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Data Caps Are Becoming a Bigger Issue for Cord Cutters
With the average user gobbling up more data, it’s becoming easier to blow past their data caps. Historically, data caps have been put in place to ensure people don’t abuse their service by going overboard on data consumption, and are usually set above what a company thinks usage should be. But a new report from…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Dodges Lawsuit Alleging Exaggerated Subscriber Numbers
Warner Bros. Discovery appears to have sidestepped its own legal drama. A proposed class action lawsuit, helmed by Ohio Attorney General David Yost, alleged that Warner Bros. Discovery concealed negative financial information prior to its 2022 merger with AT&T’s Warner Media, thereby misleading investors. But earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni granted Warner…
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Funimation’s End is Finally Here, and its Merger With Anime Giant Crunchyroll Will Cost You
Funimation and Crunchyroll, two anime streaming services that merged in 2021, will finally combine under the latter’s name on April 2. But subscribers may not like the result. Once the combination is complete, Funimation subscribers will be hit with a new $99.99 per year plan — a nearly double the current $54.95 rate. The two…
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Internet Service Providers Want To Block Illegal IPTV Services Before They Get to Your House
Two European internet service providers want more authority to fight illegal IPTV providers. ISPs Proximus and Belgian Orange have taken a firm stance against piracy services and want to take a more active role in keeping illegal content from their respective customers, according to Torrent Freak, but legal obstacles are hampering the process. Both providers…
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Scammers Made 81 Million Phony Calls Around the World Every Day at the End of 2023
Unwanted scam call rates continued to climb around the world at the end of 2023. In its Q4 2023 Global Call Threat Report, voice security platform Hiya reported 7.3 billion unwanted calls globally, or about 81 million spam calls every day, representing an increase from the 6.55 billion calls reported in the third quarter of…
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A Big Overseas Cable TV Company Will Shut Down This Month As Cord Cutting Grows Worldwide
Cord cutting’s impact on cable TV isn’t just felt here in the U.S. In the Philippines, Sky Cable will air its final broadcast on February 26, according to a post on its website. “In anticipation of and pursuant to the closing conditions of the PLDT-SKY acquisition deal, SKY will now begin its transition into a…
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Google Fiber Coming to More Areas With the Help of Investors
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is looking to bring its internet service, Google Fiber, also known as GFiber, to new places. Alphabet is seeking external investors to help GFiber reach more cities as it continues to compete with other internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon, according to Reuters. GFiber provides high-speed internet by primarily through…
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Cable TV and Broadcast TV Expected To See Revenue Drop in 2024
Broadcast and cable TV revenue could fall 7% this year, a TD Cowen analyst told Reuters. Despite expanding digital advertising, the traditional TV business — which makes up 80% of ad revenue for media companies — is in a continued decline, according to the report. The forecast underscores the larger trend of cord cutting eating…
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Google Fiber Is Coming to Nevada
Nevada residents are now in line to receive GFiber, Google’s fiber internet service, by mid-2025. “Earlier today, the Clark County Commission approved a franchise agreement with GFiber, which will allow us to bring fast, reliable internet to our first community in the Silver State,” GFiber’s West Region General Manager Ashley Church said in a blog…
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CNN Revamps Flagship Morning Show As the News Network Continues Digital Overhaul
CNN’s CEO is pushing forward with his aggressive overhaul strategy to bring the veteran news network into the digital age. The latest phase of chief executive Mark Thompson’s plan is changing up the network’s morning show, CNN This Morning. The program, hosted by Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly launched in 2022 under former station head…