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Fox tells Carlson to get off Twitter

Fox News has demanded that Tucker Carlson cease posting videos to Twitter. Fox lawyers accused Carlson of violating the terms of his contract, which runs until early 2025 and limits his ability to appear in media other than Fox, reports NYT. Since Carlson was ousted by Fox News, he has begun producing a cut down […]

June 12, 2023

HBA Media boost racing rights portfolio

HBA Media’s has announced the completion of three new deals, strengthening the agency’s international racing portfolio. HBA has partnered with the Hong Kong Jockey Club to distribute seven international Group 1 contests staged over two principal race days highlighted by the Longines Hong Kong International Races in mid-December which features the Hong Kong Sprint, Mile, […]

June 8, 2023

FOX ups resolution with AWS-powered streaming

FOX’s commitment to innovating its cloud-based media production and delivery platform continues to pay off as seen with its latest production for the 2023 NFL championship match up. An implementation nearly four years in the making, the updated and scalable video workflow powered coverage of the event, with support for 4K resolution and HDR color, […]

May 31, 2023

FOX News Digital continues to lead news brands

FOX News Digital finished April 2023 once again as the top-performing news organisation in the competitive set in both multiplatform minutes and multiplatform views, according to Comscore. This marks seven consecutive months as the top news brand with multiplatform views and 26 straight months as number one with multiplatform minutes. FOX News Digital closed out […]

May 17, 2023

Fox debuts Fox Local app

Fox Television Stations (FTS) has debuted its Fox Local app for streaming on connected televisions in the US. The free, user-friendly app is available across key platforms highlighting news, weather and programming from the Fox-owned stations in Washington DC, Atlanta and Detroit markets, with all stations set to launch this summer. Jeff Zellmer, Senior Vice […]

May 5, 2023

FOX Nation partners with PBR for Last Cowboy Standing

FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s streaming service, will debut a new four-part series titled Last Cowboy Standing on  May 7th, announced Jason Klarman, president of the platform. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, the series will feature an in-depth look into what it takes to become a professional bull riding champion. Under the watchful tutelage of […]

May 1, 2023

Fox local news content on Amazon devices

Fox Television Stations (FTS) and Amazon are teaming up to distribute FTS’s local news content across Amazon’s devices in the US. Effective immediately, FTS will provide seventeen 24/7 local, free, ad-supported television (FAST) channels, one from each market covered by the Fox Television Stations, through the Amazon News app on Fire TV and Alexa on […]

April 20, 2023

Fox News settles Dominion case for $787m

In a last minute move before trial on April 18th, Fox News settled a defamation lawsuit from the voting machine company, Dominion, over its reporting of the 2020 presidential election. The news network agreed to pay $787.5 million (€720m) – around half of the $1.6 billion initially sought by Dominion. Dominion had argued its business […]

April 19, 2023

Eutelsat wins Fox Sports Mexico contract

Fox Sports Mexico has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with Eutelsat on its 117 degrees West A satellite. Fox Sports Mexico is the country’s leading multiplatform pay-TV sports broadcaster, including channels Fox Sports, Fox Sports 2, Fox Sports 3, and Fox Sports Premium, reaching more than 15 million Mexican households. The brand has a wide […]

April 19, 2023By Chris Forrester

OpenDrives unveils Fox Sports’ multi-cloud migration & remote AI editing

OpenDrives, a provider of software-defined data services and workflow solutions, announces multi-cloud migration, AI-enabled remote production, and backup and recovery workflows at the 2023 NAB Show. As editing timelines tighten, AI demands more compute power and architectural shifts, and the need for scalable and portable data solutions grows. OpenDrives centralizes data access, management and movement, […]

April 19, 2023