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Police Shut Down A Massive IPTV Pirate Streaming Operation
About a week ago, Taiwanese Police successfully raided an operation that sold streaming players preloaded with piracy apps. During the raid, over 1,000 unsold streaming players loaded with IPTV piracy services were seized. Now ACE a group that helps enforce anti-piracy representing Amazon, Disney, NBCUniversal, and more, has congratulated the Taiwanese Police on shutting this…
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FilmRise Is Adding The Classic Children’s Show The Wiggles
FilmRise, a New York-based film and television studio, has signed a global exclusivity distribution deal with the famed musical group The Wiggles. At today’s MIPCOM conference, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Co-Productions at FilmRise, Max Einhorn, was joined by Luke Field, The Wiggle’s general manager, to announce the partnership. “We couldn’t be more delighted…
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The National Association of Broadcasters Ask The FCC Not To Get Involved in The ATCS 3.0 Patent Lawsuit That Forced LG To Stop Selling NextGen TVs
Back in September, one of the biggest sellers of TVs announced that it would stop making TVs with the new ATSC 3.0 NextGen TVs OTA tuners included. This comes as earlier this year, LG lost a patient case from a company claiming to hold patents over some of the technology included in ATSC 3.0 Next…
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This is the Fastest 5G Wireless Carrier in the US
T-Mobile blew past rivals Verizon and AT&T in a wireless speed test conducted by Ookla — and it wasn’t even close. In the third quarter, T-Mobile boasted average download speeds of 163.6 Mbps, more than double Verizon’s 75.7 Mbps and AT&T’s 72.6 Mbps, according to Ookla, which captures its data through its Speedtest app. On…
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DIRECTV Is Ending Support For Alexa Voice Controls On Older Devices
If you are a DIRECTV customer still using older devices like the Genie HD DVR or a Tivo DVR, you will soon be unable to use Alexa to control your TV. Late last week, DIRECTV started to inform customers that on November 8, 2023, DIRECTV would no longer support commands from Amazon’s digital assistance to…
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AT&T Wants to Delay SpaceX’s Plans to Offer Texts, Calls, and LTE Data From Space As It Asks For Changes
A year ago, T-Mobile and SpaceX unveiled a partnership to combine the former’s spectrum with the latter’s network of low-orbit satellites for more comprehensive wireless coverage, an initiative they coined “Coverage Above and Beyond.” But with SpaceX’s Starlink service getting ready to test sending and receiving calls and texts from space, AT&T and the Rural…
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Amazon Makes it Easier to Verify Real Products and Weed Out Counterfeits
Amazon on Monday introduced a new program to get more products onto “Amazon Transparency,” a verification program that weeds out counterfeits so customers aren’t duped into buy a fake device or gadget. The company said that Amazon Transparency would work with the individual product serialization systems, a level of interoperability that means more products can…
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Survey Shows 39% of Netflix Subscribers “Likely” to Cancel Subscription if Price Increases
Netflix is considering raising prices after the ongoing actors’ strike ends, but it could convince people to finally pull the plug on the streaming service. A new report from CivicScience suggests the platform could see a significant loss of subscribers following such a move. CivicScience, an opinion research group, surveyed current Netflix users and those…
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Netflix is a Streaming Juggernaut. Can it Take on Gaming Too?
Netflix is putting more resources into establishing itself in the video game industry, according to The Wall Street Journal. The streaming giant is working on expanding its offerings to include bigger games that can be streamed from TV and PC. Netflix subscribers will soon be able to play games based on the Korean thriller Squid…
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Does Disney+’s Marvel TV Have An Identity Crisis?
After kicking off with a bang with the critically-lauded Wandavision, Marvel shows running on Disney+ have steadily faded in quality and fan enthusiasm. With the latest show in production, Daredevil, taking a pause, Marvel TV itself is grappling with a real problem that may require a reboot. Production for Daredevil: Born Again came to a…
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Sinclair CEO Says ‘Broadcasting is Not in a Good Position’ as He Eyes Other Businesses
Amidst a wave of cord cutting, the Sinclair broadcasting company is taking a different approach to growing revenue by venturing into other industries. Sinclair President and CEO Chris Ripley said he is looking into other avenues beyond broadcast TV, and is aiming to invest in them through a billion-dollar private equity fund. The company hopes…
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YouTube is Working to Stop Ad Blockers, But its Still Facing Resistance
YouTube has been experimenting with a way to stop ad-blockers on its platform, causing a stir among users who use such extensions. Ad-blockers violate YouTube’s Terms of Service as they cut into revenue generated from advertisements the platform needs to stay running. Viewers who use these extensions can face a ban if they do not…
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Deal Alert! Here’s How to Get Half Off Your First Month of Sling
Sling TV continues to cement itself as one of the most affordable live TV streaming services with the return of its half-off of the first-month promotion. New subscribers can take advantage of this offer for a limited time. If you haven’t tried Sling before, then this offer is the perfect time to make the jump.…
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Exclusive: New York’s WNET Turns on ATSC 3.0, With Nextgen TV Now Covering 70% of U.S. TV Viewers
New York is finally embracing nextgen TV, with WNET the first station in the market to turn on its ATSC 3.0 signal. WNET confirmed to Cord Cutters News that it had switched on the feed for ATSC 3.0, the latest standard for television airwave broadcasts that promises high picture and sound quality and the ability…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Says Max Has Become Profitable & Says The Days Of Cheap Streaming Are Over
One of the biggest fights in streaming right now is finding a way to make it profitable. Most streaming services, including major ones like Disney+, Peacock, and Paramount+, are all still losing money. Disney and Paramount reportedly plan to become profitable with its streaming in 2024 or 2025. Now Warner Bros. Discovery has come out…
