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SiriusXM relaunches Rolling Stones Radio in tribute to late drummer
SiriusXM has re-launched Rolling Stones Radio on its satellite and streaming services in honor of late drummer Charlie Watts.
Alleged T-Mobile hacker comes forward, grants interview
The hacker, an American living in Turkey, says he did it for notoriety because T-Mobile's security is "awful."
Indie broadcaster warns of carriage dispute with new DirecTV
A small broadcaster in Michigan is warning of a carriage dispute with DirecTV that could leave thousands without CBS or Fox.
Fox News Channel declares war on Australian broadcaster
Officials with Fox Corporation sent a threatening letter to Australia's public broadcaster after it aired a documentary that was critical of the network.
Netflix hit with federal lawsuit over child suicides
A federal lawsuit alleges Netflix ignored warnings that its show "13 Reasons Why" could encourage teenagers to self-harm.
AT&T pulling global CNN feed from UK cable systems
CNN International will no longer be available on British cable television systems starting next month.
New Sling TV interface lands on some Android TV devices
Dish Network's streaming television service Sling TV is rolling out a new user interface for viewers with Android TV devices.
Many Nexstar stations won’t carry “Rewind TV” at launch
Nexstar will officially debut its newest broadcast digital network next week — but millions of Americans won't be able to tune in right away.
Fox to launch sports programming on separate Tubi app
Streaming television service Tubi is launching a sports programming vertical, Fox announced this week.
AT&T TV relaunches as DirecTV Stream
AT&T TV and AT&T TV Now have relaunched this week under the new DirecTV Stream brand name.
DirecTV reduces HBO Max free trial to three months
Fresh from its spin-off from AT&T, video provider DirecTV is reducing the availability of one of its best perks.
T-Mobile gifts some subscribers extended trial of Apple TV Plus
T-Mobile is allowing some customers to get an extended free trial of Apple's streaming TV service.