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Comcast to retire Sky satellite’s flagship network Sky One
After nearly four decades in operation, Sky's corporate owner feels it's time to move on from their flagship network.
SiriusXM touts 34 million satellite radio subscribers
SiriusXM Pandora says it now has more than 31 million subscribers willing to pay at least $5 a month for its premium radio offering.
Disney can’t use Star branding in Brazil, judge says
A judge in Brazil says Disney's forthcoming streaming service "StarPlus" is too similarly named compared to Lionsgate's "StarzPlay."
SiriusXM launches new premium subscription plan
Satellite radio company SiriusXM Pandora unveiled a new premium subscription plan this week.
CBS ousts general managers at Los Angeles, Chicago stations
CBS has dismissed the general managers at two of its owned-and-operated local broadcast stations.
Locast adds channels from Pittsburgh market to free streamer
Locast has expanded to a 35th market, making local broadcast channels available to viewers served by the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area.
AT&T says HBO network, HBO Max grew by nearly 3 million subs
Overall, HBO as a network and HBO Max as a streamer reach a total worldwide audience of over 67.5 million viewers.
Google offering new Chromecast devices with bundled HBO Max trial
The bundle costs $65 a month and includes three "free" months of HBO Max.
AT&T sells off its DirecTV subsidy in Latin America
AT&T has agreed to sell its DirecTV subsidy in Latin America to Grupo Wetherin, the company announced on Wednesday.
Verizon rolls out Fios TV app to Apple TV, Amazon devices
Verizon is bringing its Fios TV app to users of Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV devices, starting this week.
Dish ditches T-Mobile, signs wireless pact with AT&T
Dish Network is ditching its relationship with wireless carrier T-Mobile in favor of a new business pact with rival AT&T.
Philo suffers two outages in two days
An unknown technical error prevented customers of wallet-friendly streaming TV service Philo from accessing their favorite shows and movies.