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A Free Combat Sports Streaming Service Expanding its Presence on The Roku Channel
Canadian combat sports fans can now watch TrillerTV’s free ad-supported channel, FITE by Triller 24/7, on The Roku Channel. The channel offers free round-the-clock coverage of thousands of hours of combat sports, such as boxing, pro wrestling, and MMA, and related content with new material added weekly. Roku users can find the channel through the…
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Loudermilk is the Latest Smash-Hit Show That Netflix Pulled Out of Obscurity
Netflix continues to be a hit maker — turning an older, little-watched Canadian comedy-drama called Loudermilk and turning it into a smash hit in less than a month. In December, Loudermilk, which stars Ron Livingston (Office Space), ranked 828th out of all streaming programs when it was available on Amazon Prime Video, according to streaming…
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‘Frasier’ Reboot on Paramount+ Gets Greenlight for Season Two
Frasier is coming back for a second season. The new season of the rebooted 90s comedy sitcom starring Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+, according to a release from the media company. The new season — to still be filmed in front of a live audience — will…
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AT&T Says Outage is Over, and Service is Fully Restored
AT&T said on Thursday afternoon that it had finally fully restored its service after an outage knocked out coverage throughout the country. It’s unclear how widespread the outage was, but it was clearly far reaching. Downdetector saw a massive spike in reports starting around 4 a.m. ET, and the company said at 11 a.m. ET…
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FCC Wants to Create a New AMBER-Like Alert For Missing and Endangered Persons
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on Wednesday proposed a new alert system that alert the public about missing or endangered persons. The proposed system would act similar to AMBER alerts on radio and TV, which inform the public about a missing or abducted children, and make them aware in case they’re spotted. The agency…
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T-Mobile Nixes Its Free MLS Season Pass Perk
T-Mobile customers expecting to log on to MLS Season Pass to watch Lionel Messi play will be sorely disappointed: The perk is no more. The wireless carrier confirmed to Cord Cutters News that there are no plans to offer access to MLS Season Pass. CNET Editor Eli Blumenthal first reported on the change. This comes…
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DISH Expands Boost Wireless’s 5G Voice Coverage, But How Many People Are on the Network?
DISH’s Boost Wireless network hit a new milestone this week. DISH said its Boost Wireless now supports 5G voice capable of reaching 200 million Americans. This marks the company’s latest step in growing its 5G network to support more devices so it can stop using T-Mobile, and represents some progress in its slow transformation into…
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AT&T Says 75% of Network Back Up, But Outages Remain
Update: AT&T says service has been fully restored. AT&T said that it has restored service to three-quarters of its network, and is still working to get the rest back up. The response comes after people woke up this morning to a massive nationwide outage. The problem appeared to start around 4 a.m. ET, according to…
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Paramount+’s Halo is Finally Giving Gamers Exactly What They Want
When I talked to Halo showrunner David Wiener about the new season, he teased a darker, grittier adventure for the Master Chief. Throughout most of the first three episodes, I was skeptical. Aside from a slick battle that served as a cold open for the second season premiere, the show seemed to backslide into some…
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Sling TV Freestream Adds Four New Free Channels
Sling TV’s free, ad-supported streaming service Freestream on Wednesday added another four channels this month, total 25 so far in February. The company has been ramping up the number of channels on Freestream, which is separate from its pay service Sling TV or parent DISH’s satellite service. These so-called FAST services have grown in popularity…