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WarnerMedia’s Kilar to stay on through year’s end

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

Starting this week, Verizon's phone and Internet customers can grab two full months of Sling TV at no cost to them.

May 20, 2021

WarnerMedia will screen a selection of HBO Max's original content on its Turner cable channels starting this summer.

May 20, 2021

The Communication Workers of America says AT&T failed to live up to promises made when it acquired Time Warner several years ago.

May 19, 2021

Haystack News announced a new content distribution agreement with Altice USA that will bring more live feeds to the service.

May 18, 2021

The Walt Disney Company is shuttering its Fox pay television channel in the United Kingdom as it focuses more efforts on Disney Plus.

May 17, 2021

Amazon has rolled out a free streaming television service within its shopping app in India.

May 16, 2021

Bill Eveland, a beloved pilot who provided traffic reports to radio listeners in Sacramento, has died at the age of 91.

May 13, 2021