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Fubo TV to swap local CBS affiliates with national feed
Fubo TV will drop live feeds of CBS affiliates in more than 160 television markets in favor of a national feed of CBS programming that doesn't include local news programming.
Fox shows will stay on Hulu under extended deal
Fox will continue allowing Disney's Hulu to stream programs like "Family Guy," "9-1-1" and "Bob's Burgers" one day after they air on broadcast television.
Frontier rolls out first 5 gigabit fiber Internet plan
Frontier Communications says it has launched the country's first 5 Gbps fiber-based Internet plan to customers.
FTC says AT&T customers can get payments for data throttling
Former AT&T customers are eligible to receive payment for unscrupulous data throttling that was the basis of a lawsuit filed by the FTC.
Former employee sues Fubo TV over parental leave
The ex-worker said Fubo TV violated a New York law that allows men to take paid leave following the birth of a child.
CNN to air online portion of “Real Time with Bill Maher”
CNN will start airing the online-only portion of the HBO program "Real Time with Bill Maher" late Friday evenings.
Sling will add some ABC stations, roll out additional price hike
Sling TV will add live feeds of eight ABC-owned stations to its streaming service in March.
Roku to release Roku OS 12.0, end support for Roku 4 model
Roku is preparing to release a new version of its operating system — one that will include a loss of support for at least one older Roku hardware model.
Charter grabs over 5.3 million lines for Spectrum Mobile
Charter says its wireless phone service Spectrum Mobile added 615,000 new subscriber lines during its most-recent financial quarter.
Comcast’s Peacock hits 20 million subscribers
Comcast's streaming television service Peacock cruised to 20 million paying subscribers during its most-recent financial quarter.
One America News sends legal threat to Media Matters
The owner of One America News has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Media Matters over a column about the channel's distribution on Roku.
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