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The logo of Fubo TV appears on the marquee outside the Times Square studios of ABC television in New York City. (Photo via LinkedIn, Graphic by The Desk)

Fubo gets support from Dish, DirecTV executives in sports-focused antitrust case

March 31, 2025April 11, 2024

The sports-centric streaming service has asked a federal court to issue a preliminary injunction barring Fox, Disney and Warner Bros Discovery from acting on their joint venture.

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Sinclair will use AI to translate tennis coverage into Spanish

December 28, 2024April 9, 2024

“Petko Unfiltered,” which airs on Sinclair’s Tennis Channel, will be the first to use the machine-learning tool.

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VIDAA TV OS ready to compete against Roku, Amazon in U.S.

December 28, 2024March 7, 2024

Unlike Roku and Amazon, executives at VIDAA say the tech firm has no plans to make its own streaming smart TV sets.

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Cord Cutters News trims staff, lays off editor-in-chief

December 28, 2024February 23, 2024

Editor-in-Chief Roger Cheng were among the layoffs at Cord Cutters News this week, along with two staff writers.

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Disney doesn’t want Fubo to become “next Netflix,” complaint alleges

December 28, 2024February 20, 2024

Fubo says it was forced to drop sports-inclusive channels offered by Warner Bros Discovery in order to take ESPN and other Disney-owned channels.

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Broadcast group pushes back on FCC plan to incentivize local content

December 28, 2024February 19, 2024

Many TV stations can’t afford to produce local content, the National Association of Broadcasters says.

Disney spat fueled cord-cutting at Charter’s Spectrum TV

December 28, 2024February 2, 2024

Charter’s dispute with Disney over TV-related carriage fees added fuel to the fire of cord-cutting during the final quarter of 2023.

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Florida journalist used CBS News password to access Fox News feeds

December 28, 2024January 15, 2024

A Florida journalist under investigation for alleged cybercrime offenses used a password belonging to CBS News to access raw video files belonging to Fox News.

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American living in Turkey indicted over T-Mobile hacking

December 28, 2024January 10, 2024

A federal grand jury indicted a 23-year-old American in 2022 for hacking T-Mobile one year earlier, according to a sealed charging document obtained and published by The Desk.

DirecTV quietly tests transmitting national NBC feed to offset loss of TEGNA affiliates

December 28, 2024January 2, 2024

The pay TV provider confirmed it was “testing some capabilities as we explore alternative delivery options to help offset the rising costs of retransmission consent.”

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