Category: News
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ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Owners Want the FCC to Relax Ownership Rules Reducing Competition
Soon, your local TV stations may be owned by fewer companies if the National Associations of Broadcasters (NAB) and local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC owners get their way. At issue here is the FCC rules limiting anyone from owning one of the top four TV networks in a single market. For example, one company…
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SpaceX Slams FCC’s Decision Not To Reinstate Starlink’s $886 Million Broadband Grant
SpaceX seemingly doesn’t like to be told “no.” The Elon Musk-owned Starlink operator hit back at the Federal Communications Commission’s refusal to reinstate a $886 million broadband grant tentatively awarded to satellite internet service in 2020. “SpaceX is deeply disappointed and perplexed by the Commission’s decision to exclude SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband service from the…
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Watch the Holiday Episodes of Happy Days, ALF, And More During Catchy Comedy’s Christmas Binge
Catchy Comedy will host a weekend-long Christmas binge this weekend featuring 80 festive episodes from classic TV sitcoms, including Happy Days, Night Court, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, ALF, The Brady Bunch, and The Monkees. The Catchy Comedy Christmas Binge starts with the “Christmas Story” of Ozzie and Harriet on December 16 at 12:00…
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Twitch Will Shut Down in Korea Next Year
Twitch, a live-streaming gaming platform, is shutting down operations in South Korea on February 27, 2024, citing costs as the driving factor behind this decision. The company’s CEO, Dan Clancy, shared the shutdown timeline in a blog post on December 5. Although users will still be able to access streams, they will not be able…
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Deal Alert! Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is $70 Off For a Limited Time
Are you looking for a powerful e-reader that can also take notes just like you would on paper? Amazon’s Kindle Scribe is now on sale for $70 off. This Kindle offers access to thousands of books and can also help you take notes. Right now, the Amazon Kindle Scribe is on sale for just $269.99,…
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SpaceX Gets Full FCC Approval to Test Phone Calls From Space
SpaceX finally got the green light to conduct full tests of voice calls and data transfers between its satellites in space and unmodified smartphones on the ground. The Elon Musk-owned rocket company received “experimental special temporary authorization” to conduct the test, which will used T-Mobile phones on the ground, PC Mag first reported. This follows…
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T-Mobile Will Soon Be Able To Expand Its 5G Home Internet Services to New Areas
T-Mobile’s 5G Home Internet offerings could be coming to new areas soon. Earlier this week, Congress passed the 5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement (SALE) Act, which temporarily restores the Federal Communications Commission’s authority to dole out spectrum won from an auction held last year. Once President Joe Biden signs it into law, the agency will…
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Streaming Media Deals With YouTube, Amazon Could Propel NFL Salary Cap Above $240 Million
The NFL’s salary cap for 2024 could take another big leap and exceed $240 million thanks to a number of rich media deals, particularly with streaming services. The league isn’t expected to provide a projection for the salary cap until after New Year’s Day, but it’s on track for another big jump after this year,…
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Paramount+ Is Discontinuing Its Cheap Paramount+ With Showtime Bundle and Moving Subscribers To a More Expensive Plan
If you were lucky, you got in on the cheap Paramount+ Essentials with Showtime bundle that cost just $7.99 when it was first launched. In August, Paramount stopped offering the package, but existing customers got to keep their grandfathered plans. Now, Paramount+ has started to contact subscribers to inform them that this plan is going…
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Starlink’s Internet Speeds Are Picking Up After a ‘Marginal Decline’ Over the Summer
Starlink’s internet speeds are climbing again after a slight decline in the third quarter of 2023, according to data from Ookla’s speed test. The decline came after little speed fluctuation this year. On average in the U.S., SpaceX-owned Starlink’s download speed was 64.54 Mbps in Q3 2023 — a “marginal” drop quarter on quarter, according…