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04/21/2026

Is Streaming Too Focused on Latency?

For years, the difference between streaming and broadcast TV was a wide latency gap. That discrepancy has since shrunk as streaming latency improved from around 15-20 seconds to the lower teens.

By Noah Ziegler

Found in: 4K / Comcast / hbo max / latency / NAB Show / NAB Show 2026 / NBCU / peacock / Streaming / Warner Bros Discovery
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04/20/2026

Hotel Visit Results in Dish FCC Complaint

A Gray Media exec’s visit to a Knoxville hotel resulted in the company filing an retransmission complaint against Dish at the FCC, accusing the MVPS of unauthorized distribution of at least one of its stations.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: DISH / FCC / Gray Media / hotel / in-room video / Retransmission Consent
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04/17/2026

Getting Ready for NAB Show 2026

The imminent NAB Show has a unique feel this time around. Broadcasting has been in the spotlight with a $6.2 billion Nexstar-Tegna merger hanging in the balance.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: AI / Broadcast / charter / Comcast / Gray Media / Jen Psaki / John Ourand / Jon Miller / Matt Schnaars / NAB / NAB Show / NBC Sports / Nexstar / Streaming / TEGNA

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04/16/2026

Carr’s ‘Progressive’ Path Forward

Labeling a conservative FCC chairman with “a progressive point of view” might catch some by surprise, but Ziply Fiber CEO Harold Zeitz thinks that’s what Brendan Carr has exemplified so far.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Amazon / Brendan Carr / EchoStar / FCC / Great Plains Communications / Jonathan Spalter / Project Leo / Starlink / USTelecom / Ziply Fiber
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04/16/2026

Roku Hits 100 Million Milestone

Roku surpassed 100 million streaming households in April, an achievement the company said reflects the “broader shift” toward streaming.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: Amazon Fire TV / comScore / Roku
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04/16/2026

Ratings

Safe to say “Euphoria” fans were excited to close a four-year hiatus.

By Cablefax Staff

Found in: CBS / ESPN / Euphoria / HBO / hbo max / Masters / Rory McIlroy

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Is Streaming Too Focused on Latency?

Hotel Visit Results in Dish FCC Complaint

Getting Ready for NAB Show 2026

Carr’s ‘Progressive’ Path Forward

Roku Hits 100 Million Milestone

Ratings