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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appears in an undated photograph. (Courtesy image, Graphic by The Desk)

Evan Gershkovich, jailed Wall Street Journal reporter, to stand trial in Russia

Prosecutors accuse the Wall Street Journal reporter of collecting intelligence about a Russian military manufacturing plant on behalf of the CIA.

A sound technician with ESPN helps produce a telecast of a football game.

Lawmakers: Venu Sports could harm sports fans, cable companies

Two members of Congress have sent a follow-up letter to Fox, Disney and Warner Bros Discovery seeking additional information about their sports-focused joint venture, Venu Sports.

An AT&T retail store.

Judicial panel consolidates lawsuits against AT&T over data breaches

The class-action lawsuits were filed after AT&T disclosed a data breach impacting more than 70 million current and former customers.

A Sky television retail outlet in Manchester, England as it appeared in April 2022.

Man arrested for fraud, money laundering in Sky pirate operation

A 52-year-old British man was arrested by local police on suspicion of fraud and money laundering in connection with an illegal broadcast operation involving programming from Sky television.

Judge delays sentencing of Fox Leaks co-conspirator

Marco Gaudino admitted to helping journalist Timothy Burke trespass into computer systems used by Fox News and others.

Spotify faces class-action lawsuit over plans to disable “Car Thing”

Three Spotify subscribers are suing the streaming audio service over its plan to disable "Car Thing," a companion hardware product.

(Stock image, Graphic by The Desk)

Federal judge halts Dish Network’s lawsuit against Vidgo

The stay comes several weeks after Dish and Vidgo said they were working toward a settlement in the patent infringement case.

A Dish Network satellite dish.

Dish settles some streaming patent infringement lawsuits

The parent companies of KiDoodle.TV and BeachBody have agreed to license certain adaptive bitrate technology from Dish.

Former Deadspin editor Timothy Burke (inset picture) from an undated social media image.

Appeals court sides against journalist Timothy Burke in Fox leaks case

An appeals court has denied Florida journalist Timothy Burke's request to have the government return computers and other items seized from his home last year.

The headquarters of Deutsche Telekom in Bonn, Germany.

American who hacked T-Mobile in 2021 arrested in Turkey, faces extradition

John Binns, 24, admitted to accessing servers connected to T-Mobile; he was federally indicted in 2022.

William Johnson discusses his new role at TEGNA-owned KYTX in December 2023. (Still frame via TV broadcast)

TEGNA anchor accused of child sex crimes in Texas

William Johnson is accused of child sex crimes that allegedly occurred before he joined a TEGNA television station last year.

Co-conspirator in Fox Leaks case to be sentenced in July

Marco Gaudino pled guilty to helping Florida journalist Timothy Burke trespass into computer systems, including one used by Fox News.

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