Author: Roger Cheng
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Blue Origin is Back to Launching Rockets. That’s Good News For Amazon’s New Internet Service
Blue Origin on Tuesday successfully launched its first rocket in more than 15 months after an in-flight failure grounded the program. The New Shepard rocket, flying under the mission designation NS-24 (the 24th mission), was unmanned but featured 33 scientific payloads. The launch, which was originally scheduled for Monday, but was delayed due to a…
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Google Will Pay Consumers and U.S. States $700 Million to Settle App Store Lawsuit
Google will pay $700 million to consumers and U.S. states to settle a lawsuit alleging that it had stamped out competition against its Google Play app store. The company will also open make it easier to download apps from other stores on its Android operating system, a potential boon to cord cutters used to sideloading…
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Samsung TV Plus Adds A&E and More Local FOX News Channels
Samsung TV Plus is a free, ad-supported streaming platform available on its the consumer electronics giant’s smart televisions. Like other free platforms, it’s spent the last year building its library, and is ending the year with several key additions, including channels dedicated to popular A&E shows. In addition, it’s adding access to seven local FOX…
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The Best Action Show on Max Will Soon Be Headed to Netflix
A mash-up between a Boardwalk Empire-like period piece and martial arts shouldn’t work. But with Warrior, the genres blend together into a satisfying, surprisingly deep, and wild ride. The drama, based on a concept by Bruce Lee, follows the brutal Chinatown gang (known as tongs) wars and political machinations of late 1800s San Francisco, started…
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Marvel Studios Reportedly Fires Jonathan Majors After Guilty Verdict
Marvel Studios has parted ways with embattled actor Jonathan Majors hours after he was found guilty of two misdemeanor counts of harassment and assault of his ex-girlfriend, according to Variety. The actor was arrested in March on assaults and harassment charges after Grace Jabbari accused Majors of assaulting her in the backseat of a private…
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T-Mobile is Offering a Free Line to ‘Targeted’ Customers. Here’s How to Find Out if You Qualify
T-Mobile is offering select customers a free line on their plan. The promotion allows T-Mobile subscribers to add a line to their account and receive a monthly bill credit to cover the cost, the report said. It’s unclear how the carrier is choosing the “targeted” customers and whether there’s some criteria to meet. The Mobile…
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Bally Sports Has a Savior? Amazon Reportedly Looking at Investing in the Troubled Sports Network
Bally Sports, the regional sports network trying to work its way out of bankruptcy, may be getting a lifeline from Amazon. Amazon is in talks to invest in Bally Sports’ parent, Diamond Sports Group, in a deal that could bring the network’s games onto the online retail giant’s streaming service, according to The Wall Street…
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Netflix is Rebooting the ‘One Piece’ anime — While the Original is Still Airing
Netflix on Sunday said that it has ordered a remake of the immensely popular and long-running anime One Piece — even as the original series still hasn’t wrapped up. The streaming giant on Sunday announced the anime reboot on X, formerly Twitter, called The One Piece, and said that WIT Studios, which produces the critically…
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How a Comedian Created a Media Empire That’s a Force in Local and Streaming
When Allen Media Group this summer made a $10 billion unsolicited bid to buy Walt Disney’s ABC Network, its affiliates, and cable channels FX and National Geographic, you might have asked: What the heck is Allen Media Group? It’s not an unreasonable question. While Allen Media Group boasts notable assets like several ABC, CBS, NBC,…
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How Streaming Services Will Hook You For the Long Haul
Streaming services go through a lot of trouble to get you to sign up for the service, whether it’s through advertisements, promotional offers, or bundles with other partners. But the priority now is more about getting you to stick around. “It’s all about retention,” said Archana Anand, chief business officer of ZEE5 Global, which offers…