Category: News
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DISH & Sling TV Are Laying Off Over 500 Employees As It Deals With Cord Cutting
DISH Network is cutting jobs as the company moves to reduce operational costs and expenses throughout the business. DISH Network has been restructuring the company since 2020, and this is not the first round of layoffs to have occurred since. DISH has laid off around 3,000 employees in recent years. The total number of cuts…
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The Long Strike Between Actors & Studios Has Come to An End Thanks to a Tentative Deal
Today the long strike between studios and actors’ union SAG-AFTRA has come to an end. The deal is tentative pending full approval but tomorrow, actors will be able to go back to work after many months of being on strike. This all comes as recently, the two sides said they were close to a deal…
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Sling TV Adds Disney Star, India’s Largest Entertainment Network
As one of the most affordable live TV streaming services on the market, Sling TV continues to expand its content offerings with its latest addition of Disney Star’s entertainment portfolio. As the new home to India’s largest television and entertainment network, Sling is celebrating the launch with Hotstar Specials and Disney Star VOD content via…
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The CW Dispute in Detroit is Escalating With a Request For ‘Legal Hold’
The state of The CW in the Detroit market continues to spiral out of control. The latest wrinkle has an attorney for Kevin Adell, owner of WADL-TV, sending a note to E.W. Scripps and its WMYD-TV station seeking a “legal hold” on all documents related to its agreement to carry Nexstar’s The CW network. This…
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The Cost of Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC is Up Over 5,300% Since 2006 Driving Up The Cost of Cable TV, YouTube TV, Fubo, & More
Over the last few years, the cost of almost everything seems to be going up, but so is the cost of cable TV. Now we are getting a good look at just how expensive local TV has become and how that is driving up the cost of both cable TV and cord cutting. According to…
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Disney Plans to Release Hulu on Disney+ Beta in December Ahead of Official Spring 2024 Launch
Walt Disney will soon offer a taste of what an app integrating Hulu with Disney+ will look like in a beta test. Disney CEO Bob Iger said during the company’s earnings conference call that the beta version of Hulu on Disney+ will come out in December, allowing parents to set up different profiles to account…
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ESPN Will Soon Let You Stream ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU & More Without a Cable TV Or YouTube TV Subscription As Disney Moves Up The Launch Window
Earlier this year, we learned that Disney was building a streaming service and planned to offer ESPN as a stand alone direct-to-consumer streaming option. Now Disney’s CEO says he is open to selling part of ESPN to help make that streaming service a reality. This service would let subscribers pay to watch live ESPN channels…
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Disney+ Adds Nearly 7 Million Subscribers But the Streaming Business Lost $420 Million
Walt Disney continues to see customer growth for its Disney+ service, but its big bet on streaming continues to be a drag on the media giant’s bottom line. The company, which posted its fiscal fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, reported adding nearly 7 million core subscribers to its Disney+ service, driven primarily by growth overseas. It…
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FTC is Issuing Nearly $1,000 in Average Refunds to Victims of This Tech Scam
The Federal Trade Commission secured full refunds for consumers conned by the NTS IT Care tech support scam, which tricked customers into buying expensive and unnecessary tech support services while claiming to be affiliated with big-name tech companies like Microsoft, Apple, and other tech companies. The scam was directed toward older Americans and people unfamiliar…