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American streamers to dominate global subscription landscape by 2029
Netflix and Prime Video will lead the pack with overall global streaming subscriptions, according to Digital TV Research.

Streaming deals abound for Black Friday, Cyber Monday 2023
Save big on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Tablo, Google TV and services like Max, Peacock, Paramount Plus and more during Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2023.

DirecTV, U-Verse may pull TEGNA stations over fees
TEGNA is warning customers of DirecTV and U-Verse that their channels may be dropped by the end of the month.

Las Vegas Grand Prix draws sizable West Coast TV audience to ESPN
More than a million people stayed up late to watch the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix on ESPN last weekend.

FCC chair proposes ban on cable, satellite TV early termination fees
The proposal would also force cable and satellite TV companies to terminate a customer's service the very day they request it.

Analyst thinks Warner Bros Discovery should buy Paramount
Laura Martin with Needham cautioned mega mergers between large media companies was unlikely as long as Democratic lawmakers are in power.

Dish offers bill credit to Sling TV customers after outage
Sling TV is offering bill credits to customers who were affected by a technical disruption over the weekend.

TuneIn revives former SiriusXM channel from Garth Brooks
TuneIn is reviving "The Garth Channel" one year after the channel was shut down on satellite radio provider SiriusXM.

Philo launches Black Friday discount with 50 percent off
Philo is offering a deep discount on its wallet-friendly streaming cable television service for Black Friday.

Samsung TV Plus grows in popularity, offers updated app
Samsung said its free streaming TV service now reaches more than 555 million smart devices around the world.

Police: Recount editor Slade Sohmer discussed abusing children online
A 24-page police affidavit claims former SiriusXM host Slade Sohmer admitted to sexually abusing children through online programs.
