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The final ranking are in for the College Football Playoff field. The No. 1 seed is Alabama, fresh off its victory over previous No. 1 Georgia in the SEC championship.

Comcast and the Walt Disney Co. have reached a multi-year agreement for carriage of Disney’s TV channels on Xfinity platforms, including the addition of the ACC Network.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorComcast and Disney renewed a critical carriage pact that will keep ESPN, Disney Channel, ABC and more flowing to the subscribers of the Philadelphia cable giant.The two companies said they had struck a “multi-year agreement” that includes carriage of the ESPN networks, Disney’s kid-focused cable networks, Freeform, the FX and National Geographic networks and ABC stations on Comcast’s Xfinity service.

Disney will spend around $8 billion more on content next year. In its annual report filed with the SEC on Wednesday, Disney said it would spend around $33 billion on content over its next fiscal year, which began on Oct.

A mammoth SEC filing by Discovery today offers some tidbits on its upcoming merger with WarnerMedia – like the new Nasdaq stock symbol, WBD – and pages detailing back-and- forth calls between David Zaslav and AT&T CEO John Stankey starting in February when the Discovery boss first reached out.

Samba TV, which tracks programming and advertising viewing via smart TV data, has filed to go public.

Nicola Sturgeon has hit back after being criticised by a leading environmental charity for failing to sign up to a commitment to reduce fossil fuels.

 COO Samir Rao — impersonated a Google executive. Within a week, the company lost the majority of senior management and investors, announced it was shutting down, and was hit with a major lawsuit.

Nicola Sturgeon has urged Boris Johnson to remain in Glasgow for as long as it takes to secure a meaningful COP26 deal.

A man has been arrested over alleged firearms offences after undercover cops swooped on suspects a stone’s throw from Cop26 – minutes before Barack Obama’s arrival at the SEC.

This is the dramatic moment armed police working undercover swooped on suspects just a stone’s throw from Cop26 – minutes before Barack Obama’s arrival at the SEC Blue Zone.

Barack Obama has admitted he couldn't stay away from the COP26 summit despite no longer holding public office.

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COP26 President Alok Sharma has admitted his regret over some of the issues facing people attempting to get into the climate conference in Glasgow.

Leonardo DiCaprio surprised fans by arriving in Glasgow for a UN Summit at Glasgow SEC for COP26.

Leonardo DiCaprio was mobbed by fans as he made his way into a UN Summit in Glasgow SEC for COP26.

Police Scotland have apologised after women were forced to walk through Kelvingrove Park at night after last minute diversions were put in place for COP26.

India's Prime Minister has delivered a devastating blow to the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow by admitting his country won't reach net zero by 2070.

Joe Biden and other world leaders will head to Kelvingrove Museum tonight for a COP26 reception hosted by Prince Charles on behalf of the Royal Family.

Nicola Sturgeon met with Greta Thunberg at COP26 as the climate conference kicked off in Glasgow.

The Erskine Bridge has temporarily closed to traffic to allow a Greenpeace yacht to safely sail under it.

David Attenborough has called on the COP26 summit in Glasgow to kickstart "a wonderful recovery" from climate change.

US President Joe Biden is due to arrive in Scotland on Monday morning ahead of the COP26 climate change conference.

Leaders from across the world will attend the COP26 climate conference today after the summit officially got underway yesterday.

A top cop has vowed the force will 'keep people safe' as thousands descend on Glasgow for the major Cop26 climate conference.

A row over the condition of Glasgow ahead of the COP26 summit has intensified with Nicola Sturgeon accused of "not living in the real world'.

Nicola Sturgeon has issued a warning to protesters heading to Glasgow looking to cause disruption during COP26.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook chief Mark Zuckerberg insisted that issues like misinformation and political polarization are not “primarily about social media” — and he complained about a raft of critical articles published in recent days based on internal documents leaked by ex-employees.Meanwhile, also on the social giant’s third-quarter earnings call, Zuckerberg said Facebook is investing about $10 billion in its “metaverse” strategy in 2021, including in its Oculus VR products,

The Clydeside Expressway and much of Finnieston will see many major closures beginning today.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook executives routinely dismissed or downplayed employee concerns about the spread of misinformation on its platform, both before and after the 2020 presidential election, according to a wave of coordinated articles published Friday citing newly leaked internal documents.The dismissive attitude among the company’s higher-ups left Facebook unprepared to deal with the events of Jan. 6, when a pro-Trump mob descended on the U.S.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook executives routinely dismissed or downplayed employee concerns about the spread of misinformation on its platform, both before and after the 2020 presidential election, according to a wave of coordinated articles published Friday citing newly leaked internal documents.The dismissive attitude among the company’s higher-ups left Facebook unprepared to deal with the events of Jan. 6, when a pro-Trump mob descended on the U.S.

Gavin Bridge Senior Media AnalystSmart TVs are undergoing their third evolutionary wave.The first came when the regular TV set “evolved” in the late 2000s to be capable of running downloaded apps for streaming services. The second hit in 2014, when Roku became the first streaming media device manufacturer to license its operating system to power smart TVs.This third evolution sees not just widespread household penetration of smart TVs but increasing functionality.