Author: Roger Cheng
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ESPN’s “Erosion is Happening Quicker Than People Thought”
Disney and ESPN shocked the world last week when they struck a deal with Penn Entertainment to get into sports betting. But to one expert who follows ESPN, it’s indicative of how crazy things are getting with the famed sports channel. “It shows how quickly this ESPN story is moving,” said James Andrew Miller, an…
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Godzilla Returns in Apple TV+’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters”
Godzilla is hitting the small screen, courtesy of a new series on Apple TV+ called Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. The show will take an in-depth look at Monarch, the secretive organization that has served as the connective tissue between Legendary’s modern-day “MonsterVerse” films, Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island and Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla…
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DISH to Buy T-Mobile’s Spectrum For 5G Network Expansion
DISH Network is back in an acquisitive mood again, this time in an effort to bolster its attempt to build a nationwide wireless network. The satellite TV provider is in talks to acquire a swath of spectrum from T-Mobile, according to LightReading. You can see read FCC filing on the transaction here. It’s a chunk…
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Amazon Finally Puts “Fire TV” Trademark Dispute With Porn Streamer To Bed
Amazon is finally putting a nine-year legal battle with a porn company behind it, ensuring that the Fire TV name is safe to use. The online retailer and adult entertainment company Wreal LLC have settled a legal dispute about the use of Fire TV, Bloomberg Law first reported. The battle goes back to April 2014,…
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Kids TV Content Like Bob the Train Will Stream For Free Through DistroTV
Parents looking for a quick TV distraction for their kids will have another free options thanks to DistroTV, which will stream a live channel filled with programming for Kids TV. Kids TV may not be a household name, but characters like Bob the Train and its nursery rhyme videos have made it a force for…
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Amazon Makes Browsing Easier By Adding More Review Data to Search Results
Amazon quietly added an element to its product search result page for some users that could cut down on your shopping time. The online retail giant began including a stat that shows the percentage of four-star or above ratings next to the overall average rating. For instance, underneath a listing for an Anker Sourcecore portable…
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Disney Accused of Withholding Millions in Avatar Profits As it Prioritized Streaming
Movie financier TSG Entertainment, which has backed major titles such as Avatar: The Way of Water, Deadpool and The Martian, sued Walt Disney Co. and 20th Century Fox for breach of contract and alleged that Disney deprived it of “hundreds of millions of dollars” in profit by prioritizing its own Disney+ and Hulu streaming services.…
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How to Switch to YouTube TV’s Cheaper Student NFL Sunday Ticket Plan
YouTube TV will offer a student plan option for its NFL Sunday Ticket package, as well as a way to make the switch. While the company hasn’t unveiled the price, student plans are typically cheaper than the normal rate. Any savings would help, since the standard NFL Sunday Ticket package costs $399 for the season.…
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How I Got My Parents To Cut the Cord and Not Freak Out About It
My parents have long been diehard cable subscribers – I remember growing up in one of the few households that had the complete package plus HBO, a rarity back then. In more recent years, the local cable provider, Spectrum, kept them locked in with a few channels dedicated to Chinese shows. Which made broaching the…
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Rick and Morty Returns This Fall – Watch the Season 7 Teaser Here
A very different Rick and Morty are coming back this fall. The show’s official Twitter account dropped a Rick-heavy teaser for the seventh season on Tuesday, saying that more information on the actual premiere date will come next week. The teaser, played against The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” featured no voices — notable…