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Cox Media, AT&T reach Super Bowl compromise
Cox Media Group and telecom giant AT&T reached a last-minute deal on Sunday to restore dozens of local broadcast stations.
Locast brings free streaming local TV service to Sacramento
Free streaming local television service Locast has finally launched in the Sacramento broadcast market.
CNN president Jeff Zucker will stay through end of year
CNN's worldwide president Jeffrey Zucker has finally laid to rest rumors about his fate at the news network: He's not going anywhere. At least not for a little while.
T-Mobile exec who helped build TVision leaves for Canadian company
A T-Mobile executive who helped put together the company's fledgling streaming television service TVision has departed the telecom.
Cox Media local stations go dark on DirecTV, AT&T TV
Cox Media on Tuesday pulled around two dozen local stations from AT&T-owned pay television platforms, including satellite service DirecTV and Internet-based service AT&T TV.
No ultra-HD stream of Super Bowl this year, CBS confirms
ViacomCBS will not offer an ultra-high definition stream of the Super Bowl when it airs on the CBS broadcast network on Sunday, the media company confirmed over the weekend.
Comcast may try to distribute its Flex box to non-customers
A Comcast executive hinted this week that the cable company may distribute its streaming TV hardware beyond its customer base.
Cox Media stations warn of impending blackout on DirecTV
Stations owned by Cox Media Group have started warning viewers that their channels may be blacked out on AT&T-owned systems next week.
ABC News president to leave network in March
James Goldston is the latest news industry executive to depart as newsrooms try to avoid a post-Trump audience slide.
Comcast’s Peacock flies high with 33 million users
Peacock now has 33 million users across the United States, an increase from 22 million users at the end of September.
Sling TV raises prices of base subscription packages
Dish Network-owned streaming service Sling TV is raising the cost of its base subscription packages by $5 a month.
Philo adds AccuWeather Channel as storms sweep through U.S.
Wallet-friendly streaming TV service Philo added the AccuWeather Channel on Tuesday on the same week a series of strong winter storms are forecast to sweep through the United States.