YouTube launches genre-specific YouTube TV Plans as lower-cost alternatives to the $82.99 monthly subscription; the Sports Plan is priced at $64.99 per month (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2026/02/09/youtube-tv-plans-launch/
Chinese state-backed chipmaker Hygon, which makes server CPUs, calls off merger with its top shareholder and server maker Sugon; the merger was announced in May (Wataru Suzuki/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/c…
Saudi TV airs leaked tapes of Assad and adviser mocking a 'puffy' Putin: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/09/saudi-tv-airs-leaked-tapes.html
MoffettNathanson: US pay-TV subscriptions grew by 303,000 in Q3 from Q2 2025, the first increase since 2017, and the overall rate of decline improved to 5.8% (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/12/pay-tv-subscriber-level-rises-for-…
CBS names Tony Dokoupil as the new anchor of CBS Evening News as part of a major overhaul under Bari Weiss; Dokoupil is currently an anchor on CBS' morning show (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-ne
E. W. Scripps agrees to sell its multicast network Court TV to Law&Crime owner Jellysmack, as it seeks to reduce debt tied to its Ion and Katz acquisitions (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2026/02/scripps-sells-court-tv-to-lawcrime-owner-jel…
A district court judge denies Texas AG Ken Paxton's request for a restraining order preventing Samsung from collecting data on TV watchers (Ryan Autullo/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/sa…