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DAZN acquires Latin American basketball streamer BASKET.TV
The acquisition brings hundreds of thousands of users and nearly 4,900 basketball games per season under DAZN's ownership.
Apple unveils new smart home gear, updated Apple TV 4K
The new Apple TV 4K starts at $300 — significantly higher than prior models, but Apple is promising streamers a lot in exchange, including new smart home features.
Charter executives Adam Ray, Sharon Peters to depart amid management restructuring
The departures are part of a new restructuring that is aimed at growing Charter's broadband business, which has experienced higher churn in recent financial quarters.
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Hub: Video games becoming social hubs for younger consumers
A new report from Hub Entertainment Research makes the case for video games as the next targeting ground for advertisers.
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ESPN to produce alternate telecasts for Super Bowl LXI
ESPN 2 will carry the "ManningCast," Pat McAfee will host a "Field Pass" alternate broadcast, and NFL Network will offer a NextGen Stats broadcast.
Emmy Awards ceremony leaving traditional TV for Prime Video
The 2027 Prime-Time Emmy Awards will mark the first time that the ceremony has not aired on one of the four broadcast networks.
DIRECTV quietly adds C-SPAN 3 for satellite, streaming customers
DIRECTV's streaming pay television customers are waking up this weekend with one more news channel in their package.
Spectrum adds gateways in 3,200 homes in California development Silverwood
More than 200 homes have already been connected through Spectrum Ready in the Hesperia development.
USA Today files $250 million copyright lawsuit against OpenAI
The newspaper giant claims OpenAI's ChatGPT was trained on more than 100,000 local and national news articles without permission.
Skydance names sales, ads execs as WBD officials depart
The appointments follow the October 6 combination of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery, which now operates under the Skydance name.
ATSC advances Broadcast-to-Everything technology with new Candidate Standard
B2X is intended to combine the efficiency of one-to-many broadcasting with the reach of mobile and connected device networks.
DAZN streaming viewership surges in Germany as soccer season begins
The increase was driven by the start of the Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League soccer seasons.
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