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Britain to shut off analog landline phone network in 2025
Customers of BT, Virgin Media and other phone services will be converted from the analog system to digital phone before December 2025.
TiVo Stream devices start getting Google TV update
Xperi is rolling out an update to the TiVo Stream 4k that brings the Google TV user experience to the device for the first time.
Spectrum parent Charter faces lawsuit over Disney dispute
A Spectrum TV customer in Florida is suing Charter for rejecting a temporary offer to keep ESPN, ABC and other channels on cable.
T-Mobile open to U.S. Cellular acquisition, CEO says
T-Mobile is not ruling out a play for U.S. Cellular, a provider of wireless phone service that primarily targets rural areas, its CEO suggested on Wednesday.
Teens actively engaged with TV news, Medill study reveals
Young Americans are engaging with local and national TV news content at a high level, according to the findings of a new survey.
Some sports will stream for free on Max, report says
WBD will offer a limited amount of live sports through its general entertainment streaming service Max for free
Frndly TV becomes the latest streaming service to raise prices
Frndly TV has become the latest streaming service to raise prices on customers, though streamers can save with an annual payment.
Roku to lay off hundreds of employees, remove some streaming content
Roku says it will lay off another 300 employees as it seeks to reign in costs amid a softening market for streaming hardware makers.
YouTube begins offering free trials to NFL Sunday Ticket
YouTube says it will allow streamers to try NFL Sunday Ticket for free through YouTube TV or YouTube Primetime Channels.
Dominion Voting exec settles case against One America News
A former Dominion security chief has reached a settlement with One America News over election-related conspiracy theories.
Frndly TV to add Weigel’s Me TV Plus
Streaming service Frndly TV will add Me TV Plus from Weigel Broadcasting to its low-cost plan, which starts at $7 a month.
Montana broadband build-out comes with $300,000 price tag per home
Providing high-speed Internet connections to rural parts of the country could be more expensive than federal officials previously thought.