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Parler quietly drops lawsuit against Amazon
Parler has quietly dropped its lawsuit against technology giant Amazon, largely resolving a two month-long legal battle between the two companies.
Dish Network to offer sports betting through DraftKings partnership
Dish Network is now allowing its TV customers to bet on live sports thanks to a strategic partnership reached with DraftKings.
Sling TV will drop regional NBC Sports networks in April
Sling TV will stop offering regional NBC Sports channels to subscribers starting next month.
Sports-centric Fubo TV adds subscribers, loses cash
The service has more than 547,000 paying subscribers, a jump of 237 percent compared to this time last year.
Paramount Plus to get Epix movies later this summer
Paramount Plus will expand its library this summer with titles from premium movie channel Epix.
Exclusive: Pandemic hurt Orby TV’s ability to raise new funds, CEO says
Orby TV tried to raise more money, but a last-minute deal suddenly fell through, the company's chief executive said in an e-mail.
ViacomCBS lures early subscribers to Paramount Plus with half-off deal
A special deal brings the first year cost of Paramount Plus to $30 with ads or $50 without.
Orby TV shuts down after running out of cash
Satellite television startup Orby TV announced on Monday it would shut down its service and push customers toward Dish Network.
MobiTV, an early entrant into streaming cable TV, files for bankruptcy
The company powers T-Mobile's TVision and Cable One's forthcoming streaming TV service.
Nexstar relaunches WGN America as NewsNation
Cable channel WGN America has relaunched as NewsNation as Nexstar seeks to offer a news channel focused on substance over political bickering.
Verizon tells customers to switch off 5G to improve battery life
Verizon is telling customers to switch off their 5G network if they want better battery life on their phones.
Nexstar broadcast president to retire later this year
The retirement caps a three-decade career for Timothy C. Busch, much of it spent with the local broadcast company.