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Comcast, Nexstar reach agreement to avoid blackout
Comcast and Nexstar have reached a new agreement that restores WPIX and avoids a blackout of dozens of other channels.
Verizon, Cox Media reach deal to avoid blackout
Verizon and Cox Media Group have reached a new carriage agreement that will avoid a programming blackout for Fios customers.
Eutelsat says it will stop broadcasting Russian channels
One of Europe's biggest providers of satellite communications says it will stop broadcasting channels originating from Russia.
Mastodon links blocked on Twitter after account suspended
Twitter users are no longer allowed to link to content and profiles on competing social media platform Mastodon.
Comcast partners with JetBlue for Peacock promotion
JetBlue and Comcast are coming together to bring free, original programming from Peacock to air passengers.
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.