Author: Roger Cheng
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How does Disney’s Spectrum Cable Fight Affect ESPN’s Move to Streaming?
While it’s clear that Disney and Spectrum don’t agree on much – a conflict that has resulted in ESPN, FX, key local ABC stations and other Disney-owned channels disappearing from the cable company’s lineup – both would agree that the dispute centers on Disney’s streaming services. While Disney+ has gotten a lot of attention over…
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Dish and T-Mobile’s Spat Over Spectrum Sale Is Just Getting Uglier
T-Mobile’s sale of a swath of spectrum to Dish Network was supposed to be a simple transaction. But instead it’s devolved into a war of words and legal filings, with Dish firing the latest salvo and accusing the wireless carrier of stomping on the little guy. Dish had previously agreed to buy a chunk of…
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Disney Said It Wanted to Extend Contract Talks But Spectrum Declined
Disney said that it wanted to keep negotiations going with Spectrum, but the cable provider walked away, forcing ESPN, FX, several large local ABC stations and a number of other channels to disappear from its lineup. “We offered Charter an extension in the negotiations to keep our networks up and they declined in the middle…
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Spectrum Has Turned Disney Into the Villain Of Their Programming Battle
Disney has long enjoyed a rarified position as a family-friendly company that’s been a champion of all things good. Which is why it’s surprising that Spectrum, one of the biggest players in an industry that’s largely reviled, comes off as the hero in a dispute over programming costs that has led to Disney pulling ESPN,…
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ESPN, FX, Disney Channel and ABC Locals Goes Dark on Spectrum Cable TV as Disney Talks Break Down
Spectrum said Disney has removed its programming. “The Walt Disney Company has removed their programming from Spectrum which creates hardship for our customers,” the company said on its DisneyESPNFairDeal.com site. It’s an inopportune time since College Football Week One gets underway tonight on ESPN. Here’s how to watch the ESPN networks if you don’t have…
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Why T-Mobile is Blocked From Using Spectrum That it Bought For $304 Million
On Tuesday, T-Mobile’s president of technology, Ulf Ewaldsson, put out a call to push the U.S. government to unlock a swatch of spectrum that it purchased a year ago, but still remains out of reach. The argument was simple, yet compelling: We paid $304 million on the radio airwaves, so let us utilize them to…
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Netflix’s Adaptation of Anime Epic ‘One Piece’ Arrives Tomorrow. Here’s the Final Trailer
One Piece is one of the seminal works of modern anime, having gone on for nearly a quarter of a century and almost 1,100 episodes, racking up countless fans along the way. So there’s a fair amount of pressure on Netflix to ensure its live-action adaptation does the show and its creator, Eiichiro Oda, justice…
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Amazon & Nielsen’s Partnership Could Shake Up the Ratings Game For Streaming
Amazon and Nielsen are cozying up together in a move that potentially changes how TV ratings are measured, according to Variety. Nielsen, long an independent source of viewership data in the TV world, wants to incorporate data from Amazon to help it calculate the number of people who watch Amazon Prime Video’s stream of “Thursday…
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Google Leaks Pixel 8 Pro on its Own Store
Product leaks come in all shapes and sizes, from folks on Twitter to accidental uploads from a retail partner. Then, there are the leaks that accidentally come from the company itself. That apparently is the case with Google, which posted an image that teased the Pixel 8 Pro on its Google subscription and services page.…
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Everything New Coming to Pluto TV For Free in September 2023
September brings a wealth of content to Pluto TV. From Labor Day marathons to Star Trek Day, here’s everything you’ll find on the free ad-supported streaming service next month. Pluto TV is also available on a wide range of devices, including Fire TV, Apple TV, iOS, Android, Google TV, LG TVs, Web, Roku, and Samsung…