Author: Shelby Brown
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Right Now TV Strikes New Sports Deal
Right Now TV announced a new partnership with the International Football Alliance, IFA, an American football minor league that operates in the U.S. and Mexico. The sports network said on Tuesday it would start broadcasting the IFA’s regular season, playoff, and championship games as well as coaching clinics and team tryouts in 2025. The games…
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Spectrum Wants To Scoop Up Another Small Cable TV Company
Last week, Spectrum took the next step towards buying another a small cable TV company. After reaching a purchase agreement with Astrea in November, Spectrum and its parent, Charter Communications, is now seeking federal approval to transfer certain assets and authorizations held by the smaller company. Through the transaction, Spectrum said it would acquire Astrea’s…
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Police Website Reportedly Used To Host Illegal IPTV Sports Live Streams
A police website in the United Kingdom may have been hijacked by pirates. While tracking down some Freedom of Information Act requests filed with other police forces in the area, Torrent Freak noticed a strange font on the department’s “opcc-maintenance” subdomain. In addition, the publication spotted “hundreds” of police URLs containing the “opcc-maintenance” domain while…
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Spectrum Warns ACP Customers Program That Their Internet Bills May Go Up Soon
Spectrum is preparing its customers for the potential end of the Affordable Connectivity Program, ACP. According to one of our readers, Spectrum looks like it’s sending this email to customers who participate in the aid program: “Despite our best efforts, the federal government anticipates funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) may only remain through…
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Google TV Will Now Reportedly Let You Send Phone Calls to Your TV
A new “call notifications” feature is rolling out to users in Google TV’s latest update. Google confirmed to Cord Cutters News that call notifications for Google Meet on Google TV and Android TV OS began rolling out at the end of 2023. This comes after Google announced in November that it would be redesigning Google…
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DIRECTV Hits Back at Cox Media As Potential Blackout of ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Locals Looms
The deadline for DIRECTV and Cox Media to reach a new retransmission agreement is drawing near, but the two cable TV providers appear to be at odds. Following a heated press release on Thursday from Cox, a DIRECTV spokesperson said the company is working with Cox to reach a new deal that will “align the…
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Twitch Is Changing How It Compensates Streamers, With Some Facing a Pay Cut
Twitch has made some tweaks to how it pays the streamers on a platform, and it might mean some streamers make more money, while others take a pay cut. “These changes aim to create a long term, transparent framework for streamer compensation that rewards and encourages creators who are committed to live streaming,” Twitch CEO…
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DIRECTV and DIRECTV STREAM May Lose More ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Locals Amid Standoff With Cox Media
Another blackout could be coming for customers as tensions climb between the DIRECTV and Cox Media. This could see local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC locals go dark on DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM, & U-verse TV. With the current retransmission deal set to expire on February 2, and a new agreement has yet to be reached…
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FCC’s New Rule Encourages Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC to Invest in Local News
The Federal Communications Commission adopted a new proposal last week to support local journalism. The Commission’s new rule will prioritize the processing and review of license applications from broadcasters who commit to hiring to support local coverage. The rule would serve to incentivize the parent companies of local stations to invest in local reporting. Speeding…
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Google Wants to Take On SpaceX and Starlink in Space
Google is joining the space race. The tech giant has thrown its financial support behind Starlink competitor, AST SpaceMobile, to help the company with product development, testing, and implementation. Google is the latest Big Tech player drawn into the area of delivering space-based internet and phone service. SpaceX’s Starlink is working with T-Mobile on tests…