Author: Roger Cheng
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MrBeast Reportedly in Talks For a Prime Video TV Show Worth Nearly $100 Million
Superstar YouTuber MrBeast may be making a jump to Amazon Prime Video. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is in talks with Amazon to create a TV show for its streaming service in a deal that could be worth nearly $100 million, according to Puck News (subscription required) and confirmed by Variety. While details…
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Facebook Users in Europe Will Be Able to Unlink Their Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook Gaming Accounts
More big changes are coming to Facebook and Instagram users in Europe. Meta, the parent company of both social networks, said on Monday that it would soon let users unlink their accounts from each other ahead of some big rule changes in the E.U. In the coming weeks, users in Europe will be notified that…
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Spectrum Strikes New Streaming Deal Similar to Its Free Disney+ Offer
Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum TV, struck a deal carriage deal with TelevisiaUnivision that includes a free streaming service offer for some of its subscribers. The two companies struck a new multi-year deal that keeps broadcast channels such as Univision and several cable networks like Galavisión in the Spectrum TV lineup. In addition,…
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Game of Thrones Showrunners on Making Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ Accessible to Everyone
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the showrunners that famously (or infamously) brought Game of Thrones to television are back with a new show based on another internationally renowned novel, The Three-Body Program. Netflix last week released the first trailer for the show (alternatively tiitled 3 Body Problem) which hints at the epic scope of the…
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Cutters Q&A: Scripps CEO on Bringing Sports Back to Local, and the Real Opportunity With ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV
The phone calls from sports teams looking to strike a deal with Scripps has been ringing off the hook. That’s according to Scripps CEO Adam Symson, who sat down with Cord Cutters News amidst the chaos of CES 2024. Symson shared his thoughts on why sports teams are keen to jump back into broadcast, why…
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The Recap: Bally Sports Gets a Lifeline From Amazon, Comcast Prices Hike Hit, and More
Bally Sports has a white knight, and this may end up being a good thing for cord cutters? That’s the biggest headline in an action-packed week that also saw Comcast’s price increase hit and Tubi getting the rights to a hot international show. As always, there was a lot going on in the world of…
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Peacock Removes Live Feed of ‘Squawk Box’ and ‘Morning Joe’
Peacock has shut off the live feed versions of its cable news programs Squawk Box and Morning Joe that were available on the streaming service. A Peacock spokesperson confirmed to Cord Cutters News that they have been pulled, and that there is no timing on when — or if — they will return. The person…
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DISH Hopper 3 Now Comes With Free, Ad-Supported Streaming Channels
The DISH Hopper 3 is a digital video recorder supplied to DISH satellite TV subscribers. While it can record and broadcast multiple streams at once, a new feature is bringing free, ad-supported video streams directly from the device. There are three so-called FAST sections called Bonus View Western, Bonus View Classics, and Bonus View The…
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Verizon is Taking a $5.8 Billion Hit Because of its Struggling Business Unit
Verizon is paying an expensive price for dealing with the reality of a struggling wireline business. The New York telecommunications giant disclosed on Wednesday that it would take a non-cash charge of $5.8 billion to write down the value of its Verizon Business Group in the fourth quarter. The move will be reflected in its…
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Samsung and Google Are Pushing the Galaxy S24 as an AI-First Smartphone. But Will Customers Care?
Artificial intelligence was THE buzzword at CES 2024, so it’s no surprises that the AI momentum continues with Samsung’s unveiling of the Galaxy S24 family of smartphones. Front and center in the latest edition of the flagship phone is a partnership between Samsung and Google focused on generative AI. As with previous years, Samsung unveiled…