broadcasting: 'I just didn't like making those kinds of judgments on players
Joe Montana on why he quit broadcasting: 'I just didn't like making those kinds of judgments on players
Awful Announcing

So many of today's most notable NFL color commentators are former quarterbacks: Troy Aikman, Tom Brady, Tony Romo, and Kirk Herbstreit come to mind. It's been that way for a long time, as big-time signal-callers who bring a wealth of knowledge…

broadcastnow.co.uk - Ellie Kahn - Broadcast Digital Awards 2026: open for entries
Broadcast Digital Awards 2026: open for entries
Broadcast

Ceremony to take place on 1 July in London The Broadcast Digital Awards 2026 has opened for entries. The deadline for submitting entries is 13 March, with the awards qualifying period running from 15 March 2025 - 13 March 2026. The awards ceremony…

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