(Fred TANNEAU/AFP/AFP) Noisy TV commercials were banned in California on Monday, with a new law that demands pitchmen turn the volume down. Viewers in the United States have long complained that ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

State Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana) wrote Senate Bill 576 to lower the volume on streaming-service ads. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Richael Keller has always been sensitive to loud commercials, ...

Midnight is inching closer for NBC and YouTube TV. John Ourand of Puck reports that the two sides “are still far apart” regarding the biggest sticking point: YouTube TV wants to “ingest” Comcast’s ...

NBC programming on YouTube TV includes NBC and Telemundo broadcast channels, NBC Sports regional networks, CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo and USA Network, among others. YouTube TV customers may soon lose access ...

NBC and YouTube TV reached a short-term extension late Tuesday night that will avoid a service disruption, industry sources told The Athletic, amid an ongoing rights dispute between NBC and YouTube TV ...

UPDATE: (10/2/25): YouTube TV and NBC Universal agreed to a multiyear carrier agreement on Thursday that will keep NBC and its other channels on the streaming platform. The two sides had been ...

“Our new agreement with Google is a clear win for both our business and our viewers – underscoring the enduring value of our must-see shows, films, sports, and live events while expanding our reach to ...

College football fans faced uncertainty ahead of Week 6 as contract talks between YouTube TV and NBC came down to the wire Week 5 of the college football season has come and gone, and Week 6 is set to ...

NBC is maintaining its perfect record of avoiding blackouts during carriage disputes, at least for now. With the network’s distribution agreement with YouTube TV set to expire on Tuesday night, NBC ...

In the days leading up to a potential blackout of NBC channels on YouTube TV, NBCUniversal made a seemingly outlandish claim. “Google, with its $3 trillion market cap, already controls what Americans ...