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Xperi subsidiary TiVo wins Mobi TV assets at auction
Xperi said its subsidiary operation TiVo Corporation was the highest bidder for Mobi TV's assets.
Disney Plus nets 103 million global subscribers
Hulu and ESPN Plus also added subscribers, with the latter nearly doubling the number of customers served since last year.
CW to launch Saturday programs, expand to 7 nights a week
CW Television Network will soon offer its stations and affiliates programming on Saturday nights.
TiVo tries to walk back rumors of Stream dongle’s demise
After more than a week of press coverage, Xperi finally attempted to walk back comments made by its chief executive concerning the TiVo Stream 4K.
Roku sets May 20 as date for launch of Originals
Streaming hardware maker Roku will launch its slate of acquired Quibi shows and other original programs on May 20,
Seth Rogen teams up with SiriusXM for new podcast
Seth Rogen is teaming up with SiriusXM Pandora for a new podcast series.
Fubo TV now at 590,000 subscribers as cord-cutting continues
Fubo TV ended the previous quarter with 590,000 paying subscribers, an increase of 43,000 customers.
Prosecutor lodges complaint against local Sinclair station
A local prosecutor's office has filed a formal complaint with the FCC over WBFF-TV's news coverage.
Walmart readies launch of Onn-branded Android TV device
Walmart is getting ready to launch its own Android TV streaming device under the house brand Onn
Sacramento poised to launch first ATSC 3.0 signals in June
A new television broadcast standard is finally making its way to the Sacramento market.
TiVo indicates it may sunset Android TV dongle
TiVo's parent company Xperi has strongly suggested that it may not offer a successor to the Stream 4K Android TV dongle.
YouTube TV channels integrated into YouTube app on Roku
Google has integrated its pay streaming television service YouTube TV directly within the native YouTube app on Roku devices.