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China detains Bloomberg news assistant over “security” concerns
A Chinese news assistant working for Bloomberg has been detained by security officials in China, the outlet said on Friday.
Subscriber jump, fee increase revealed at Disney streaming presentation
Disney Plus, which now has more than 86 million subscribers, will go to $8 a month next year.
Reuters moves servers to Amazon’s cloud
Thomson Reuters has moved its servers and cloud storage to Amazon Web Services, which will help power digital Reuters news properties.
Amazon rolling out new interface for Fire TV devices
Amazon this week said it is rolling out a refreshed look-and-feel on its Fire TV line of streaming television devices.
AT&T sells anime streaming service Crunchyroll to Sony
AT&T has reached a deal to sell its anime-centric streaming TV service Crunchyroll to Sony for $1.175 billion in cash.
Google weighs penalties against Daily Beast parent over deceptive marketing
The issue stems from IAC's development of Chrome browser extensions, which Google said were misleading and spammy.
Discovery wants streaming service Plus on 3 billion smartphones globally
Discovery will compete against Netflix by targeting smartphones for its Discovery Plus streaming service.
Samsung grows market share of Tizen to global dominance
Samsung's smart TV operating system Tizen is on more TVs globally than any other smart operating system, according to a research note.
FCC hits California company with citation over illegal radios
The Federal Communications Commission cited a California company last month for marketing and selling six radios that ran afoul of federal regulations.
Get It or Skip It? TiVo Stream 4K
An iconic household name in digital video recorders lends its brand to a streaming TV dongle.
Sinclair warns some CBS locals could be dropped from Hulu
Some Sinclair-owned CBS affiliated stations are warning of a possible carriage dispute with Disney-owned Hulu with Live TV.
Security company begins warning Pluto TV customers of breach
More than 3 million passwords were dumped on the dark web, researchers say.