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Seven Years Ago Today: Disney’s $71 Billion Takeover of 21st Century Fox Reshaped the Entertainment World
Seven years ago today, the entertainment industry woke up to a new reality. At 12:02 a.m. Eastern Time on March 20, 2019, one of the most consequential corporate mergers in the history of television and film became official. The Walt Disney Company completed its acquisition of the majority of 21st Century Fox’s assets for $71.3…
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Amazon Bets on AI With New Alexa “Transformer” Smartphone — But the Odds Are Long
More than a decade after one of Silicon Valley’s most notorious hardware disasters, Amazon is quietly working to re-enter the smartphone market. The company is developing a new device internally codenamed “Transformer,” according to people familiar with the project, and this time, artificial intelligence is at the center of the vision, according to a report…
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Smooth, Lag-Free 4K Streaming — Elgato 4KX Capture Card Discounted 20%
Shave latency, capture console gameplay at jaw-dropping frame rates, and stream like a pro without breaking the bank. The Elgato 4KX is on sale for $199.99 (was $249.99), a $50 price drop on a solid upgrade for cord cutters who record gameplay, record UHD footage, or want ultra-low latency passthrough for live broadcasts. Elgato 4KX…
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CBS News Braces for More Layoffs Amid Union Unrest and Falling Ratings
CBS News is entering one of the most turbulent chapters in its storied history, facing an imminent wave of layoffs, a restless workforce, declining viewership, and deep uncertainty over its future — all as editor-in-chief Bari Weiss presses ahead with a sweeping transformation of the nearly century-old news organization, according to Business Insider. Now CBS’s…
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Do You Have 5 Minutes to Help Cord Cutters News? (Spring 2026 Survey)
Could you help Cord Cutters News with 5 minutes of your time? Every few months, we try to do a survey to help keep in touch with our readers and what is happening in cord cutting. With Spring 2026 here, we thought this would be a good time to do a quick survey about the…
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The Roku Channel Becomes a Comedy Powerhouse With 35 Live Free Streaming Options on Roku TVs & Roku Players
If laughter is the best medicine, then Roku users are in excellent health. The Roku Channel has quietly assembled one of the most impressive free comedy lineups in the streaming world, with 35 dedicated channels devoted to sitcoms, stand-up, classic TV, movies, and everything in between — all available at no cost and supported by…
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ABC Cancels The Bachelorette as Leaked Video and Domestic Investigation Derail Bachelorette Debut
Taylor Frankie Paul’s carefully orchestrated promotional campaign for her upcoming season of The Bachelorette has come apart rapidly this week, as a leaked video depicting a 2023 domestic incident and an ongoing police investigation into a more recent altercation have prompted NBC to cancel her scheduled late-night television appearance and ABC to pull her season…
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Nexstar Media Group Closes $6.2 Billion Acquisition of TEGNA, Becoming Nation’s Largest Local TV Broadcaster of ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC
Nexstar Media Group officially completed its acquisition of TEGNA Inc. on Thursday, bringing to a close one of the most closely watched and fiercely contested media mergers in recent American broadcasting history. The deal received approval from both the Federal Communications Commission and the United States Department of Justice, clearing the final regulatory hurdles and…
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Paramount+ and HBO Max Are Set to Merge – Here is When & Everything We Know
Two of the biggest names in streaming television are on a path toward becoming one unified platform, but the road ahead is long, complicated, and filled with potential detours. Paramount+ and HBO Max are expected to eventually merge into a single streaming service, a development that could dramatically reshape the entertainment landscape for millions of…
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Pixel 10 Plunges to $549 — Save an Extra $100 With Trade-In on One of the Best Phone Deals Right Now
If you’re looking for a phone that can keep up with your streaming, photography, and everyday use, but don’t want to pay flagship pricing, Amazon has the Pixel 10 listed for $549, down from $799, a 31% discount, and eligible trade-ins can knock off another $100. Built around Google’s Tensor G5 chip, 12GB of RAM,…