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WGN America lands on two more streaming services
WGN America has been added to YouTube TV and Hulu with Live TV after securing an agreement with Vidgo last week.
Parler, Gab outages cause law enforcement headaches
Social media posts help build cases and prevent crimes, but a blackout on mainstream and fringe platforms since the Capitol attack has caused serious headaches for police and prosecutors.
Vidgo begins offering WGN America to subscribers
Nexstar Media Group's national cable channel WGN America is now available to Vidgo customers.
Like Roku, Samsung playing hardball with Comcast over Peacock
Blame financial terms and a carriage dispute. Starting to feel like cable, right?
Apple said to be planning premium podcast service
Apple is preparing to offer a premium podcast service that would allow producers to charge for their shows.
Feds investigate reporter over U.S. Capitol attack tweet
Federal authorities have opened an investigation against a reporter who tweeted from inside the U.S. Capitol building during a riot on January 6.
AT&T finally streamlines its streaming pay TV options
AT&T has finally merged its two streaming pay TV services into a unified package.
Parler CEO says site will come back with better content moderation
Parler's CEO says the social media website will use algorithms to tackle problematic content when it comes back online.
CNN to end Airport Network after three decades
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic coupled with a decline in passenger travel led to the decision to cancel the network.
PBS fires attorney after comments revealed in hidden video
PBS has fired a mid-level staff attorney after he was surreptitiously recorded during a media sting operation by a watchdog group.
Facebook briefly pulls page used by Iranian state broadcaster
The Facebook page used by Iranian state-run news outlet Press TV was briefly pulled from the social media site on Tuesday.
Personal info of Parler users exposed before website went offline
Photographs of driver's licenses are said to be among a trove of data compromised from the conservative-leaning social media website.