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Tech community rallies around editor who lost home in fire
The journalism and tech communities have donated more than $84,000 to a TechCrunch editor whose home was destroyed by a fire last week.
Robert Schildhouse to take expanded role at Britbox International
Schildhouse will also serve as the President of Britbox North America, reporting to BBC executive Rebecca Glashow.
DirecTV will let satellite customers opt out of local channels
Customers will get $12 off their bills if they agree to drop local stations; streaming and U-Verse customers are not eligible, The Desk has confirmed.
Sinclair commits resources to help public TV stations launch NextGen TV signals
Sinclair said the move is intended to encourage more public TV stations to sign on to NextGen TV, which will help them reach viewers already using the new digital broadcast standard.
WOW! reports lower revenue as customers move toward larger services
A decision to move customers off traditional TV service along with increased competition in the broadband space impacted WOW!'s Q4 and year-end revenue, executives affirmed this week.
Ex-Apple exec Pete Distad to lead sports streaming service
The media executive held high-level roles at Apple and Disney's Hulu, and will now be tasked with developing and launching a new sports streaming service.
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wants to buy TikTok
The ex-Trump official says the ByteDance-owned social video platform should be in the hands of an American business.
FCC boosts minimum speeds for broadband Internet connections
Broadband providers can only advertise their connection as "broadband Internet" if they meet the threshold.
Spectrum TV customers get streaming access to The Weather Channel
Spectrum TV customers will now get free access to The Weather Channel's streaming TV app if they have the network in their programming package.
Nielsen’s Gracenote restructures video metadata products
The product group is aimed at unifying the search and discovery process across various streaming services, Gracenote says.
Free streaming TV services among most-used in America, Omdia reports
As subscription-based streaming services increase their prices, Americans are increasingly turning to free, ad-supported TV platforms for their video needs, according to new research.
TechCrunch editor Sarah Perez loses home to fire
Damage from the fire left the home uninhabitable; a GoFundMe has been established to assist the reporter and her daughter.