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2023 NBA Finals to be widely available on streaming services

There are plenty of cheap and free ways to stream the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat during the 2023 NBA Finals without cable.

White Sox owner acquires majority stake in Sinclair’s Stadium

Jerry Reinsdorf's Silver Chalice has acquired a controlling stake in Sinclair Broadcast Group's Stadium television channel.

A sign attached to Twitter's global headquarters is viewed from a sidewalk on Market Street in San Francisco, California. June 18, 2014. (Photo: Matthew Keys/The Desk/Creative Commons)

Twitter faces ban in Europe for flouting regulations

Twitter could be banned from operating in Europe if the company doesn't comply with law intended to curb disinformation, a French minister warned.

A soccer ball inside a stadium.

Five get prison time for pirating Premier League soccer matches

The individuals helped British streamers sidestep blackout rules that made games legally inaccessible.

A Sky television retail outlet in Manchester, England as it appeared in April 2022.

Satellite engineers among planned layoffs at Comcast’s Sky

The shift toward streaming means fewer satellite support positions are needed at the European pay TV business.

The CBS Building in New York City.

Broadcasters will pay millions to settle ad price-fixing claims

Cox Media, Paramount Global and Fox Corporation have agreed to pay $48 million and cooperate in litigation against other media companies.

The logo of California-based Internet Archive. (Photo by Arnold Gatilao via Wikimedia Commons)

Scrapers briefly cause outage at Internet Archive

The Internet Archive suffered from a two-hour outage on Sunday after someone tried to scrape its content in large quantities.

The logo of Sinclair Broadcast Group's Diamond Sports. (Logo courtesy Sinclair Broadcast Group, Graphic by The Desk)

Diamond Sports won’t pay Padres, rights will revert back to team

The regional sports operator missed a key payment to continue producing and distributing the baseball games this season.

The logo of streaming service and premium cable multiplex movie network Starz. (Image courtesy Starz, Graphic by The Desk)

Starz offers deals ahead of June price increase

The service will cost $10 a month starting this summer, but streamers can score a long-term deal on a subscription.

The Chromecast with Google TV HD looks the same as the flagship Chromecast with Google TV, but has fewer internal bells and whistles.

Cord-cutting to reach 72 percent in U.S. by 2025, report says

Cable access revenue to drop 60 percent by 2028, the report by Convergence Research claims.

The "Live" tab appears on a Chromecast with Google TV device in Germany. (Graphic by The Desk)

Google TV brings Live TV tab to devices in Germany

The "Live" tab has launched on Google TV devices outside the United States for the first time.

The logo of streaming service Fuse Plus. (Graphic recreated by The Desk)

Fuse Plus subscriptions offered through Roku Channel

Fuse Media has reached a deal to offer 500 hours of content through Fuse Plus on the Roku Channel.

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