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Matthew Keys is the award-winning founder and editor of TheDesk.net, an authoritative voice on broadcast and streaming TV, media and tech. With over ten years of experience, he's a recognized expert in broadcast, streaming, and digital media, with work featured in publications such as StreamTV Insider and Digital Content Next, and past roles at Thomson Reuters and Disney-ABC Television Group.

Charter makes a “Bee Line” for Maine broadband customers
Charter is acquiring a small Internet service provider in Maine as part of an $82 million investment in fiber connections there.

Standard General files lawsuit against FCC over TEGNA deal
Standard General has filed a lawsuit against the FCC for referring its TEGNA deal to an administrative hearing.

Weigel relaunches Decades as “Catchy Comedy”
Weigel Broadcasting has relaunched its history-oriented classic television channel Decades TV as "Catchy Comedy."

Philo to drop Bloomberg on March 31
Philo will remove the financial news channel Bloomberg on March 31, according to an e-mail sent to some customers.

Twitter to remove legacy verified badges on April 1
Twitter says it will remove blue badges from accounts that were verified under a legacy program next month.

KCAL meteorologist who fainted on TV reveals diagnosis
KCAL meteorologist Alissa Carlson says a pre-existing medical condition caused her to faint on live television over the weekend.

Sling Freestream adds 16 new linear channels to service
Sling Freestream added 16 new linear content channels this week, bringing the total number of free channels to over 230.

Fubo solidifies deal with Major League Baseball for TV package
Fubo's deal with Major League Baseball will make in-market and out-of-market games available to subscribers of the streaming cable TV alternative.

Body of missing San Francisco radio host located
The body of a San Francisco radio host declared missing since last month was pulled from the water of the Bay on Wednesday.

DirecTV to return Newsmax to lineup by end of week
DirecTV has reached an agreement with conservative commentary network Newsmax to return the channel to its satellite and streaming services by the end of the week.

