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Groups engage Congress in tug-of-war over local TV retransmission fees
The National Association of Broadcasters and the Preserve Viewer Choice Coalition are weighing in on calls for the FCC to "refresh its record" regarding carriage fees.
British police crack down on modified Fire TV sticks
British police interviewed nearly a dozen individuals who were allegedly connected to the development and sale of illegally-modified Amazon Fire TV sticks in the country.
Facebook bug automatically logging out some users
The issue, since resolved, also kicked people out of Threads and Instagram on Tuesday.
Talk TV to go off-air in UK, will transition to online-only channel
The move was announced weeks after its flagship prime-time host Piers Morgan departed for YouTube.
Amazon laying off European staffers in Prime Video division
Amazon is moving forward with a round of job cuts that will see dozens of employees depart its Prime Video business overseas.
Another Hollywood strike looms as IATSE continues contract negotiations
A strike involving behind-the-scenes crew members could pose another threat to Hollywood film and TV studios for the second year in a row.
Gray Television inks distribution agreements with cable, satellite companies
Gray Television says it has reached retransmission consent agreements with 70 percent of its pay TV partners.
FCC issues fresh warnings to landlords over pirate radio operations
The FCC issued a warning to a pair of landlords in New Jersey and South Carolina over alleged pirate radio broadcasts coming from their land.
Fox hopes to get 5 million customers for sports streaming service, CEO says
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch affirmed he's not "overly concerned" about any regulatory hurdles involving the sports joint venture.
Topic to merge with MHz Choice streaming service
First Look Media and Kino Lorber will merge their streaming service Topic into international TV platform MHz Choice this spring.
Dish continues to see losses in satellite, Sling TV customers
Dish Network and Sling TV continued to lose customers during the fourth quarter of 2023, parent company Echostar affirmed this week.
New York attorney general investigating AT&T network outage
New York's state attorney general is investigating the cause of AT&T's network outage last month and the company's response to it.