Author: Kayla Wassell
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Netflix’s DVD Rental Business is Shutting Down, But They Have a Final Surprise For Subscribers
Netflix is preparing to send out one last batch of DVDs next month and is tempting customers to sign up one last time before August 29 for a special surprise. Netflix has announced that current U.S. customers will be selected at random to receive up to ten extra DVDs before Netflix ships its last disc.…
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The Writers Guide of America Calls Out Amazon, Netflix, and Disney For Dominating Media and Hurting Writers
The Writers Guild of America West released a statement yesterday calling out Disney, Amazon, and Netflix’s growing dominance in the streaming realm for contributing to the dysregulation of the entertainment industry, creating an environment where they’re the gatekeepers of media. The guild called for antitrust regulators and lawmakers to block deals that could create a…
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Major Record Labels Sue Internet Archive for $400 Million in Copyright Infringement
Non-profit digital library Internet Archive got slammed by a $400 million lawsuit from several leading record labels over its community effort to collect and protect archaic musical mediums. UMG Recordings, Capitol Records, Concord Bicycle Assets, CMGI Recorded Music Assets, Sony Music Entertainment, and Arista Music filed a civil action against the free online library for…
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Walmart is Closing The Gap With Amazon As Internet Sales Grow 24% As Consumers Flock to Walmart+ Service
Walmart saw a 24% increase in online sales in the second quarter as it closes the gap with e-retail giant Amazon. In its second-quarter report released today, Walmart said it generated $24 billion in eCommerce sales. The company posted overall revenue of $161.1 billion, with online orders comprising 15% of the total. In comparison, Amazon…
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AT&T’s 5G Home Internet and Wireless is Getting a Speed Boost
AT&T said it’s adding more C-band spectrum – radio airwaves critical to ferrying data from your phone to nearby cell towers – to its 5G network to boost the speed and capacity of its wireless and 5G Home Internet service. The company has been deploying spectrum in the C-band and 3.45 GHz frequencies, which are…
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Why Are Customers Cutting Streaming Services? US Households “Spent $709 More Than They Did Two Years Ago”
With inflation taking a toll on American wallets, it’s no wonder many are reconsidering the number of subscription services they pay for. One analyst estimates Americans are spending a jaw-droppingly higher amount than just two years ago. The Labor Department released a report last week showing the Consumer Price Index – the benchmark for inflation…
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Reddit Doesn’t Have to Reveal Names of Users Who Pirated Content, Judge Rules
The film industry is going after IPTV pirates, but an attempt to gather information on them through Reddit has hit a legal wall. Twenty major studios requested user information for six Redditors who mentioned piracy on the forum in 2011 and 2018. On July 29, a California judge ruled that Reddit does not have to…
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T-Mobile’s 5G Networks Covers Virtually All of Pennsylvania Now
T-Mobile expanded 5G coverage to hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania residents, covering nearly 99% of the state. Since 2021, T-Mobile built 700 new 5G towers and upgraded service across 37,000 square miles of Pennsylvania. The upgrades are part of T-Mobile’s broader efforts to improve its network. Once a struggling fourth-place service, the company has surged…
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DISH Network Slams IPTV Pirates With a Half-a-Billion Dollar Lawsuit
DISH Network and its subsidiary Sling won another hard-hitting copyright lawsuit against illegal IPTV streaming services, netting nearly half a billion in damages. This time, DISH took out SportsBay.org, SportsBay.tv, Live-NBA.stream, and Freefeds.com, all unlicensed sports streaming platforms operating under the collective name SportsBay run by Juan Barcan and Juan Nahuel Pereyra. By circumventing Sling’s…
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DISH and Sling Just Dealt A $5.7 Million Blow To IPTV Pirates
DISH and its Sling subsidiary won a major victory in the fight against video pirates, getting the nod in a massive lawsuit against IPTV box distributor Louisville Media Box. After a lengthy legal battle spanning back to 2021, Louisville Media Box was found to owe DISH $5.7 million in damages for illegally broadcasting and reselling…