Comcast refutes conspiracy over ‘banned’ Sling TV ads
A Comcast executive says the cable giant is not influencing NBC stations in blocking an ad campaign for Dish Network’s Sling TV service.
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Sling accuses Comcast-owned stations of blocking its ads
Sling TV’s chief executive Roger Lynch said Comcast-owned NBC channels are refusing to air advertisements for the streaming TV service.
Comcast is no longer the largest pay TV company in America
Before last week, Comcast was the biggest pay TV company in America. Now that honor goes to AT&T and DirecTV.
After hoax exposed, Inquisitr attorney demands removal of source material
A an attorney representing Inquisitr.com has filed copyright notices with Twitter and Scribd after The Desk exposed a fake news story published on the website.
Gawker editors quit over deletion of gay escort story
Two Gawker editors have resigned over the website’s decision to pull a story focused on an extortion attempt by a gay escort against a rival media executive.
How The Inquisitr was duped into publishing a fake story on a Costco birthday cake
A freelance reporter used his girlfriend as the source for a completely-fictitious story that fooled Inquisitr.com and several other popular news aggregates.
Gawker deletes post outing rival executive after reader backlash
Gawker’s owner Nick Denton offered no apology, but said he regrets the site’s decision to expose a scandalous affair involving a rival executive.
Report: Streaming service Hulu mulls pricier ad-free option
Hulu is mulling the possibility of launching an ad-free streaming service this fall, and it will likely cost more than Netflix.
Agreement reached over “privilege log” creation in Sacramento mayor e-mail case
Attorneys involved in a legal dispute over Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s e-mail records have reached an agreement over the creation of a “privilege log.”
FBI investigating possible broadcast signal intrusion at Indiana radio station
Did Anonymous really hijack Indiana radio station WXXR, or was it a publicity stunt? The FBI says they’re investigating the matter.
