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Meredith exploring sale of TV stations, report says
Meredith may sell its 17 local broadcast TV stations as part of a company-wide shift towards its magazine business.

Allen Media inks deal to place This TV on Disney-owned stations
Allen Media Group has signed a deal that will see This TV land on eight Disney-owned ABC local television stations.

Nuvyyo rolls out slight price increase for Tablo lifetime guide subscription
The increase was needed to cover rising costs of purchasing the data, a Nuvyyo representative said.

Scripps to launch Newsy on Ion broadcast networks
A variant of the news channel Newsy will soon launch on dozens of Ion Media stations owned by the Scripps, the company said in a press release.

T-Mobile opens up special Philo deal to more customers
T-Mobile and Sprint customers with postpaid wireless phone service can now get a special deal on Philo.

AT&T WarnerMedia sells Chilevisión to ViacomCBS
ViacomCBS is purchasing Chilevisión from AT&T’s WarnerMedia subsidiary, helping the media giant expand its international footprint even farther. The deal was announced Monday and is expected to help secure new content for ViacomCBS’ streaming services in Latin America, including international ... Read more

TEGNA launches new digital broadcast network Twist
Twist will offer lifestyle, knowledge and reality-based shows aimed at women, TEGNA said in a statement.

Dish Network pulls NBC Sports regional networks, proposes a-la-carte solution
The proclamation came as the satellite company was forced to remove more than a dozen NBC Sports-branded regional networks.

Philo launches curated “Classic TV” library of retro shows
Live streaming television service Philo on Thursday announced a new curated library of classic shows airing across its channels.

T-Mobile brings back streaming baseball perk, teases “Un-Carrier” event
T-Mobile is offering post-paid customers access to Major League Baseball's (MLB) streaming television service MLB.TV as part of their subscription.

Verizon will shut down its older, 3G network in 2022
After several delays, wireless phone company Verizon says it will finally get around to shutting off its older 3G network by the end of 2022.

Entercom re-brands radio, podcast business as Audacy
Entercom on Tuesday announced it was changing the name of its radio and audio business.