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Disney+ Will Start Restricting Password Sharing in Canada
Disney+ will start cracking down on password-sharing in Canada starting November 1. Canadian subscribers will have to pay extra if they want to continue sharing their accounts with non-household members. The stricter rules will coincide with Disney’s launch of ad-supported plans in parts of Canada and Europe. The Disney+ news mirrors the recent changes made…
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T-Mobile Will Pay $7.5 Million To Settle FCC Probe Over Sprint’s Lifeline Business
T-Mobile has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a Federal Communications Commission investigation into Sprint’s alleged misuse of government funds. When T-Mobile acquired Sprint in 2019, the carrier also inherited Sprint’s tangled legal web. Friday’s agreement looks to have closed the chapter on any unresolved billing issues from the investigation, which began in 2019.…
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Tennis Channel to Launch 24/7 Free Pickleball Streaming Network
The pickleball phenomenon is real. The Tennis Channel and the Professional Pickleball Association Tour will launch Pickleballtv, a 24/7 free, ad-supported streaming channel as part of a new joint venture. The Tennis Channel, a sports-focused digital cable and satellite TV network, will also air a majority of live PPA Tour matches on Tennis Channel platforms.…
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This iOS 17 Feature Makes Apple Podcasts a One-Stop-Shop for Shows and Services
Apple’s iOS 17 update gave Apple Podcasts a sizable refresh. In addition to changes like full-screen artwork, interactive widgets and search filters with more detailed results, users can now connect other subscriptions to the Podcasts app. Apple Music, Apple News+, Calm and Lingokids users with in-app subscriptions will find their accounts automatically linked to the…
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Meta Quest VR Headset Launches on October 10 and Will Start at $500
Meta’s new Quest 3 mixed reality headset hits store shelves on October 10. The 128GB version of the headset will cost $500, and the 512GB headset will cost $650. Meta said all Quest 3 headset purchases will come with virtual reality RPG Asgard’s Wrath 2 until January 27, 2024. The 512GB headset will include a…
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FTC May Continue Fighting Microsoft-Activision Merger – Even After the Deal Closes
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will challenge Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard, despite already losing the trial to block the deal. On Tuesday, the agency issued an order to resume its review of the merger, meaning it will continue to challenge the deal. “The Commission has determined that the public…
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Americans Are Cutting Back Streaming Service Spending As Cord Cutters Become More Budget-Savvy
Consumers are using fewer – and spending less on – streaming services, but paring down subscription services and saving money doesn’t mean viewers are in an entertainment deficit. The average number of streaming services used by consumers decreased from 11.6 in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 10.9 in the second quarter of 2023, according…
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Man Could Face Prison Time for Reselling Thousands of Hacked Streaming Service Account Logins
Having too many streaming service options — some with growing price tags — is reportedly driving piracy. The Danish National Unit for Special Crime said a 29-year-old man is facing possible prison time for illegally reselling lists containing login credentials for 500,000 online services, including streaming platforms. The man also allegedly created a website where…
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Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Other Streamers Join Forces in Opposition to Government Regulation
The streaming service titans have banded together to launch the Streaming Innovation Alliance, or SIA, the industry’s first unified coalition. The trade group’s board includes big names like Netflix, Paramount’s Paramount+ and Pluto TV, Warner Bros. Discover’s Max, Comcast’s Peacock and Disney, which has Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, according to Axios. TelevisaUnivision, Univision’s ViX, the…
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T-Mobile Wants to Advance Its 5G and AI Capabilities
T-Mobile unveiled its second corporate venture capital fund to enable the next generation of products and services for businesses and customers. The mobile carrier said private mid- and growth-stage companies can benefit from its 5G network and artificial intelligence to bolster connectivity, according to a release. The new fund will support augmenting T-Mobile’s smart home…