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Twitter suspends accounts used by journalists
A number of journalists working for high-profile news outlets had their Twitter accounts suspended without warning on Thursday.
Newsy, Court TV parent Scripps launching sports division
Scripps says it will leverage its broadcast stations, Ion television network and other properties to grab sports rights under a new division.
Fubo TV says outage during World Cup was cyberattack
A prolonged outage that caused some Fubo TV customers to miss a World Cup match on Tuesday was a purported cyberattack.
Glitch prevents Twitter accounts from receiving verification codes
A bug involving the delivery of two-factor authentication codes has left some Twitter users unable to access their accounts for days.
Curacao se asocia con Vidgo en una prueba gratuita de tres meses
Curacao, un minorista conocido por su enfoque de comprar ahora y pagar después, está ofreciendo una prueba extendida del servicio de transmisión de televisión de Vidgo a los compradores que compren un nuevo televisor inteligente.
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Matthew Keys & Carol Alfonso
Curacao partners with Vidgo on three-month free trial
Retailer Curacao is offering an extended trial of Vidgo's streaming television service to shoppers who purchase a new smart TV.
Eutelsat ordered to stop broadcasting Russian channels
A French media regulator has ordered Eutelsat to stop broadcasting three Russian channels after finding the signals were beamed into Ukraine.
WBD to license some HBO shows to free streaming services
Executives at Warner Bros Discovery say a handful of shows being dropped from HBO Max will land on free, ad-supported streaming services in the future.
Comcast files formal FCC complaint against Nexstar
Comcast has filed a formal complaint with the FCC, accusing Nexstar and MIssion Broadcasting of not holding good faith retransmission talks.
Sling TV offering discount on streaming service
Dish Network's Sling TV is offering a 50 percent discount on its base packages until December 15.
DirecTV Stream to raise prices in January
Customers of DirecTV Stream will be paying more for their live news, sports and entertainment programming, starting next year.
LGBT server on Mastodon blocks group for journalists
More than 170 Mastodon servers, including one for LGBT individuals, have blocked a server popular with journalists.