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Danielle Thumann Severs. (Handout photo)

FCC Commissioner-nominee Danielle Severs gets Thursday hearing date

If confirmed, Severs will serve a five-year term under FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, but the term will be backdated to July 2024.

A satellite antenna used by Dish Network. (Photo by Ryan Finnie via Wikimedia Commons)

Dish Network, Sling TV parent company prepares bankruptcy filing

The bankruptcy could be announced as soon as Tuesday, according to a report; Dish DBS includes Dish Network, Sling TV and Boost Mobile.

DEVELOPING STORY
The Roku Ultra comes with WiFi 6E, AI-driven enhancements and a backlit, rechargeable remote control. (Courtesy image)

Reports: Roku discusses selling itself to media company

The name of the media company was not revealed in reports, and it was not clear if the information was supplied to news organizations in order to test the market's appetite for a sale.

Court TV graphic.

Court TV implements layoffs; affected workers criticize channel’s future

Dozens of Court TV staff received layoff notices after Scripps sold the network to Jellysmack, with the linear channel set to shut down March 11.

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The refreshed brand identity for Fox Weather includes a red, white and blue color palette to match its sister networks. (Courtesy logo, Graphic by The Desk)

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The logo of MyBroaderBundle. (Courtesy image, Graphic by The Desk)

MyBroaderBundle promises to go beyond streaming

MyBroaderBundle — launching today, of all days — will include subscriptions to firewood, back issues of newspapers and similar products.

Nathaniel Brown. (Photo via LinkedIn)

WBD communications officer Nathaniel Brown to leave company

Nathaniel Brown is leaving Warner Bros Discovery after a five-year stint with the company and its predecessor, Discovery Inc.

Altice sells Cheddar News to private equity firm

Altice has sold its interest in streaming business network Cheddar News to Archetype, the companies announced on Friday.

Altice sells Cheddar News to private equity firm

Altice has sold its interest in streaming business network Cheddar News to Archetype, the companies announced on Friday.

A man installs a Starlink satellite dish, which uses Low Earth orbit satellites to provide broadband Internet service to residents and businesses in supported areas. (Photo by Steve Jurvetson via Wikimedia Commons)

Starlink boasts 2.3 million monthly active users of satellite-based Internet service

The satellite company added 300,000 monthly active users in the period between September and December 2023.

A passenger on a plane streams content from DirecTV. (Courtesy image)

DirecTV starts “refer-a-friend” program, offers $100 gift cards

DirecTV is launching a new program that gives subscribers 100 reasons to refer their friends and family to the service.

Elon Musk, the owner of social media platform Twitter, appears at an event in 2018.

Elon Musk, X sue Media Matters over report on advertisers

Elon Musk and X have sued Media Matters for America in a federal court in Texas, arguing malicious economic interference.

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