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iHeart disciplines radio hosts who mocked entertainer during food drive fundraiser
The morning show duo teased a local singer who revealed she once ate garbage as a homeless youth.
Sacramento Bee president leaving for top newspaper job in Salt Lake City
Lauren Gustus will become the Salt Lake City Tribune's third female editor in the paper's 150-year history.
Hulu’s price increase for live TV won’t be the last
Streaming services that offer top-tier news and sports channels will have to keep raising fees if they want to break even, experts say.
Amazon’s deal for HBO Max puts pressure on Roku
Roku is now the only major streaming platform to not support AT&T's blowout streaming service
Passwords from old Pluto TV accounts leak online
A hacking group shared more than 3 million usernames, hashed passwords and other account details in a forum.
Philo’s donation of $1 million in ad inventory is a big deal
The move shows financial strength in a company that's barely three years old — and helps teach the old media guard some new tricks about long-term goodwill.
“We’re not changing s**t:” T-Mobile pushes back after networks cry foul over TVision
A T-Mobile executive said the company believes TVision complies with the terms of its distribution agreements with programmers.
Apple TV may eventually come to Android TV devices
Apple TV's app is now available on Android-connected Sony TVs, but it's still not available on other Android devices just yet.
After Mulan, Disney may tap streaming service for more high-price theatrical releases
Executives said they were pleased with how Mulan performed, though they didn't say how many subscribers paid the premium price tag for it.
One year later, Disney Plus proves itself an example to rival services
With more than 60 million subscribers worldwide, Disney Plus is re-writing the streaming media strategy — and inspiring its competitors.
ViacomCBS executive reveals more plans for Paramount Plus
The streaming service will remain separate from ad-supported Pluto TV and will inherit sports rights from CBS All Access.
Glitch knocks YouTube and YouTube TV offline
An outage affecting Google's video streaming services YouTube and YouTube TV left millions unable to play video on Wednesday.