Broadband
Verizon cutting 3,000 jobs, selling off 270 retail stores
Most of the pink slips will affect retail workers, but around 500 corporate jobs are also being cut, according to a report.
Parks: Cable broadband losses eased during Q1, wireless growth continued
Broadband companies are increasing competition by offering Internet-wireless bundles and rolling out customer incentives like price-lock and service guarantees.
DATA
Patrick Ferguson named CEO of Lumine parent Velocix
Ferguson joined Velocix-owned Lumine Group earlier this year; he previously held roles at TiVo parent Xperi and at MyBundle.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Echostar CEO Hamid Akhavan resigns following Dish DBS bankruptcy
Echostar founder Charlie Ergen will inherit most of Akhavan's day-to-day tasks, the company told federal regulators. He will remain at the company as an advisor through the end of the year.
Wimbledon to serve as further test case for low-latency BBC iPlayer
The tournament will allow the BBC to obtain much-needed data across tens of thousands of devices when viewers are watching the same event at once.
T-Mobile to move some long-time customers onto new, more-expensive plans
Customers on older, lower-priced plans will see the cost of service go up when they're moved to newer "Experience" plans in the coming weeks.
Comcast spinning out NBC Universal, Sky Group into separate company
Comcast will retain a minority investment in the newly-formed company for at least a year.
Turkcell taps Bango platform to launch streaming super bundles
Bundles are available to Turkcell's more than 43 million subscribers and offer savings of up to 40 percent versus standalone subscriptions.
FIRST ON THE DESK
Comcast suffers widespread Internet, TV outage across country
The issue is affecting subscribers in a number of areas, including San Francisco, Sacramento, Philadelphia, Boston and Detroit; no official word on the cause.
FreeCast adds Starlink Business products through reseller agreement
FreeCast will start selling Starlink Business services through a reseller arrangement with the space-based broadband Internet provider.
Netflix added to Spectrum App Store for Internet, TV customers
Customers can now subscribe to Netflix directly through Spectrum's streaming marketplace.
Spectrum awards $300,000 in new scholarships
The latest awards bring the total amount distributed through the Spectrum Scholars program to more than $2 million since the initiative began six years ago.