George Winslow
George Winslow is the senior content producer for TV Tech. He has written about the television, media and technology industries for nearly 30 years for such publications as Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News and TV Tech. Over the years, he has edited a number of magazines, including Multichannel News International and World Screen, and moderated panels at such major industry events as NAB and MIP TV. He has published two books and dozens of encyclopedia articles on such subjects as the media, New York City history and economics.
Latest articles by George Winslow

Netflix Leads Streaming Pack With 76.1 Million U.S. Subs
By George Winslow published
Streaming Hulu, Disney+ held second and third place in subscribership in Q3 of 2024, per S&P Global Market Intelligence

Two Gray TV Station GMs Announce Retirement Plans
By George Winslow published
WTVM’s Holly Steuart and Scott Sanders at WMBF will retire at the end of the year

New Study Explores Attitudes Towards News by Black American Audiences
By George Winslow published
Research 60% of black adults say unbiased journalism is crucial for democracy but 59% believe there are few unbiased sources of news, according to Horowitz Research

Veritone Expands Licensing Deal With CBS News and Stations
By George Winslow published
Pact expands longstanding agreement with CBS News to include rights to license local station content on its AI-powered platform

8K Association Announces Certification Program for Projectors
By George Winslow published
Technical and certification committees laid out specifications

GCI Launches Xumo Stream Box
By George Winslow published
Streaming The Alaskan telco is the fifth operator to deploy the streaming device from the Comcast, Charter joint venture

YouTube TV Raises Monthly Subscription Price
By George Winslow published
Rate has increased 137% since service’s 2017 launch

Trump Picks Former Broadcast Anchor Kari Lake To Run Voice of America
By George Winslow published
Lake recently lost a race for the U.S. Senate and has stirred controversy by spreading misinformation about the results of U.S. elections

Charter Adds Max With Ads for Free to Spectrum TV Select
By George Winslow published
Subs get free access to the ad-supported tier of Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service that typically retails for $9.99

Roku Expands Programmatic Ad Deal With FreeWheel
By George Winslow published
For the first time, Roku premium inventory, including The Roku Channel, will be available to FreeWheel demand-side advertisers via a new real-time bidding integration

Warner Bros. Discovery Restructuring Splits Streaming and Cable Businesses
By George Winslow published
M&A Split could spur consolidation by making it easier for the company to sell assets or merge operations with others

Samsung TV Plus Launches Exclusive David Letterman FAST Channel
By George Winslow published
Streaming Free ‘Letterman TV’ service includes a 24/7 linear channel and on demand content

Trump Selects Andrew Ferguson To Head FTC
By George Winslow published
Current Republican commissioner will replace Lina Khan, who battled big tech and large mergers

Charter Appoints Keith Dardis to Lead Combined Spectrum Enterprise and Spectrum Business
By George Winslow published
Reorganization puts him in charge of sales and operations for business units handling small, midsized and enterprise-level customers

FCC Opens Entire 6-GHz Band to Very-Low-Power Device Operations
By George Winslow published
Regulatory and Standards The move, which the agency says will spur innovation, had been opposed by the NAB for its potential impact on newsgathering

Sports Viewing Jumps 30% on YouTube
By George Winslow published
Streaming More than 1 billion hours of YouTube were streamed each day on TVs, the streamer reported in its year-end wrap-up

CES: Nielsen’s Gracenote Launches Metadata Solution to Simplify Sports-Content Discovery
By George Winslow published
Gracenote On Sports offering provides streaming and linear video platforms with tools to boost sports viewing and engagement

Singapore’s Mediacorp Taps Lawo for IP Solutions
By George Winslow published
Lawo’s technologies power a redundant IP media network at Mediacorp’s alternative broadcast center

ESPN Launches College Football Bracket Challenge
By George Winslow published
AT&T-sponsored contest offers $50,000 in prizes

Streaming Hits Record Share of TV Viewing in November
By George Winslow published
Nielsen: Streaming accounted for 41.6% of time spent watching TV in November, with The Roku Channel, Prime Video and YouTube each hitting platform-best shares

Zeam Boosts Daily Viewers by 168% in 2024
By George Winslow published
The hyperlocal streaming service’s advertising solution, Adsync, also delivered more than 5 billion advertising opportunities

Charter To Pay $1.1 Million FCC Fine for EAS Violations
By George Winslow published
Operator agrees to a consent decree to avoid future problems

FCC Seeks Comment on NAB Request to Delay Implementation of Some EAS Rules
By George Winslow published
The NAB had asked the FCC to further delay implementation of new EAS rules requiring audio description of maps and other visual elements
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