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Roku sets May 20 as date for launch of Originals
Streaming hardware maker Roku will launch its slate of acquired Quibi shows and other original programs on May 20,
Seth Rogen teams up with SiriusXM for new podcast
Seth Rogen is teaming up with SiriusXM Pandora for a new podcast series.
Fubo TV now at 590,000 subscribers as cord-cutting continues
Fubo TV ended the previous quarter with 590,000 paying subscribers, an increase of 43,000 customers.
Prosecutor lodges complaint against local Sinclair station
A local prosecutor's office has filed a formal complaint with the FCC over WBFF-TV's news coverage.
Walmart readies launch of Onn-branded Android TV device
Walmart is getting ready to launch its own Android TV streaming device under the house brand Onn
Sacramento poised to launch first ATSC 3.0 signals in June
A new television broadcast standard is finally making its way to the Sacramento market.
TiVo indicates it may sunset Android TV dongle
TiVo's parent company Xperi has strongly suggested that it may not offer a successor to the Stream 4K Android TV dongle.
YouTube TV channels integrated into YouTube app on Roku
Google has integrated its pay streaming television service YouTube TV directly within the native YouTube app on Roku devices.
Roku reaches 53 million customers, demurs comment on YouTube TV
Content disputes with several developers have not dampened customer interest in the streaming television platform Roku, apparently.
Maine backs off fight for à-la-carte cable packages
State officials in Maine will not continue a fight to force cable, satellite and other pay television companies to offer channels on an à-la-carte basis.
Crackle to unveil new streaming channel, original programming
Crackle Plus says it will soon offer original programming and launch an ad-supported linear network.
Spotify urged to drop voice-recognition project
Mucisians say the project amounts to surveillance on the streamer's customers.