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Comcast customers to get Marquee Sports under new deal with Sinclair
An extension of the company's re-transmission agreement also includes more than 70 local stations in 50 markets and several Fox Sports-branded regional networks.
Associated Press journalists to use only Sony cameras going forward
AP photographers and video producers will get Sony's mirror-less cameras and 4K-capable video cameras.
Associated Press journalists to use only Sony cameras going forward
AP photographers and video producers will get Sony's mirror-less cameras and 4K-capable video cameras.
T-Mobile to require VoLTE-compatible handsets starting next year
T-Mobile will require new and current customers to use VoLTE compatible phones starting in January 2021, according to an internal document.
Philo donates $1 million in commercial ad inventory to Black-owned businesses
Philo executives say the donation of commercial inventory and other initiatives align with its principles of diversity and inclusion.
AT&T stokes confusion with text message about 3G network sunset
The texts and emails warned customers that their phones would likely stop working because of an upcoming network change.
Streaming service Philo adds TV One to lineup
Philo is adding TV One to its lineup of 60 pay TV networks, making it the latest channel to be added to the budget Internet-based cable TV alternative.
Analyst: 33 percent of cable, satellite TV subscribers on promo deal
Those deals could be bad news for cable and satellite companies as more subscribers cut the cord due to the pandemic-induced recession.
FCC settles with radio broadcasters over political advertisements
The agency said the six radio broadcasters failed to maintain public inspection files as required under federal law.
Viewpoint: Social media companies are too big to police themselves
Financial loss was the goal of last week's attack — but bad actors could have more-nefarious intentions when conducting social media hacks in the future.
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Kobi Leins
Dish customers lose access to Cox Media-owned local stations
Customers in 10 metropolitan areas lose access to more than a dozen local networks over business dealings.
Analyst says Comcast’s Peacock downloaded 1.5 million times
Not a bad first week for an app that's still not available on Roku or Amazon Fire TV devices.