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

DirecTV lets One America News carriage deal expire

DirecTV dropped two channels programmed by Herring Networks as it allowed a carriage agreement to distribute the networks to expire.

April 5, 2022

Radio platforms SiriusXM and TuneIn will offer live coverage of Major League Baseball games throughout the 2022 season.

April 5, 2022

Content that once appeared on CW Seed will be placed in the network's flagship streaming app.

April 5, 2022

Philo is in the preliminary stages of developing an app for Samsung's Tizen operating system, the company's CEO said.

April 5, 2022

Amazon Prime Video will remain available to new and existing Roku users under a new carriage deal struck between the companies this week.

April 4, 2022

Dish Network says it will no longer charge customers a fee for access to high definition channels.

March 30, 2022

Hulu has removed dozens of films after its deal with cable channel Epix lapsed last week.

March 30, 2022

The Black News Channel says it owes tens of millions of dollars to hundreds of creditors.

March 30, 2022

The NFL is in the preliminary stages of developing its own streaming television service, according to a report.

March 29, 2022

The Disney Plus streaming service is slated to launch in nearly five dozen more countries and territories later this summer.

March 29, 2022

Charter Communications this week said it will increase the base Internet speed for all of its Spectrum broadband customers.

March 25, 2022

Xumo will begin offering iHeart Radio-programmed music streams through its free streaming television app.

March 24, 2022