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Quick stories from the technology, journalism and media industries, updated daily.

Verizon offers 5G phones to get customers off old network

Verizon is trying to push customers toward its 5G network with a new phone trade-in perk.

June 3, 2021

Locast is now offering its free streaming television service in the Raleigh-Durham broadcast market.

June 2, 2021

Users of Android TV hardware will be able to natively download and install Apple's streaming television app starting this week.

June 1, 2021

Comcast is finally making its free linear streaming service Xumo available to users of Apple TV hardware for the first time.

June 1, 2021

Haystack News says it will offer live streams of several news events throughout the month of June.

June 1, 2021

Lionsgate says its premium pay television network Starz now has more than 29.5 million global subscribers.

May 27, 2021

Roku will add more movies to its free, ad-supported streaming service thanks to a new agreement with Saban Films.

May 27, 2021

AT&T WarnerMedia's chief executive Jason Kilar will stay on at the company through at least the end of the year.

May 27, 2021

Amazon has slapped a sale sticker on a number of its Fire TV devices.

May 25, 2021

ViacomCBS will lower the price of a subscription to the ad-supported version of its streaming service Paramount Plus early next month.

May 25, 2021

AT&T's CEO says the company should be able to offer its fixed wireless Internet service coast-to-coast by 2023.

May 25, 2021

Executives at Time Warner and Disney held a brief phone call to discuss a possible merger in 2016, according to a new report.

May 25, 2021