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Former BBC, New York Times leader named CEO of CNN
Mark Thompson will take over the top job at CNN Worldwide in early October, officials announced on Wednesday.
T-Mobile to lay off 5,000 workers, mostly in corporate roles
T-Mobile is laying off a significant amount of its workforce to address customer acquisition costs and other expenses, the company's CEO said in a letter this week.
Max to offer simulcast of some CNN programming
Warner Bros Discovery will launch a digital stream of CNN programming through its Max streaming service in September.
Ad group says Google can’t claim YouTube TV is cheaper than cable
Google says it will appeal a decision by an advertising board urging it to drop its claim that YouTube TV saves consumers $600 a year over cable.
Amazon brings NBC, MGM channels to Freevee users in U.K.
Amazon is bringing a handful of free streaming channels from NBC, MGM and UKTV to Freevee viewers in the United Kingdom.
TCL launches new free streaming platform on Google TV devices
The service, TCL TV Plus, offers more than 200 linear content streams and over 1,500 on-demand movies and shows.
Sky News to debut ‘Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips’
The show is partially modeled off NBC's "Meet the Press," and will include political talk intertwined with segments on art and culture.
Sky Showtime to replace cable movie package in the Netherlands
Sky Showtime will replace a traditional cable TV movie package in one European country.
Dutch police shut down pirate TV operation
The organization operated at least three illegal TV providers that served more than 1.3 million people.
ViewLift to develop streaming platform for Vegas Golden Knights games
ViewLift will partners with the Vegas Golden Knights on a streaming app for locally-broadcast hockey games; the games will also be offered on free broadcast TV.
Amazon adding more free streams into Fire TV Channels
Amazon is refreshing its Fire TV Channels feature to include more programming from a handful of content creators and media firms.
Spectrum unlocks public WiFi hotspots to aid Hawaii wildfire relief
Charter is unlocking thousands of Spectrum-branded public WiFi hotspots across the Hawaiian Islands to help connect those impacted by the destructive Maui wildfires.