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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.
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.
Locast begins offering service to Raleigh-Durham TV market
Locast is now offering its free streaming television service in the Raleigh-Durham broadcast market.
Apple TV app landing on Android TV devices this week
Users of Android TV hardware will be able to natively download and install Apple's streaming television app starting this week.
Comcast brings Xumo streamer to Apple TV devices
Comcast is finally making its free linear streaming service Xumo available to users of Apple TV hardware for the first time.
Haystack News launching several pop-up live channels in June
Haystack News says it will offer live streams of several news events throughout the month of June.
Starz nets 29.5 million global subscribers, including 10 million U.S. streamers
Lionsgate says its premium pay television network Starz now has more than 29.5 million global subscribers.
Roku inks deal to offer new Saban movies on Roku Channel
Roku will add more movies to its free, ad-supported streaming service thanks to a new agreement with Saban Films.