Technology
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Mediacom begins offering Xumo Stream box to broadband customers
Mediacom has started offering a new streaming device to customers of its Xtream-branded broadband Internet service.

TCL adds NFL Channel to free streaming television platform
The official partner of the NFL adds the official streaming channel of the NFL.

FreeCast adds more streaming channels from TheSoul Publishing
The channels are available in English and Spanish, and include content streams from studios with over 2 billion social media followers.

ESPN begins pointing sports fans to regional networks
The inaugural integration will see the New England Sports Network listed among live sports programming within the ESPN app.

Consolidated to push former video customers to MyBundle
The move comes about a month after Consolidated said it would exit the traditional pay TV market.

FCC orders WPIX to be sold — either to Nexstar, or someone else
The FCC has ordered a clean sale of WPIX to Nexstar or an unrelated third party; a Nexstar executive said the company is willing to battle the order in court.

A Conversation With: ITVT Co-Founder Tracy Swedlow
The Desk chats with the producer and host of one of the most-prestigious events in the technology and television sectors.

Curiosity Stream begins using AI tools for marketing, customer feedback
Curiosity Stream is leveraging machine learning tools to reduce certain production, marketing and service-related expenses, its CEO affirmed this week.

Journalism groups walk back support for Fox News leaker
News outlets and press freedom groups are torn between supporting former journalist Timothy Burke and the broadcast TV outlets he allegedly victimized.

Warner Bros Discovery to debut Max in Europe
The app will roll out to users ahead of the Summer Olympic games, which are airing on co-owned Eurosport.

Judge tosses DirecTV’s antitrust lawsuit against Nexstar Media
DirecTV failed to raise a valid antitrust claim against Nexstar concerning carriage fees paid for channels, the judge said.

Dish Network’s Sling TV suffers widespread outage
The service is down in many parts of the country, with subscribers receiving an unusual error message.