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Disney vows to show few ads on cheaper version of Disney Plus
Disney will limit ad interruptions on Disney Plus to four minutes per hour and will not run ads when children are likely to be watching.
Fox Fall Schedule: Network cites Tubi for delayed announcement
Fox executives said their decision not to unveil fall programming will give equal weight to streaming service Tubi.
ABC Fall Schedule: Game shows returning to Sunday nights
ABC will debut a new prime-time game show this fall, while returning another celebrity-studded game show to its lineup.
NBC Fall Schedule: Network to launch Friday comedy block
NBC will debut a new Friday night comedy block this upcoming fall.
Netflix begins issuing pink slips to employees amid business slowdown
Around 150 employees at Netflix are being laid off as the company seeks to turn around its bad economic fortunes.
Analyst predicts lower-cost Apple TV on the way
Apple could release a cheaper Apple TV device, or it may not — it all depends.
Data to help Discovery decision process, CEO says
The top executive at the combined Warner Bros Discovery says data will help guide the company's decision process over the long term.
Freevee from Amazon lands on Apple TV devices
Freevee is now supported on Apple TV devices, Amazon announced on Monday.
Verizon to raise admin fee on postpaid plans in June
Verizon said this week it intends to raise a little-known tax on most customers starting next month.
YouTube TV introduces Spanish language package
The streaming package can be purchased without YouTube TV's base subscription.
Chicken Soup to acquire Redbox for $375 million
Chicken Soup says the acquisition will help bolster its growing ad-supported streaming business.
Ron Middlekauff, cameraman who rescued dog during flood, dies at 60
The legendary photographer worked nearly his entire career for KCRA-TV and was best known for rescuing a dog during a flood.