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Verizon slows churn in Fios TV business
Verizon continued to lose pay TV customers during Q1, but its rate of churn was slower compared to last year, and its broadband business is thriving.
Max moves forward with password-sharing crackdown
The Warner Bros Discovery-owned streaming service is now offering its customers a way to add an "extra member" ahead of a broader crackdown on password-sharing expected this summer.
Nexstar honors “Remarkable Woman of the Year” on CW Network
Dr. Kim Carter-Tillman, founder of the Time for Change Foundation, has been named the “2025 Remarkable Woman of the Year.”
T-Mobile introduces new postpaid plans with price-lock guarantee
Wireless provider T-Mobile has introduced new post-paid plans with lower costs, added features and a new five-year price-lock guarantee.
Report: Nexstar fired reporter to avoid Trump defamation lawsuit
The dismissal was tied to an errant report on financial documents associated with Trump's social media company Truth Social, which triggered a deamation lawsuit.
Survey: Streaming is most-popular way to consume video content
More than two-thirds of Americans prefer streaming platforms to watch TV on the regular, according to a new consumer survey.
Bluesky launches verification system for high-profile users
Social media platform Bluesky has launched its own version of the social media verification badge to certain high-profile users.
Hub: Sports fans open to non-gimmicky uses of data, AI during broadcasts
Sports fans like data and AI capabilities during live games, but only if it comes across as a genuine way to supplement the viewing experience, according to a new Hub Entertainment Research study.
Fubo begins offering personalized alerts during NBA playoffs
Fubo is testing the deployment of personalized sports notifications to better engage subscribers during the NBA Playoffs, and could roll the feature out more broadly during football and baseball season.
Dish executives Gary Schanman, Ajinkya Joglekar leave company
Echostar's pay TV businesses have struggled to compete against aggressive pricing from peer services.
Everyone TV adds more streaming channels to Freely
Everyone TV, the media consortium backed by the United Kingdom's four main public service broadcasters (PSBs), has added more channels to its free streaming service Freely TV.
Case study: Philo earned new subscribers after accepting Cash App
Philo converted free trial users to paying subscribers after integrating Stripe and accepting alternative payment forms like Cash App, according to a new case study published this week.