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AT&T boss slams Roku, Amazon for enforcing deal made with AT&T
AT&T's CEO criticized Roku and Amazon for choosing to enforce commercial agreements made with the telecom over the distribution of HBO several years ago.
Bee union pushes back against proposed performance metric
Journalists at the Sacramento Bee are pushing back against a proposal that they say would tie employee performance reviews to web traffic.
Vice editor unloads on New York Times for failing to link
The heated social media tirade followed a New York Times story that aggregated content from a Vice News scoop.
Pluto TV boss promoted to head of streaming at ViacomCBS
ViacomCBS has tapped the co-founder and chief executive of its free streaming service Pluto TV to oversee streaming initiatives across the entire company.
C-SPAN looks to generate new revenue through ads, streaming
C-SPAN is funded through affiliate fees paid by cable and satellite services. An increasing trend of cord-cutting has the network looking to generate revenue through other means.
5G speed only marginally better than 4G across most networks, report says
In a new report released this week, two of the three biggest carriers showed only marginal improvements in average wireless data speed on their 5G networks compared to 4G LTE.
Disney Plus suffers outage in Europe
Customers in several European countries reported problems accessing Disney's blockbuster streaming service Disney Plus on Monday.
SiriusXM Pandora finalizes acquisition of Stitcher podcast service
The company will pay $265 million in cash right away to seal the deal.
Disney struggles to carve out path for adult-oriented streamer Hulu
Disney is struggling to figure out what it should do with Hulu before it acquires Comcast's 30 percent stake in 2024.
Cable companies partner with TiVo to distribute streaming Android dongle
RCN, Wave Broadband and Grande Communications said they will begin offering customers one free TiVo Stream 4K device for 12 months.
Hulu may drop Nexstar local stations for live TV customers
Some Hulu customers have received an email warning that they may lose local channels operated by Nexstar Media Group.
Feds tell AT&T merger between DirecTV, Dish will hinge upon 5G
Department of Justice regulators told AT&T executives that a merger between Dish Network and DirecTV wouldn't be approved until 5G was rolled out more broadly.