Sara Fischer

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Thomas Wheatley |Sara Fischer

13 hours agoLoss of over-the-air TV leaves some Chicago sports fans frustrated with new CHSN-Comcast dealWhen the Chicago Sports Network went live Oct. 1, it didn’t have a deal to be carried by Comcast, the market’s largest pay-TV provider. But it touted an old school solution — broadcasting the network over-the-air — as a way to reach new fans in Chicago.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Kerry Flynn |Sara Fischer

5 hours agoNPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White HouseNPR and three Colorado public radio stations filed suit Tuesday morning in federal court against the Trump White House over the president's executive order that purportedly bars the use of Congressionally appropriated funds for NPR and PBS.

1 month ago | tvnewscheck.com | Sara Fischer |Natalie Daher

PBS CEO Paula Kerger said she was prepared to "vigorously" defend the independent broadcaster's board, when asked if she would sue the Trump administration if it tried to fire any of PBS' board directors. Why it matters: On Tuesday, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which allocates around $535 million in federal funding annually to NPR and PBS, sued Trump and several administration officials for attempting to fire three members of CPB's board.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Andrew Solender |Marc Caputo |Sara Fischer

10 hours agoFBI arrests a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authoritiesMILWAUKEE (AP) — The FBI on Friday arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, escalating a clash between the Trump administration and local authorities over the Republican president’s sweeping immigration crackdown.

2 months ago | axios.com | Scott Rosenberg |Sara Fischer

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosGoogle's dominance of the online advertising and ad-tech markets violates U.S. antitrust laws, a federal court ruled Thursday, in a decision that could scramble the massive digital ad universe. Why it matters: It's the second major recent antitrust loss for Google, after a different court ruled last year that the giant has abused its dominance of the search market online.