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Private payrolls saw their biggest decline in 2½ years during September, a further sign of labor market weakening that compounds the data blackout accompanying the U.S. government shutdown. Companies shed a seasonally adjusted 32,000 jobs during the month, the biggest slide since March 2023, payrolls processing firm ADP reported Wednesday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for an …

YouTube TV has grappled with carriage-contract showdowns in recent weeks with Fox Corp. and TelevisaUnivison. Next up: NBCUniversal. NBCU on Thursday evening started telling YouTube TV subscribers that its networks may be pulled off the service because the two companies cannot reach an accord on terms of a new distribution contract. NBCU and YouTube last negotiated a new deal in …

NBCUniversal is warning YouTube TV subscribers that its programming could soon go dark on the pay-TV service due to the latest industry tangle over carriage fees and terms. The fight coincides with a separate standoff with TelevisaUnivision. Both companies’ current agreements with YouTube TV expire next Tuesday, September 30. If both companies were to go dark, it would mean both …

Mark Cuban is sounding the alarm bell over a television shake-up that could have unintended consequences for the entire broadcast industry. The billionaire investor and former Shark Tank star weighed in on X after two of the US’s largest local station groups — Sinclair and Nexstar — announced they would stop airing ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The decision means dozens …

Fox Corp. and YouTube TV have agreed on a renewed carriage agreement, ending the threat of a blackout that would have affected a major college football game and potentially the start of the NFL season. The companies did not release details or offer anything more than a brief statement affirming that the Fox broadcast network, Fox News, plus six other …

Millions of YouTube TV customers were spared an interruption of Fox News, Fox sports and local coverage after the two entertainment companies reached a 11th-hour truce following weeks of negotiations. The two sides agreed Wednesday to continue talks to resolve their differences over distribution deal terms, pausing the threat of a channel blackout days before the start of the college …

Fox News, local TV stations and other Fox Corp.-owned networks will remain on YouTube TV — for now — after the parties agreed to a short-term extension to their previous contract, as talks on a renewal continue. “We have reached a short-term extension with Fox to prevent disruption to YouTube TV subscribers as we continue to work on a new …

The next Nebraska football alternate uniform is here. The Huskers are wearing all-black alternates for the Nov. 1 game against USC. This will be the first trip to Lincoln for the Trojans since 2007. You can run, but you can’t hide. pic.twitter.com/WrfZJp2E8r — Nebraska Football (@HuskerFootball) August 15, 2025 The jersey is similar to the standard uniform, with two white …