Author: Kayla Wassell
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This is How Verizon is Reducing the Lag Time in its 5G Network For Wireless and Home Internet Service
Verizon is working towards reducing the lag time time of its network to offer consumers a faster and more responsive experience on 5G. The carrier, working alongside telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson, completed trials of the advanced Low-Latency, Low-Loss, Scalable Throughput (L4S). The mouthful of jargon means it’s trying to reduce the so-called latency of the…
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Two Local Gray Television Stations in Wyoming and Nebraska Have New Owners
Local TV viewers in the Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Casper, Wyoming are in for a shake up as the parent company of the two stations, Gray Television, has sold them to a rival broadcaster in an asset swap. Gray will sell KGWN Scottsbluff, known as NBC Nebraska, and KCWY, a local station in Casper known as…
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Eurovision Sports Launches a Free Live Streaming Service Available Worldwide
The European Broadcasting Union, an alliance of more than a hundred public service media organizations, on Monday launched Eurovision Sports, its first direct-to-consumer streaming service hosting free coverage of live sporting events that anyone can access. Eurovision Sport will work with the EBU’s network of public service members to provide audiences with complete coverage of…
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AT&T Has a New Plan to Fight Spam and it Includes More Company Logos
AT&T is cracking down on spam calls by letting companies use their logos to ensure the calls are legitimate. The new display is powered by Neustar and prominently shows a company’s brand name and logo on the receiver’s phone. The TruContact Branded Call Display is an optional program companies can use to verify their information.…
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A+E Networks Buys 50% Stake in Rachael Ray’s Free Food Studios & Orders More Episodes
A+E Networks and Rachael Ray join forces as the network acquires a 50% stake in her production company, Free Food Studios. The partnership will bring 278 new episodes featuring Rachael Ray and her team’s Free Food Studios programs to A+E Networks over the next two years. Content will air during A+E’s Home.Made.Nation lifestyle block and…
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The CW Partners With Range Sports to Bring New Live Sporting Events to The Network
The CW Network has partnered with Range Sports to create new content and event franchises in an effort to expand its live sports content. The deal brings college-level and other progressional sports to The CW as part of a larger strategic shift by parent company Nexstar Media Group. CW Sports and Range Sports will collaborate…
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YouTube Lays Off Another 100 Staffers
Google laid off 100 workers from its YouTube division as the company reduces staff as part of a restructuring tactic as it incorporates artificial intelligence into its operations. The cuts mainly affected the creator management and operations teams that manage YouTube’s content creators, marking its first corporate restructuring in a decade. The 100 people whose…
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Samsung TV Will Remove Google Assistant From Existing TVs
Samsung TV will remove Google Assistant from existing televisions, the company posted on its support page. The assistant is leaving Samsung TVs due to a Google policy change. It will no longer be available starting March 1. Instead, the manufacturer suggests controlling your TV through SmartThings, which turns your phone into a remote, Bixby, or…
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This Weekend’s Catchy Binge Hosts a Marathon of That’s My Mama and The Royal Family
The Catchy Binge on Catchy Comedy will stream a marathon of That’s My Mama and The Royal Family this weekend. The binge starts on February 3 at 12:00 p.m. ET with That’s My Mama through 2:30 p.m. ET on February 4. At 3:00 p.m. ET, The Royal Family takes over through 5:30 a.m. ET on…
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Pluto TV Now Has 25 Live Channels Dedicated to Movies
Pluto TV is a free streaming platform that offers hundreds of channels filled with films, TV series, local and global news, and live sports. The service operates like traditional cable TV, with a schedule guide and commercial breaks, but is completely free to watch. The streamer also hosts 25 live movie channels spanning genres and…