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Quibi dies
Short-form, mobile-first streaming service Quibi will shut down, the company's founder and chief executive said.
Scripps will keep Sacramento Ion TV station for now
Scripps has signaled its interest to keep Sacramento TV station KSPX once its blockbuster merger with Ion is complete.
Scripps begins divesting Ion stations ahead of acquisition
E.W. Scripps has agreed to sell 26 Ion Media stations to a shell company for more than $45 million, according to filings.
Verizon widens lead over T-Mobile with Bluegrass acquisition
Verizon has widened its lead over T-Mobile in terms of the total number of wireless customers served thanks to a recent acquisition of a small phone company in Kentucky.
Quibi employees ready for possible closure of service
Workers at short-form video service Quibi are scheduling farewell drinks after signs within the company point to its impending closure.
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.