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Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Is Ready to Start Testing Internet From Space
After multiple delays, Amazon, on October 6, 2023, successfully launched two satellites into space. Now Amazon says both satellites are working properly and are ready to start testing the internet from space. “There’s plenty of work ahead, but at this point in the mission, I’m thrilled to report that KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 are operating nominally,”…
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YouTube’s New Update Gives You Better Video Control, Smarter Audio, and Makes it Easier to Find Your Content
YouTube on Tuesday unveiled a set of updates that will make the video platform easier to use. The new features include better control over audio and video, a more central location to find your contact, and visual improvements to the user interface both on the app, as well as on smart TVs. The features will…
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Tubi & The Roku Channel Are 2 of Only 3 Streaming Services to Grow in September 2023
Free streaming services are becoming even more popular as cord cutters look for cheaper options. According to Nielsen’s monthly platform rankings, Tubi, Pluto TV, and The Roku Channel are once again all in the top 11 most popular streaming services in September 2023. This comes as Cabel TV viewing is once again below 30% of…
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NBC Sports Launches a New Streaming Service for Youth-Amateur Sports
There’s a flood of youth and amateur sports content, but given how scattered it is, catching the games can be difficult. NBC Sports Next is taking a shot at this with the launch of SportsEngine Play. The first-of-its-kind subscription streaming service will offer thousands of youth and amateur sports live and on-demand from some of the…
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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…