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Quick stories from the technology, journalism and media industries, updated daily.
FCC gives green light to Charter-Cox merger
The approval came after Charter made key concessions on its DEI practices and promised further rural broadband build-outs.
Disney Plus adds live news feeds from ABC-owned stations
Disney Plus has increased its offering of news content by adding local news feeds from eight ABC-owned stations.
Tablo firmware update brings free streaming channels to legacy devices
Nuvyyo is pushing out a firmware update that will allow legacy Tablo DVRs to receive free streaming channels.
Scripps to re-acquire two dozen previously-divested Ion stations
Scripps initially divested the stations in 2021 to satisfy regulatory concerns over its acquisition of Ion Television.
FIRST ON THE DESK
Virgin Media to include Sky Atlantic in some pay TV packages
Virgin Media is adding a new channel from Comcast's Sky Group that will allow some of its pay TV customers to access hit shows from HBO.
Veritone renews licensing deal with U.S. Soccer
Veritone and U.S. Soccer have renewed their content archival and licensing arrangement for several more years.
T-Mobile to deliver wireless home internet routers via DoorDash
T-Mobile says eligible customers in some major cities can now have Internet equipment delivered through same-day fulfillment via DoorDash.
YouTube Premium Lite gets offline downloads, background streaming
Streamers can now watch videos offline and content in the background with a YouTube Premium Lite subscription.
Entravision parts ways with COO Jeffery Liberman
Entravision Communications has parted ways with Jeffery Liberman, the company's President and Chief Operating Officer.
FIRST TO REPORT
ESPN to debut women’s sports block on Sundays
ESPN will air WNBA and NWSL games on Sunday in prime-time as part of a new women's sports block that replaces MLB games.
MeTV to start airing “Golden Girls” in March
Weigel's MeTV will start airing a two-episode block of The Golden Girls in prime-time starting in mid-March, the broadcaster confirmed on Wednesday.
Spectrum acquires New England Cable News from NBC
As part of the acquisition, the regional cable news channel will rebrand to Spectrum News NECN.