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Pluto TV adds select content from premium movie network Showtime
The pop-up channel is intended to draw more subscribers to Showtime's premium movie network and streaming app.
Cinedigm adds over 1,000 hours of content to library
The added shows and movies will help beef up third party streaming services like Pluto TV and Roku Channel.
Fubo TV takes first step toward sports betting with Balto acquisition
The deal comes less than a month after Fubo TV signaled its intention to enter the sports betting industry.
YouTube TV adding Nexstar’s WGN America to lineup next year
Local TV giant Nexstar Media Group has reached a deal that will bring its flagship cable channel WGN America to YouTube TV next year.
“Rudolph” on CBS blocked for streaming TV service customers
Streaming TV customers were disappointed to find that the popular holiday movie "Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer" airing on CBS was blocked on Tuesday evening.
TEGNA pulls stations off AT&T’s DirecTV, U-Verse
Broadcaster TEGNA has made good on its promise to black out dozens of local television stations on systems operated by AT&T.
YouTube TV drops Sinclair-owned Tennis Channel
The channel's removal comes after YouTube TV dropped other Sinclair-owned sports networks earlier this year.
Disney to rename Fox channels in Latin America
The channels will soon carry the "Star" branding, bringing them in line with Disney's forthcoming streaming service.
Quibi enters final days, expected to stop streaming in December
Short-form streaming service Quibi is expected to finally come to an end in early December.
Viewpoint: How will the media handle a Joe Biden presidency?
A new era in Washington politics brings a new set of challenges for the American news media.
By:
Robert E Gutsche Jr
TEGNA could pull local stations on DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse
Customers of AT&T's pay television services could be without one or more local channels at the beginning of next month.
Nexstar leverages pandemic in dispute with Dish
The largest operator of broadcast stations accuses the satellite TV company of threatening to withhold local news from viewers.