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Exclusive reports from Matthew Keys and The Desk.

ViacomCBS quietly launches new digital channel Fave TV
ViacomCBS quietly launched a new streaming TV channel last month on its owned-and-operated CBS stations across the country.

A streaming TV recommendation tool finds an unexpected ally in cable TV companies
The Cohen brothers developed a tool to help customers break free from expensive cable TV packages. They didn't expect to find a partner in the cable companies themselves.
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Comcast X1, Flex customers to get HBO Max app this week
The rollout comes more than six months after Comcast said HBO Max would be offered natively to X1 and Flex users.

Discovery to charge $5 a month for Discovery Plus streaming service
Discovery Networks will offer two subscription packages in its direct-to-consumer streaming service that could launch as soon as December.

Exclusive: AT&T, Roku near deal to bring HBO Max to users
The two sides are close to reaching a deal that would bring native support for HBO Max to more than 40 million Roku users.

“We’re not changing s**t:” T-Mobile pushes back after networks cry foul over TVision
A T-Mobile executive said the company believes TVision complies with the terms of its distribution agreements with programmers.

T-Mobile pulls speaker from conference amid TVision controversy
The phone company had committed an executive and sponsorship funding to this week's Stream TV Show conference.

Network executives feel misled by T-Mobile’s TVision pitches
Executives at Discovery, ViacomCBS and NBC Universal say they were given incomplete information about T-Mobile's streaming television service.

Disney accidentally tells Comcast customers they’ve lost FX, National Geographic
Some Comcast customers were confused Friday night after seeing two social media posts from Disney that claimed they'd lost access to FX and the National Geographic Channel.

T-Mobile to announce streaming TV service next week
T-Mobile will announce a new streaming television service next Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the company's plan.

Red Ventures agreement called for job losses before CNET acquisition
An agreement between marketing firm Red Ventures and media giant ViacomCBS called for significant job cuts as part of a multi-million dollar acquisition of CNET Media Group.

ViacomCBS issues pink slips before Red Ventures acquisition
ViacomCBS is issuing pink slips to workers of companies that will be sold to Red Ventures in the coming months.