Author: Roger Cheng
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AT&T 5G Home Internet Service Now Available in 59 Markets
AT&T’s 5G home internet service is now available in far more places. The company said in an updated post on Tuesday that the service, which it calls Internet Air, is available in 59 markets, including key ones like San Diego, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Indianapolis. The news marks an expansion of more than two dozen…
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Paramount+ Users May Soon Lose Access to Some International Original Shows and Movies
Paramount+ is pruning its library, and removing international original shows and movies from various countries. The company is also pulling back on plans to debut planned international programming on the service, and is moving towards focusing on local content in their respective markets, Cord Cutters News has confirmed. The Hollywood Reporter was the first to…
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Weather Channel Owner Byron Allen Makes $30 Billion Offer For Paramount
Byron Allen, who made headlines last year with his unsolicited bid to buy key assets from Walt Disney, is at it again with a $30 billion offer to acquire Paramount Global, Allen Media Group confirmed to Cord Cutters News. Allen, whose Allen Media Group owns The Weather Channel, LocalNow, and more than two dozen local…
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Google Says Connected TVs Make Up YouTube’s Fastest Growing Audience
Expect YouTube to give users who watch its user-generated videos on a smart TV a lot more love. The connected TV audience represents YouTube’s fastest growing viewership, according to Philipp Schindler, chief business officer of YouTube parent Alphabet, who spoke on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call. YouTube is by far the most popular streaming service…
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Frndly TV Adds Laff and Court TV to Lineup
Live TV streaming service Frndly TV on Tuesday said it added two channels to its lineup, Laff and Court TV. Laff is a comedy-centric channel owned by E.W. Scripps and boasts classic comedy sitcoms such as Alf, Home Improvement and That ’70s Show. Court TV, meanwhile, is another Scripps-owend network focused on true crime programs,…
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YouTube Ad Revenue Rose 16% to $9.2 Billion
YouTube advertising continues to pay off for Google. Google’s parent, Alphabet, on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter results, which saw YouTube ad revenue rising of $9.2 billion. That figure is up 15.9% from its year-earlier tally of $7.96 billion. The revenue comes amid a crackdown on ad-blocking software and a concerted effort to lure users onto its…
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FCC Sued by U.S. Chamber of Commerce Over Digital Discrimination Rules
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and two Texas business groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Federal Communication Commission and its digital discrimination rules, claiming they’re too broad and potentially give the agency the power to dictate pricing. “The lawsuit challenges the FCC for exceeding its statutory authority and acting arbitrarily and capriciously in…
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DISH Backs Off of Controversial Post-Echostar Asset Swap
DISH Network reversed course and killed a plan to swap assets with new parent Echostar in a move that confused Wall Street and outraged its debt holders. Shortly after Echostar and DISH got back together, the combined company laid out a plan to move some assets — particularly valuable spectrum — into a newly formed…
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Could ESPN+ and Netflix Be Bundled Together? A Disney Activist Investor Thinks So
Activist investor Nelson Peltz is agitating for more changes at Walt Disney. One of them includes the idea of bundling ESPN+ with Netflix together. That’s according to Bloomberg, which shared details from a white paper published by Peltz, whose Trian Fund Management controls nearly $3 billion in Disney shares. Peltz is seeking a Disney board…
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SiriusXM Snags Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes’ Podcast Company in Reported $100 Million Deal
Who says podcasts are dead? SiriusXM on Monday said it had signed a deal with the podcast company run by WIll Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Sean Hayes in a deal that Bloomberg reported was worth $100 million for three years. The agreement brings Arnett, Bateman, and Hayes’ company, SmartlLess Media, and its namesake flagship podcast,…