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Starlink Retires Its Standard Dish, Launches Fourth-Generation Model in The U.S.
SpaceX has retired its Standard Actuated dish as the newest model, the V4, is now available to all U.S. households. The company’s website shows the next generation V4 model as “immediately available” and priced at $599 for the hardware. It comes with a Gen 3 router with Wi-Fi 6 to boost wireless coverage. The dish…
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Charter CEO Says the 5G Home Internet Threat to Spectrum is ‘Temporary’ as He Throws Shade at Rivals
Spectrum lost 61,000 internet customers in the fourth quarter, even as the wireless carriers boast huge growth in 5G home internet service. But Christopher Winfrey, CEO of Spectrum parent Charter Communications, doesn’t seem too fazed. “We continue to believe the impact from fixed wireless is temporary,” Winfrey told analysts during a Friday call to discuss…
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TikTok Loses a Ton of Music as Licensing Talks With Universal Music Group Fall Through
TikTok creators have lost access to a massive chunk of music after Universal Music Group pulled its songs from the platform after the companies failed to reach a new licensing deal for artist compensation and the applications for artificial intelligence. Universal Music Group and TikTok have been in active negotiations for some time. Still, they…
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You Only Have Five Days Left to Sign Up For the FCC’s Discount Internet Program
If you want to sign up for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), you only have a few days left. The Federal Communications Commission will stop accepting new applications for its discount internet program on February 8. The ACP provides a $30 monthly discount — $75 a month for households of qualifying tribal lands — towards…
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Comcast is Laying Off 1,000 Employees at Sky As Cord Cutting Grows
Sky, Comcast’s cable TV broadcaster in the United Kingdom, plans to cut 1,000 jobs as more viewers move from satellite TV to streaming services. Cord cutting has hit the cable industry hard and resulted in layoffs and closures for many companies. In 2023, at least five cable TV companies announced they would shut down or…
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Deal Alert! Save on UFC 298 & ESPN+ for a Limited Time
Some say that the early bird gets the worm, and for a limited time, MMA fans can take advantage of this knockout deal from ESPN+ on the heels of UFC 298. From now through Monday, February 12, fans who purchase UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria will save $10 on the PPV price. Also, if you’re…
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The New Fire TV Stick 4K Max Is On Sale For Just $39.99 & You Get 6 Months of MGM+ Free
Need a new Fire TV? Good news both the new Fire TV Stick 4K Max and the Fire TV Cube are on sale. The new Fire TV Stick 4K Max has 16GB of storage, WiFi 6E, and a quad-core 2GHz processor. The biggest improvement any will notice is the remote, which is the same one…
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TikTok Is Slowly Turning Into YouTube With Longer and Horizontal Video Tests
TikTok may be trying to make its app more like YouTube by encouraging creators to post horizontal videos that are over one minute in length to get more views. Creators who have been using the viral video-sharing app for more than three months can qualify for a viewership boost “within 72 hours of posting,” according…
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Everything New on Amazon’s Freevee in February 2024
February is here, and Amazon is adding a ton of free movies to the service. Freevee is owned by Amazon and offers over 400 live TV channels and thousands of movies and TV episodes. Amazon’s Freevee is available on Roku, Fire TV, the web, iOS, Android, and more. *Note Amazon has announced more live TV…
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Roku is Going All In On Super Bowl LVIII
Roku is bringing the Big Game to streaming, complete with highlight reels, clips, and Super Bowl LVIII coverage from NFL Zone and The Rich Eisen Show. Roku will treat sports fans to a slew of uninterrupted Super Bowl content, with the NFL Zone starting February 11. The platform will offer watch options from CBS Sports,…
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Disney+ Warns Customers About Its New Password Sharing Crackdown
This morning in an email to Disney+ subscribers, Disney warned subscribers that “We’re adding limitations on sharing your account outside of your household, and explaining how we may assess your compliance with these limitations.” This comes as early this week, Disney warned Hulu subscribers about an updated subscriber agreement that specifically pointed to new “limitations…
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Spectrum Lost Over 257,000 TV Customers & 61,000 Internet Customers in The 4th Quarter of 2023 as Cord Cutting Continues to Grow
Today we learned that Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum, has once again lost 320,000 TV customers in the 4th quarter of 2023. This is on top of the 320,000 TV customers it lost in the 3rd quarter of 2023. Spectrum also reported that they lost over 251,000 voice customers as many Americans turned…
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Disney is Selling a Controlling Stake in its India Business, Including Disney+ Hotstar
Disney has reached a deal to sell its 60% stake of Indian assets, including Disney Star and its Disney+ Hotstar streaming service, but it’s taking a major loss, according to The Wall Street Journal (a paywalled publication). Under the new deal, the Indian media business is valued at $3.9 billion, according to The Wall Street…
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Bally Sports Might Keep Guardians, Rangers, and Twins Broadcasts for 2024 MLB Season
The Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, and Texas Rangers are expected to stay with Bally Sports for the 2024 season. The three MLB teams will remain with Bally on one-year deals, according to MLB Trade Rumors via The Athletic (a paywalled publication). League sources told The Athletic that no contracts have been finalized yet. While the…
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Apple’s iPhone Sales Offset Weaker Performance From iPads and Wearables
Apple fanboys aren’t buying iPads, AirPods, Apple TV boxes, or Apple Watches at the same rate as before. The company posted results driven largely by increased sales of its iPhone family and services like Apple TV Plus, Apple Music, and iCloud. Sales of iPhones, in particular, rose 6% to $69.7 billion, driven by the debut…
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