Sony’s PS5 console adds FAST channel portal to system

Targets gamers, who are among the most prominent cord-cutters In a first, a gaming console will have a built-in portal to access free advertising supported streaming television (FAST) channels – and you don’t have to even download an app.  Starting Monday (August 31), Sony’s PlayStation 5 – or PS5 for short, is introducing Live TV on PS5 for game console […]

Jarrett Payton joins 104.3 The Score as new morning co-host

He’ll sit opposite David Haugh; Payton left WGN-TV last month As speculated this weekend, David Haugh’s new co-host in morning drive on Audacy-owned 104.3 The Score (WSCR) is Jarrett Payton, the former WGN-TV sportscaster who departed the Nexstar-owned station nearly four weeks ago. Payton replaces Mike Mulligan, who was fired last Friday after more than a decade at the station. […]

Audacy cuts Mulligan, Harris from 104.3 The Score

Station plans to announce a new co-host Monday for David Haugh  Audacy sports talk 104.3 The Score has dropped longtime host Mike Mulligan and Marshall Harris in what appears to be a cost-cutting move. Mulligan had been WSCR since 2008, and co-hosted AM drive with David Haugh since 2018, who replaced Brian Hanley in the role. Mulligan is a former […]

Disney files First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC over station license challenges

The latest chapter in dramatic saga Disney laid down the gauntlet like Thor against the FCC Tuesday as the company has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the agency over its broadcast licenses of its eight ABC-owned stations, stating its regulatory actions and investigations are “retaliatory”. In the lawsuit, Disney stated that “[A]cting through the Federal Communications Commission, the [Trump] […]

CHSN now available on Amazon Prime Video

Another way to watch White Sox, Bulls, and Blackhawks Just in time to watch the second leg of the Crosstown Classic, Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) announced Monday that Amazon Prime subscribers can buy the streaming version of the regional sports network on their platform throughout its territory. “From day one our goal has been to make CHSN as accessible as […]

The FCC votes to eliminate station ownership cap

  2-1 vote will have implications for TV As expected, the FCC has eliminated the station ownership cap and instead evaluate station purchases on a “case-by-case” basis.  Republicans Brendan Carr and Olivia Trusty voted to drop the 39 percent cap; Anna Gomez, the lone Democrat on the panel, voted against its repeal. The vote is an early Christmas present for […]