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YouTube increases price for YouTube Premium in Europe
YouTube is raising the price of its individual and family Premium memberships in several European countries.
Google TV to aggregate sports streams through “Live” tab
Professional and college sports airing through apps like ESPN Plus, YouTube TV and Sling TV will be recommended through the content menu.
Bango releases global “Subscription Wars” trend report
Telecom customers across three continents find the subscription landscape chaotic and crave a central hub for purchasing and managing their services, according to a global trends report from Bango.
Sky apologizes after TVs, streaming devices fail to work
Sky Glass TV and Sky Stream users are reporting issues with their devices; Sky has recommended a device recovery as a solution.
Big 12 Conference, Gray Media launch free streaming channel
The channel, called Big 12 Studios, will feature game replays, in-game footage, highlights and related programming.
Broadcast, cable groups want FCC to ditch AI disclosure requirements
The groups say the requirement might confuse voters to the benefit of major technology platforms; a watchdog group says those concerns are overblown.
Disney agreed to three genre-based bundles on DirecTV, exec says
DirecTV originally wanted six genre-based bundles of channels, a Disney executive said in an interview, but was eventually convinced to cut that number in half.
A Conversation With: Kirby Grines, CEO, 43Twenty & Publisher, The Streaming Wars
Kirby Grines is the total package: A cool, charismatic and confident thought-leader who understands the business of streaming TV because he helped create it.
Roger Ehrenberg invests in sports streamer C15 Studio
C15 Studio helps top-tier sports and competition brands like Formula 1, Triton Poker and others develop and deploy free, ad-supported streaming TV channels.
Comcast Advertising hires MLB exec to lead global marketing and insights
Comcast Advertising has hired former Major League Baseball's global head of marketing to serve in a similar role for their firm.
Rumor mill again swirls around unlikely Dish-DirecTV merger
Officials at Dish Network and DirecTV are downplaying reports of a possible merger of the two satellite television platforms.
Daniel Alegre succeeds Wade Davis as CEO of Televisa-Univision
Televisa-Univision says it has appointed Daniel Alegre to the role of chief executive officer, effective immediately.