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Urban One acquiring Cox Media radio stations in Houston
Urban One says it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with rival Cox Media Group to acquire four Houston-area radio stations.
YouTube reveals NFL Sunday Ticket pricing, offers presale discount
The actual cost of NFL Sunday Ticket when purchased through YouTube TV is around $800 per football season.
Audacy weighs premium tier with commercial-free radio streams
Audacy is exploring a plan that would allow users of its streaming radio app to listen to commercial-free music, news and sports programming for a monthly fee. [EXCLUSIVE]
WBD nears deal to exit regional sports business
Warner Bros Discovery and Major League Baseball are close to a deal that would keep AT&T-branded regional sports networks operational through October.
Binance says internal source code published online
The company filed a subpoena request in federal court seeking to unmask the person who posted the code to GitHub. [EXCLUSIVE]
Department of Justice recently probed Twitter, ex-workers say
Former employees of social media website Twitter say the company owes them at least $1 million associated with various legal challenges.
iHeartMedia poaches Jon Kurland from Amazon
iHeartMedia has snagged Amazon executive Jon Kurland to serve as its next chief entertainment counsel.
Pending lawsuit accuses Dish Network of weak cybersecurity
A pending lawsuit claims Dish Network had weak cybersecurity that opened the door for hackers to compromise its internal systems.
Nieman Journalism Lab shuts down Twitter bot ‘Fuego’
Harvard's Nieman Lab has shut down a Twitter robot that aggregated tweets and links from journalists, technologists and other digital-savvy users
U.S. says journalist jailed in Russia was ‘wrongfully detained’
The United States has officially designated a jailed American newspaper reporter held in Russia as "wrongfully detained."
Lawmakers seek DOJ probe into Warner Bros Discovery merger
The four members of Congress say the merger led to layoffs, cancelled shows and other "anticompetitive" behavior.
Vidgo quietly raises price of streaming TV packages
Vidgo has quietly increased the price of its primarily English-language television packages.