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Montana broadband build-out comes with $300,000 price tag per home
Providing high-speed Internet connections to rural parts of the country could be more expensive than federal officials previously thought.
Germany will overtake UK with subscription video subscribers, report says
Western Europe will have around 273 million total SVOD subscribers by the end of the decade.
Philips puts Pluto TV on smart sets in Europe, Latin America
Philips is putting the free streaming service Pluto TV on its TP Vision sets in Europe and Latin America.
Sinclair deal with Nexstar returns some CW affiliates to DirecTV
The renewed agreement between the two broadcasters allows Sinclair to negotiate carriage of its affiliates with streaming cable alternatives.
Channel 4 launches streaming channels in U.S.
Britain's Channel 4 is launching two free, ad-supported streaming channels in the United States.
WBD rebrands Boomerang to Cartoonito in parts of EMEA
Warner Bros Discovery is rebranding its Boomerang channel to Cartoonito in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
Charter offers Spectrum customers free access to Peacock
Charter is offering Spectrum TV and Spectrum Internet customers free access to Peacock Premium through a special promotion.
NPR CEO John Lansing to retire later this year
NPR CEO John Lansing will leave the organization at the end of the year, the public radio program distributor said on Tuesday.
Three sports piracy websites shut down by Egyptian authorities
Three illegal streaming websites were shut down by Egyptian authorities working in partnership with ACE, the group said on Tuesday.
Streaming services give Spectrum TV customers access to ESPN, ABC during Disney dispute
Disney has blacked out its channels on Spectrum TV, but cable TV customers have plenty of cheap streaming options to watch ESPN and others.
Nexstar closes purchase of KUSI-TV in San Diego
Nexstar has finalized its purchase of KUSI-TV, an independent station in San Diego that will serve as the new home of the CW later this year.
Sky News to launch daily politics show with Sophy Ridge
Sky News will introduce a new daily politics program called "Politics Hub," hosted by former Sunday morning presenter Sophy Ridge.