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Check Your Bank Account: You May Have Gotten Settlement Money From Apple
Payments from Apple’s $5 million class action settlement over alleged battery throttling have started hitting bank accounts. According to MacRumors, some people have received payments of $92.17 for their claims. “Distribution commenced on January 6, 2024. Payments are being sent on a rolling basis, and distribution is expected to conclude at the end of January…
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DIRECTV Won’t Offer National Feeds in Place of Blacked Out Local Tegna Channels for NFL Playoffs
Some DIRECTV subscribers have to find another way to watch the NFL Playoffs this weekend. DIRECTV has no plans to offer a national network feed to air the NFL playoffs this weekend in place of blacked out Tegna-owned local channels. “We are interested in working with the networks to obtain national feeds in situations where…
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Hallmark Channel & Hallmark Streaming Services Reportedly Lay Off More Staff
Hallmark Media started 2024 with a round of layoffs and some of the company’s top brass have been ousted. According to Deadline, executive cuts included Chief Marketing Officer Lara Richardson, Chief People Officer Pamela Wolfe, Executive Vice President of Research Strategy Robin Thomas, and Head of Distribution Judi Lopez. “Hallmark Media organizational changes were announced…
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Disney is Bringing its Free Live TV Channels To Other Free Streaming Services For The First Time
Disney’s free ad-supported content may be coming to LG channels. National Geographic’s Sharkfest and Wicked Tuna have launched on LG Channels, according to The Fastmaster‘s Gavin Bridge, marking the first time non-news Disney content has been available on platform other than the ABC app. The two National Geographic channels are not exclusive to LG, Cord…
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Another Media Company is Reportedly in Talks To Buy Paramount
Skydance Media executives, led by CEO David Ellison, and other investors are discussing an “all-cash bid” to buy National Amusements, Paramount Global’s parent company, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. National Amusements Currently, Paramount Global is controlled by media executive Shari Redstone. Redstone also controls National Amusements, which owns 77% of…
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ESPN and the College Football Playoff Are Working on a 6-Year Rights Contract
ESPN and The College Football Playoff, CFP, are negotiating an agreement that would make the sports network the event’s sole rights holder for the next eight years. The deal would tack on a new 6-year agreement onto the final two years of ESPN’s current contract with CFP, sources told ESPN. The current contract is set…
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Telly, the Company Offering Free TVs, Shows Off ChatGPT-Powered Voice Assistant at CES
Free TV company, Telly, debuted its new artificial intelligence voice assistant, “Hey Telly,” at CES 2024. “Hey Telly” is powered by ChatGPT and aims to deliver consumers a “completely transformed home entertainment and the virtual voice assistant experience.” The voice assistant, which will launch with a voice command from the second smart screen, will enhance…
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T-Mobile Has the Best Network Experience and Faster Speeds Than Verizon and AT&T for the Second Year in a Row
T-Mobile has had a strong start to 2024. The mobile “un-carrier” said it ranked first for all overall network experience metrics along with 5G download speeds, coverage experience, availability, and consistent quality experience, according to a new Opensignal report. “Did we mention it was a clean sweep?” T-Mobile said of its overall experience wins in…
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Telly, The Company Offering Free TVs, Will Now Offer Interactive Ads to Buy Stuff
Streaming platform DAZN and smart TV manufacturer Telly have teamed up with video technology company TheTake to give customers a more interactive viewing experience, according to an announcement made at CES 2024. The notion of a more seamless shopping experience aided by artificial intelligence appears to be growing in popularity. In addition to TheTake’s new…
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The FTC Received More Than 2 Million ‘Do Not Call’ Complaints in 2023, As Scammers Tricked Americans Out of $39 Billion
The Federal Trade Commission released its biennial report to Congress on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry on Monday and the data shows that robocalls and spammers were major irritation for people in 2023. According to the report, the Commission received more than two million Do Not Call complaints — a majority of which…