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Quick stories from the technology, journalism and media industries, updated daily.
Former Sacramento airborne reporter Bill Eveland dies at 91
Bill Eveland, a beloved pilot who provided traffic reports to radio listeners in Sacramento, has died at the age of 91.
Xperi subsidiary TiVo wins Mobi TV assets at auction
Xperi said its subsidiary operation TiVo Corporation was the highest bidder for Mobi TV's assets.
Roku sets May 20 as date for launch of Originals
Streaming hardware maker Roku will launch its slate of acquired Quibi shows and other original programs on May 20,
Seth Rogen teams up with SiriusXM for new podcast
Seth Rogen is teaming up with SiriusXM Pandora for a new podcast series.
Fubo TV now at 590,000 subscribers as cord-cutting continues
Fubo TV ended the previous quarter with 590,000 paying subscribers, an increase of 43,000 customers.
Sacramento poised to launch first ATSC 3.0 signals in June
A new television broadcast standard is finally making its way to the Sacramento market.
Locast expands to another television market
Locast announced on Monday its expansion to another local market, one that serves television viewers across three states.
Verizon sells media assets to investment firm for $5 billion
Telecom giant Verizon finally revealed the sale of its media assets on Monday.
Philo begins accepting Amazon Pay for subscriptions
Philo has quietly rolled out a new feature that will let Amazon Fire TV users sign up for a subscription without the need to pull out their credit card.
Former Netflix executive convicted on bribery, wire fraud charges
A former Netflix executive was convicted on Friday on several criminal charges related to wire fraud and bribery, prosecutors said.
Fox says original content coming to Tubi later this year
Fox Corporation's free, ad-supported streaming service Tubi will unveil its slate of original programming later this fall.
Bezos: More than 175 million stream Amazon Prime content
Three out of four people with an Amazon Prime subscription streamed movies and TV shows through Amazon Prime Video in 2020.