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Tastemade promotes Niara Simon-Hollis to Head of Marketing
Simon-Hollis will oversee a comprehensive marketing strategy that will cover all aspects of the brand's businesses, Tastemade said.
MyFree DirecTV launches with 70 FAST channels
The channels come from A+E Networks, the E. W. Scrpips Company, Fox Corporation and others, with plans to add Fremantle streams in the near future.
Scripps News to lay off 118 journalists in Atlanta by Friday
The journalists will continue to be paid through the end of the year, the company affirmed in a letter to a state labor office.
Alex Jones may get to keep his Infowars radio show
A mystery bidder has submitted a "seven-figure" wager to obtain the Infowars trademark, studio equipment and other assets, and could keep Alex Jones employed if they win.
GCI intends to shut down pay TV service, push customers to Xumo
The company has filed an application with regulators in Alaska to wind down its traditional pay TV service and streaming counterpart Yukon TV.
DirecTV says merger agreement with Dish Network could fall apart
DirecTV says it will walk away from its merger agreement with Dish Network on November 22 if the company remains unable to reach a specific agreement with some of its creditors.
Parks Associates: Prime Video is most-used streaming service in U.S.
Netflix was in second place for the third consecutive year, according to Parks Associates' Streaming Video Tracker report, while Disney Plus came in third.
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Verizon avoids carriage dispute with TEGNA
Stations in five metropolitan areas will remain on Verizon's Fios TV service for a while longer.
Amazon to shut down Freevee, move content to Prime Video
Amazon is moving forward with a plan to consolidate its FAST service Freevee into Prime Video, according to a report.
Dish Network sheds subscribers, but Sling TV grows during Q3
Echostar's pay television business — which is in the process of being acquired by DirecTV — ended the quarter with 8.03 million TV customers.
Dish creditors reject bond exchange, raising questions about DirecTV acquisition
A group of creditors associated with Echostar's pay television service Dish Network have rejected a bond exchange offer from the company.
Charter promotes Elena Ritchie to SVP, Video at Spectrum
Ritchie will oversee the teams advancing Spectrum's various video strategies, including experience, hardware and software architecture, engineering and product.