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Amazon offering six-month free trial of Disney Plus with music subscription
Amazon has rolled out a new promotion that bundles its streaming music service Amazon Music with the blockbuster streaming television service Disney Plus.
Comcast launches new Hispanic streaming business for Peacock
Comcast is launching a new streaming division aimed at incorporating more Spanish-language content into its Peacock streaming service.
Scripps hires former Fox, CNN exec to lead Newsy
The E. W. Scripps Company has tapped a former Fox Television Stations executive to lead the newsroom at Newsy, the company's streaming and broadcast television news network.
NBC sees smaller audience for Olympic games
NBC's telecast of the Tokyo Olympics drew its smallest audience in nearly three decades.
Dish’s Ergen hints Sinclair dispute over regional sports
All signs appear to point to a dispute between Dish Network and Sinclair that will leave some viewers without one or more local stations by next week.
AT&T forcing phone number change on some subscribers
AT&T says some customers with Puerto Rico or U.S. Virgin Islands phone numbers will have to change their digits.
Sling TV adds thousands of subscribers, continues to grow
Sling TV added more than 65,000 subscribers in the second quarter of the year, rounding out the quarter with more than 2.4 million customers.
Sinclair warns Dish Network will likely drop over 100 local channels
Sinclair says Dish Network could drop more than 100 local stations throughout the country if a new carriage agreement isn't reached by next Monday.
T-Mobile brings 5G network to robots
T-Mobile is looking beyond ordinary human consumption of its 5G wireless network.
Amazon’s top Fire TV stick gets rare price cut
The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K with Alexa Voice Remote is going for just $40, marking a rare mid-summer discount on the device.
After pandemic peak, consumers stick with streaming
Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video are the most-used streaming services in 2021, according to a new J.D. Power survey.
SiriusXM orders new SXM-9 satellite from Maxar
SiriusXM Pandora has ordered a new satellite for the company's satellite radio and datacasting service.