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Verizon sells media assets to investment firm for $5 billion
Telecom giant Verizon finally revealed the sale of its media assets on Monday.
Verizon could announce sale of media assets on Monday
Verizon is close to reaching an agreement with investment firm Apollo Global Management concerning the sale of its media assets.
Allen Media adds 7 more local TV stations into portfolio
Allen Media Group has added seven more local television stations to its portfolio.
Internet providers sue over low-income law in New York
ISPs have decided to take their fight over New York state's low-income Internet price law to court.
Philo begins accepting Amazon Pay for subscriptions
Philo has quietly rolled out a new feature that will let Amazon Fire TV users sign up for a subscription without the need to pull out their credit card.
Former Netflix executive convicted on bribery, wire fraud charges
A former Netflix executive was convicted on Friday on several criminal charges related to wire fraud and bribery, prosecutors said.
Fox says original content coming to Tubi later this year
Fox Corporation's free, ad-supported streaming service Tubi will unveil its slate of original programming later this fall.
Comcast considers global launch for Peacock streaming service
Comcast executives are considering plans to bring Peacock to an international audience.
Nexstar to launch new retro digital television network
Nexstar will launch a new broadcast network full of repeat programs from the 1980s and 1990s.
Hulu rolls out ViacomCBS channels on live service
Nearly a dozen ViacomCBS-programmed channels are now live on the streaming television service Hulu.
Ergen scolds T-Mobile, complains about CDMA shutoff plans
Dish chairman Charlie Ergen criticized wireless phone company T-Mobile over its plans to shut down an older-generation network.
Bezos: More than 175 million stream Amazon Prime content
Three out of four people with an Amazon Prime subscription streamed movies and TV shows through Amazon Prime Video in 2020.