Comcast offers Verizon-powered backup Internet product
“Storm-Ready WiFi” includes a backup battery and access to Verizon’s network for $252.
Year: 2023
Philo reaches deal to keep AXS, HDNet Movies
Wallet-conscious streaming cable replacement Philo will be keeping AXS and HDNet Movies after all.
Roku Channel starts offering local news from CBS, Fox stations
The Roku Channel added dozens of CBS- and Fox-owned local news streams to its ad-supported platform this week.
Comcast offers discount on YouTube’s NFL Sunday Ticket
Comcast is offering some Xfinity Internet and TV customers a discount on YouTube’s NFL Sunday Ticket package.
Curiosity Stream reports lower revenue, narrows loss
Curiosity Stream will lean harder on content licensing agreements as it seeks to grow revenue with a goal toward full profitability.
WBD shuts down enterprise live streaming service
Warner Bros Discovery has quietly shut down a little-known enterprise streaming video service.
KCRA-TV news producer dies in fatal fall at Folsom Lake
Kathryn “Katie” Hoedt fell after using an illegal rope swing at the California State Park, officials said.
YouTube TV begins offering Max to NFL Sunday Ticket customers
YouTube TV is offering subscribers of its NFL Sunday Ticket package an extended free trial to streaming service Max.
Paramount elevates two news executives at CBS
Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews will lead CBS News, while Ross Dagan will oversee news initiatives at CBS-owned stations.
Nexstar spat with DirecTV impacts local news during Hawaii fires
DirecTV customers impacted by the Maui fires are without two source of local news due to an ongoing dispute with Nexstar.
Thousands lose access to wireless, cable TV during Maui fires
Nearly all cellphone towers are offline and more than 16,000 are without cable or broadband access after fires swept through Maui last week.
FDA seeks to improve medicine ads on radio, TV
The FDA is evaluating whether to modify its rules for pharmaceutical ads aired on broadcast television and radio stations.