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After Reuters-only experiment, Tribune looks again to Associated Press
Wire stories from the Associated Press will once again graces the print and web pages of Tribune Broadcasting newspapers.
Dish Network introduces much-anticipated online TV service
The service will include the Cartoon Network, TBS, TNT and ESPN as well as others for around $20 a month.
Sacramento businessman and TV pitchman Tom LaBrie dead at 67
The water bed seller graced the late-night airwaves on Sacramento's KTXL and other independent stations up and down the west coast.
FOX News ratings change little despite dispute with Dish
FOX News' holiday ratings were down, but a closer examination show this to be the norm, not an effect of the Dish Network dispute.
FBI questions man who “threatened” CNN in online message
Federal investigators questioned an independent reporter who claimed responsibility for a "threatening" message to CNN that was posted online in December.
Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt apply for deportation
Peter Greste and Mohamed Fahmy have asked Egypt's chief prosecutor to send them home following the announcement of a retrial on Thursday.
Suspected “Lizard Squad” member arrested in Britain
Vincent Omari is suspected of participating in a cyber attack against the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox Live network.
Defector to drop “The Interview” into North Korea
Park Sang-hak plans to drop 100,000 pirated copies of the film by balloon into North Korea.
New Jersey NBC station loses affiliation, shuts news department
After nearly five decades, WMGM-TV is no longer South Jersey's NBC station.
FBI: Sony hackers threaten CNN in online message
The hackers who targeted Sony Pictures also sent a threat to CNN, a FBI bulletin published on Wednesday revealed.
Dish gives Glenn Beck a signal boost as spat with FOX continues
The ongoing spat between Dish Network and the FOX News Channel is proving to be a benefit to at least one news startup.
San Francisco’s pot newspaper scheduled for January launch
The San Francisco Evergreen, which went under the name "Chem Tales," will launch January 26.