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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.
Roku drops YouTube TV from app store
Roku has removed the premium television app YouTube TV from its app store days after warning of an impending carriage dispute.
Comcast adds wireless, Internet subscribers
Comcast said its broadband Internet business grew by 461,000 subscribers.
HBO Max sets $10 a month price for ad-supported tier
AT&T will launch an ad-supported version of its streaming service HBO Max later this year, with an initial price point of $10 a month, according to a report.
Verizon looks to offload media assets
Verizon has onboarded a private equity firm to help it explore a sale of its media assets, including AOL, Yahoo! and Netscape.
Peacock continues to fly with 42 million sign-ups
Comcast's streaming service Peacock has netted 42 million sign-ups, according to a quarterly earnings report released on Thursday.
T-Mobile shuts off Wi-Fi Calling feature on some older phones
T-Mobile will stop supporting its Wi-Fi Calling feature on a number of older phones.
Viewpoint: What used to be journalism is now just PR
As a result of cuts to newsrooms, PR is becoming more dominant. That's a problem in the era of online misinformation.
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Jaigris Hodson
Civil unrest linked to attacks against journalists in 2020
Protests and other civil unrest led to a dramatic rise in attacks against journalists last year, according to a special interest group.
Murdoch plans for opinion-based TV channel scaled back
Plans for the News UK television channel have been scaled back due to costs associated with its launch.
Broadcasters, Locast trade barbs in letter to judge
Broadcasters accuse Locast of operating under a "freemium" model, not as a not-for-profit as claimed.