Author: Roger Cheng
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Cox and Nexstar Sign Multi-Year Distribution Deal For Local ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC Stations, Heading Off Any Blackouts
Nexstar and Cox Communications said they have signed a multi-year distribution agreement for the cable company to carry Nexstar’s channels across the country. The deal cover Nexstar’s local TV stations in 23 markets in the U.S., as well as news network NewsNation and digital networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV. The companies did not disclose…
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Walmart Will Add Sensory-Friendly Hours to All U.S. Stores
Walmart said on Tuesday that it will begin offering “sensory friendly” hours to all of its U.S. and Puerto Rico stores every morning in an effort to make its locations more accessible. The company’s stores will change the TV walls to a static image turn off the radio, and lower the lights where possible in…
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Netflix is Reportedly Charging Advertisers $2 Million to Sponsor its First Live Sports Event
If you want to get your name plastered all over Netflix’s first “live sports” event, it’ll cost you. It will cost advertisers $2 million to have their company’s name show up during the inaugural Netflix Cup, a golf tournament made up athletes featured in other Netflix shows, according to Bloomberg. The report also noted that…
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Why DISH Network Isn’t Interested in Fast-Growing 5G Home Internet
5G home internet service is the talk of the broadband world, with T-Mobile, Verizon, and now AT&T seeing intense interest — and customer sign-ups — for their offerings. But DISH Network, the only other company with a 5G network that covers a large part of the country, doesn’t seem interested in taking part in the…
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SpaceX Projected to Hit $15 Billion in Revenue on Expected Surge in Starlink Internet Business
SpaceX is expecting healthy revenue growth next year thanks in large part to the widening availability and interest in its Starlink remote internet business. Elon Musk’s space venture is on track to generate revenue of $9 billion this year, with that figure growing by 67% to $15 billion in 2024, according to Bloomberg, citing unnamed…
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The CW Moves to Another Detroit Station After Getting Booted Over Pay Dispute
The CW has found a new home in Detroit. Again. The CW Network, owned by Nexstar, struck a deal with E.W. Scripps to run on WMYD-TV, and will bring its programming to TV20 on November 13. This represents the third station that The CW has been over over the last two months. It previously jumped…
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Did T-Mobile’s Merger With Sprint Hurt Wireless Customers? This Lawsuit Aims to Find Out
T-Mobile will have to argue in court that its acquisition of Sprint did not hurt consumers and raise prices after a federal judge denied the carrier’s attempt to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit that was filed last year. U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin issued his opinion in the ruling (spotted by Reuters), saying the “plaintiffs…
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YouTube Premium Tests Generative AI Features That Help With Comments and Content Discovery
YouTube Premium subscribers may soon get some assistance from an artificial intelligence system that will make it easier to read through comments and find new videos. YouTube, which is owned by Google, said on Monday that it would roll out two generative AI features to select Premium subscribers. The first is a system that will…
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DISH Network Chairman Says No Plans to Merge With DIRECTV
Satellite TV providers DIRECTV and DISH Network have long been rumored to get together, especially with the satellite industry consistently shedding subscribers. But DISH Chairman Charlie Ergen poured cold water on the speculation. “There are no plans DIRECTV,” Ergen said Monday on the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call. “Certainly for now.” DISH is already busy…
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AT&T Expands 5G Home Internet to More Than a Dozen Markets
AT&T is playing catch-up when it comes to the 5G home internet game, but it’s slowly picking up the pace. Earlier this month, the telecommunications giant said it brought its AT&T Internet Air service to 13 new markets. While Verizon and T-Mobile have established presences in large swaths of the country for 5G home internet,…