News Brief
Quick stories from the technology, journalism and media industries, updated daily.
Technical issue forces Oakland TV station KTVU off air
A technical problem forced Oakland television station KTVU off the air for several hours early Monday morning.
SiriusXM to lower price of streaming subscription
SiriusXM Pandora says it will soon lower the cost of its most-expensive streaming radio package by $2 a month.
Netflix to launch online merch store connected to shows
Netflix has launched an online store that will offer merchandise connected to its original series.
Deutsche Welle added to Haystack News lineup
Haystack News has inked a partnership with Deutsche Welle that will boost international news content on the free streaming news service.
CNN gave e-mails to federal prosecutors to settle probe
Lawyers for CNN turned over a limited number of e-mails from an account used by one of its reporters in order to settle a protracted legal battle with federal prosecutors.
Lionsgate files trademark dispute against Disney over foreign streamer
Lionsgate has filed a series of trademark infringement lawsuits against the Walt Disney Company in several Latin American countries.
Sinclair rids itself of Seattle radio stations
The Sinclair Broadcast Group has sold off its four radio stations in Seattle, ending the company's short tenure as a radio broadcaster.
AT&T rolls out three year equipment payment plan for wireless customers
AT&T will allow customers to purchase a new phone, tablet or other device with the option to pay it off over the course of three years.
Paramount Plus to add more than 1,000 movies this week
By the end of the summer, the streamer will offer more than 2,500 popular films, ViacomCBS said.
Web service outage forces some streamers to go dark
An outage at the CDN service Fastly forced dozens of major websites to go offline early Tuesday morning.
Sling TV natively integrated into Google TV’s Live feature
Sling TV is now accessible through the "Live" tab on the home screen of devices running Google TV.
KTVU anchor Frank Somerville on leave after broadcast incident
Television news anchor Frank Somerville is taking an extended leave of absence to focus on his health, his employer confirmed in a statement this week.