Author: Roger Cheng
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NextGen TV ATSC 3.0 OTA TV Will Come to Chicago in January
Chicago will be the next major market to get NextGen TV, which represents the next leap in over-the-air broadcast television. The city will roll out the standard, called ATSC 3.0, according to a spokesman for Pearl TV, the group of broadcasters organizing the nationwide upgrade effort. in January, although which station will perform the upgrade…
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The Recap: Legacy Max Customers Lose 4K, Bally Sports+ Kept Going Down, and More
It was another busy week of earnings, this time from a number of the streaming services. Also, it was a rough few days if you were a Bally Sports+ subscriber. As always, there was a lot going on in the world of cord cutting. But that’s why The Recap exists, to catch you up on…
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The Cost of Cable TV Could Be Going Up Because Of Streaming Services Thanks to Spectrum, Paramount, and Disney
When Disney and Charter struck a new agreement to bring Disney+ to Spectrum cable customers, it set a new precedent for how traditional pay-TV and streaming services could be bundled together. But it could also open the door to higher costs for cable TV customers. This is clearly a new structure that Charter wants to…
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FTC Claims Amazon Destroyed Two Years of Communication Related to Investigation
The Federal Trade Commission accused Amazon executives of destroying two years of communications in an effort to impede the agency’s investigation into its monopolistic powers, according to details in the complaint that were made public on Thursday. While the FTC and 17 state attorneys general sued the online retail giant in September, the original complaint…
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T-Mobile Wants To Tap AI to Better Run its Network and Customer Service
Taking advantage of the rise in artificial intelligence is all the rage, and T-Mobile is jumping on the bandwagon. The carrier and its parent, Deutsche Telekom, are making AI the central theme of its annual innovators competition. The companies said that for its fourth annual T Challenge competition, they will look at three areas where…
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Paramount+ Isn’t Done With Price Hikes
Paramount+ just raised the prices of its plans in June. An executive just teased that more may be on the way. “We see a very compelling pricing opportunity,” Paramount Chief Financial Officer Naveen Chopra said on the company’s third-quarter conference call on Thursday. “This won’t be the last price increase we do.” The comments as…
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Paramount+ Added 2.7 Million Customers in the Third Quarter, Bringing its Total to 63 Million
Paramount+ added 2.7 million customers in the third quarter as the company’s streaming service slowly moves towards profitability. The company, which reported its quarterly results on Thursday, reported that its total base of Paramount+ subscribers hit 63 million. Pluto, its free, ad-supported streaming service, contributed to ad revenue rising 18% for the period. Pluto and…
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DIRECTV Told To Stop or Modify Claim That Customers Can Access All NFL Games
DIRECTV agreed to modify its commercials claiming that it gives subscribers access to every NFL game after a decision by the National Advertising Division. DIRECTV says its Sports Central interface, which can show its subscribers where each football game airs, “give you access to every game.” The NAD told the satellite TV provider to cease…
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Max Legacy Subscribers Will Soon Lose 4K and a Concurrent Stream
When Warner Bros. Discovery rebooted HBO Max into Max in May, legacy customers got to keep perks like 4K video for at least six month. But that perk, as well as an extra concurrent stream, will be going away next month. Max customers have started to receive email notifications about the removal of the features.…
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FOX CEO Nixes Idea That Tubi Will Get Live Sports
While various streaming services are investing in live sports to attract audiences, Tubi will remain firmly on the sidelines. FOX CEO Lachlan Murdoch said he “doesn’t envision any significant live sports on Tubi in the near or even long-term future.” Murdoch spoke on the company’s fiscal first-quarter earnings conference call, where he also revealed that…