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Exclusive: Red Ventures to close Cord Cutters News
Red Ventures is winding down the streaming television-focused blog Cord Cutters News two years after it acquired the website.

New digital network Digi TV to launch in late September
A new digital broadcast network called Digi TV is getting the attention of broadcast TV viewers and cord-cutters in the U.S.

Locast suspends operations after court ruling
The broadcast streaming service is effectively dead, but the copyright infringement trial against it will continue.

A Conversation With: Philo CEO Andrew McCollum
Philo's top executive chats about staying competitive in the growing space of streaming services, his company's philanthropic endeavors and how the T-Mobile deal came together.

Exclusive: Philo quietly doubles donation of ad inventory to social causes
Philo has doubled down on its philanthropic endeavors, donating $2 million in advertisement inventory to social justice causes and other charitable initiatives.

Samsung mulls offering TV Plus on other streaming devices
Samsung executives are considering the possibility of offering Samsung TV Plus on non-Samsung devices for the first time, according to a source.

ViacomCBS quietly offers Paramount Plus, Showtime bundle
The deal allows Paramount Plus subscribers to bundle their service with Showtime at a discount, but there's a catch.

Orby TV owes $51 million to programmers, pension fund
The defunct satellite service owes millions of dollars to TV programmers, the General Electric Pension Trust and others.

Exclusive: T-Mobile upgrades mobile tethering feature with 5G access
T-Mobile quietly rolled out access to its 5G network for Magenta customers who use their smartphones as hotspots.

Exclusive: Pandemic hurt Orby TV’s ability to raise new funds, CEO says
Orby TV tried to raise more money, but a last-minute deal suddenly fell through, the company's chief executive said in an e-mail.

Feds investigate reporter over U.S. Capitol attack tweet
Federal authorities have opened an investigation against a reporter who tweeted from inside the U.S. Capitol building during a riot on January 6.

KXTV picks Nia Towne for news director role
Nia Towne has been tapped to lead broadcast news operations at KXTV, Sacramento's ABC affiliate.