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Disney Plus suffers technical hiccups, outages on first day
Thousands of users are reporting problems accessing Disney Plus in the first hours of its public rollout on Tuesday.
Disney Plus is so cheap because Disney wants your data
Disney is happy to subsidize Disney Plus at a deep discount of $7 a month because the Mr. Mouse company wants your data.
In the streaming space, there’s plenty of room for Netflix, Disney, Apple
Though the streaming media space is becoming increasingly crowded, it's not a winner-take-all scenario, and multiple choices may ultimately be good for the industry.
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Amanda Lotz & Ramon Lobato
Exclusive: Nexstar looks to sell Sacramento, San Diego stations to Fox
Sacramento's KTXL FOX40 and San Diego's KSWB FOX 5 could be sold to Fox Television Stations, according to a Nexstar source.
Fox to acquire much-coveted Seattle station from Nexstar
After years of trying to acquire two Seattle-area television stations, the Fox Broadcasting Company finally got its wish on Wednesday.
Comcast replacing Starz with Epix in some packages, could drop channel completely
Starting December 10, the cable giant will replace several Starz channels with Epix, a multiplex movie network programmed by MGM Studios.
After missing deadline, YouTube promises PBS will launch later this year
Setbacks at some smaller member stations prompted YouTube and PBS to delay the rolling out of local PBS member stations until later this year.
NBC’s new streaming service Peacock will likely have advertisements
NBC's new streaming service may be free for most TV viewers who agree to sit through a few ads every hour, according to a reliable report.
Starbucks giving customers free online access to local, national newspapers
The courtesy access rolled out to customers using Starbucks' complimentary in-shop wireless internet in early October, according to a blog on its website.
Philo probably won’t ever carry sports, CEO hints
Philo customers have to do without ESPN, CNN or Fox News — but the service is adding subscribers at a fast rate anyway, the company's CEO says.
HBO Max will be free for some customers — but not everyone
Some customers who pay for HBO will get complimentary access to HBO Max when it launches in May. But not everyone qualifies.
AT&T pulls plug on free “Watch TV” for phone customers
If "your thing" is watching free streaming TV on AT&T's dime, here's some bad news for you.