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Dish Network loses two North Carolina stations over fee dispute
A small local TV broadcaster has pulled two of its North Carolina stations from satellite service Dish Network.
Comcast offers some customers additional sports-related rebates
Comcast has started issuing an additional round of regional sports-related rebates to some of its pay TV customers.
Holidays boost downloads of HBO Max, Disney Plus
Two high-profile movies that had their debuts on streaming services helped bolster download and subscription figures over Christmas.
Hearst channels may be pulled from Verizon Fios
Verizon says some of its pay TV customers may lose one or more channels owned by Hearst on January 1.
Fubo TV drops $60 package, offers quarterly subscription for $200
Fubo TV has eliminated a cheaper, $60 a month package that was quietly offered to new subscribers.
Some Comcast boxes incompatible with HBO Max, CBS apps
Customers with an incompatible X1 or Flex box can upgrade for free if they want to watch HBO Max or CBS All Access.
T-Mobile to offer free upgrades to some with older phones
T-Mobile will offer some customers with older phones the opportunity to upgrade to a new phone for free.
T-Mobile to sunset Sprint CDMA network in 2022
T-Mobile is letting some long-time Sprint customers know that they may have to upgrade their phones or other devices soon.
Dish, Nexstar reach agreement to restore local stations
Dish Network and Nexstar have reached an agreement that will allow the TV service to restore 160 local channels in 115 markets.
C-Band auction tops $69 billion as companies vie for 5G spectrum
Analysts say the licenses could help wireless companies double their capacity to provide 5G service to consumers, businesses and others.
AT&T buys streaming platform ahead of global HBO Max launch
AT&T has acquired a technology startup that helps power some of its current streaming services.
A streaming TV recommendation tool finds an unexpected ally in cable TV companies
The Cohen brothers developed a tool to help customers break free from expensive cable TV packages. They didn't expect to find a partner in the cable companies themselves.
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