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Dish parent Echostar weighs $3 billion spectrum-backed bond sale
Echostar is weighing the sale of $3 billion in bonds that would be backed by some of its wireless spectrum.
Jeff Zucker-backed RedBird acquires All3 Media
Jeff Zucker has acquired a London-based content production company operated in part by his former employer.
Sky Showtime to launch ad-supported tier
Comcast and Paramount's joint venture Sky Showtime has announced plans for a lower-priced, ad-supported plan.
Legal news service Law360 lays off journalists
Law360 has laid off around 10 percent of the operation's newsroom employees, about a month after union journalists held a one-day strike.
Consolidated Communications to stop offering cable TV by end of year
Consolidated Communications will exit the cable television market by the end of the year amid a shift in focus on its broadband businesses.
Roku stock drops 24 percent amid ARPU concerns
Roku's stock price dropped 23 percent during the trading day on Friday as investors appeared concern over the company's sliding ARPU.
GCI sees slight revenue bump after adding broadband, wireless customers in 2023
GCI saw its overall revenue increase 1 percent during 2023 after making sizable investments in expanding its broadband services.
Paramount, Comcast hold talks about streaming joint venture, report says
The discussions have centered around a streaming-focused partnership or joint venture, similar to its Paramount and Comcast's Sky Showtime operation overseas.
German streamer Joyn lands on Magenta TV
German streaming service Joyn is now available to customers of Deutsche Telekom's television service Magenta TV.
Paramount lays off Noggin team, will shut down app
The kid-friendly app offered more than 1,000 interactive videos and games; some videos will shift to Paramount Plus.
WBD replacing Discovery Science with TLC in France
WBD will launch a local variant of its American cable channel TLC in France and several other countries this month.
Nexstar vows to fight FCC fine over WPIX deal with Comcast
Nexstar Media Group has appealed a $150,000 fine imposed against it over contract negotiations with Comcast concerning carriage of WPIX-TV two years ago.