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Nexstar says Hawaiian Telcom trying to re-write cable retrans rules
The largest broadcaster in America says the cable operator seeks to deprive them of certain legal rights.
Fubo CEO accuses Fox, Disney of overcharging for channels
Fubo CEO David Gandler said Fox and ESPN are overcharging the streaming service by as much as 40 percent for its sports and entertainment channels.
Sources: KVIE unlikely to take over Sacramento NPR station
A letter from the endowment board to CSU Sacramento suggested the non-profit TV outlet take over struggling CapRadio.
Poland, Russia to boost streaming TV market in Eastern Europe by 2029
Poland and Russia will take a commanding lead of Eastern Europe's streaming television market by the end of the decade, according to a report.
Finland will switch off standard definition TV broadcasts in 2025
Broadcast regulators in Finland have affirmed the country's plan to switch off standard definition TV feeds early next year.
Comcast to bring Sky Stream box to Germany this summer
Sky Stream is launching to Sky customers in Germany and Australia over the coming months, officials at Comcast said this week.
Mediacom begins offering Xumo Stream box to broadband customers
Mediacom has started offering a new streaming device to customers of its Xtream-branded broadband Internet service.
TCL adds NFL Channel to free streaming television platform
The official partner of the NFL adds the official streaming channel of the NFL.
WADL sale termination date pushed to June at FCC’s urging
Mission and Adell Broadcasting have agreed to extend a shot clock for a deal concerning Detroit TV station WADL at the urging of a top FCC official.
FreeCast adds more streaming channels from TheSoul Publishing
The channels are available in English and Spanish, and include content streams from studios with over 2 billion social media followers.
ESPN begins pointing sports fans to regional networks
The inaugural integration will see the New England Sports Network listed among live sports programming within the ESPN app.
Consolidated to push former video customers to MyBundle
The move comes about a month after Consolidated said it would exit the traditional pay TV market.