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The web could save Al Jazeera America

Al Jazeera is not a hit with cable viewers. The channel should stop looking to cable and start looking to the web if it wants to survive.

Technical glitch turns FOX Chicago reporter blue

Chicago’s FOX affiliate WFLD is attempting to scrub the internet of an embarrassing technical gaffe that resulted in a reporter’s skin turning blue during a live shot last week.

Comcast North Bay customers to lose KTVU in some cities

Comcast plans to drop San Francisco FOX affiliate KTVU from cable systems in Vacaville, Fairfield, Yuba City, Rio Vista and Tracy. Customers stationed at Travis Air Force Base in Solano County will also lose access to the channel.

American Forces Network goes dark during government shutdown

The American Forces Network, which broadcasts nine television and a handful of radio channels to American service members and their families serving overseas, has ceased broadcasting as a result of the U.S. government shutdown.