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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.

Comcast launches new FAST service The Network for original shows
Comcast has launched a new free, ad-supported streaming channel called The Network, which the company will use to distribute new original series to Xfinity customers and Xumo TV users.
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Comcast (press release)

Frndly TV adds Ion Plus to streaming service, Craftsy TV coming soon
Frndly TV is adding two more channels to its line-up of more than 50 linear TV networks.

WBD’s streamer Max lands on VIDAA smart TVs
VIDAA is bringing Max to more than 60 countries through a new partnership with Warner Bros Discovery.

Spectrum Reach announces collaboration with Amazon Ads
The partnership aims to help small businesses tap into more advertising inventory through Spectrum products.
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Charter Communications (press release)

Netflix drops trailer for basketball docuseries “Starting 5”
The program will shine a spotlight on some of the biggest starts in the National Basketball Association.

Fox Weather lands on DirecTV’s connected set-top boxes
DirecTV customers with Internet-connected set-top boxes can now stream Fox Weather as part of their service.
