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T-Mobile pulls speaker from conference amid TVision controversy
The phone company had committed an executive and sponsorship funding to this week's Stream TV Show conference.
Philo eyes global expansion, hints at possible future price increase
Philo CEO Andrew McCollum said the company has crossed more than 800,000 subscribers over the last three years.
Dish Network to pull the plug on Slingbox devices
Dish Network has discontinued its line of Slingbox hardware and will brick existing devices on the market within the next two years.
Lifeline cheating at Sprint will cost T-Mobile $200 million
The settlement was reached with regulators after a probe involving subsidies paid to Sprint through the federal Lifeline program.
ViacomCBS doesn’t see licensing content as liability for Paramount Plus
ViacomCBS say they're not worried about offering Comedy Central programming to rival services.
Network executives feel misled by T-Mobile’s TVision pitches
Executives at Discovery, ViacomCBS and NBC Universal say they were given incomplete information about T-Mobile's streaming television service.
Report: Comcast, Walmart discuss smart TV partnership
Comcast and Walmart have held discussions that could see the retailer develop a TV set with the X1 platform built-in.
Army ends free AFN TV service for troops in Germany
Citing the rising availability of streaming services, the U.S. Army in Europe decided to stop subsidizing free basic cable television.
NBC boss takes aim at Quibi while touting Peacock
The chief executive of NBC Universal took aim at defunct streaming rival Quibi, noting that his own company's service Peacock has "stuff people want to watch."
Locast expands to two more television markets
Locast rolled out to viewers in two new local broadcast markets this week, bringing the total number of metropolitan areas served to 25.
T-Mobile announces new streaming television service
T-Mobile announced on Tuesday announced the launch of a new streaming television service that the company says is intend to compete with costly cable and satellite packages.
Comcast could drop KCRA Sacramento in December
Comcast is warning customers in the Sacramento television market that it may be forced to drop KCRA and KQCA from its lineup.