Philo to drop Bloomberg on March 31
Philo will remove the financial news channel Bloomberg on March 31, according to an e-mail sent to some customers.
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Sling Freestream adds 16 new linear channels to service
Sling Freestream added 16 new linear content channels this week, bringing the total number of free channels to over 230.
Fubo solidifies deal with Major League Baseball for TV package
Fubo’s deal with Major League Baseball will make in-market and out-of-market games available to subscribers of the streaming cable TV alternative.
Rolling Stone editor deleted details of ABC News reporter’s arrest
The editor, Noah Shachtman, removed information about a child sex abuse investigation against ABC News journalist and friend James Gordon Meek from a Rolling Stone story in September.
Judge voids $469 million verdict against Dish Network
A judge has thrown out a $469 million judgment against Dish Network in a patent infringement lawsuit.
How Pluto TV is specifically tailored for each country
Fierce Video’s Bevin Fletcher takes a look at how Paramount Global’s free, ad-supported streamer is custom made for each country where it operates.
Facebook parent Meta debuts subscription verification feature
Meta has launched a subscription feature that allows Facebook and Instagram users to be “verified” with a blue badge.
Disney Plus subscribers shrug off recent price increase
Disney Plus subscribers largely stuck with the ad-free version of the service despite a recent price increase.
Charter promotes Stephanie Babin to SVP, Billing Strategy & Design
Stephanie Babin has been promoted at Charter to the executive role of Senior Vice President of Billing Strategy and Design.
Fox News Digital top news brand for fifth straight month
Fox News Media’s online platform Fox News Digital was the top-performing news organization in multi-platform minutes consumed and multi-platform views, according to new data released by Comscore this week. The data showed Fox News Digital had 1.675 billion multi-platform total views across its website and digital apps in February, up 8 percent compared to the previous year and about 488 million more views than CNN’s website and apps. Fox News Digital also saw more total minutes spent across multiple platforms, with 2.892 billion minutes logged for February, down 3 percent compared to the previous year, but still better than CNN at 1.828 billion minutes (down 24 percent year over year). Separate data from analytics firm Emplifi showed Fox News had more engagements on social media than any other cable news brand, with 29.2 million total social interactions, much of it … Read more
