Category: News
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Amazon’s Profit More Than Tripled to $9.9 Billion As Online Sales Rebounded Sharply
Amazon posted a third-quarter profit of nearly $10 billion as it was able to wring more earnings out of its online store business in North America. The online retail giant posted a profit of $9.9 billion, or 94 cents a share, in the period, compared with year-ago earnings of $2.9 billion, or 28 cents a…
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Fubo Brings Back Its Popular Premier Plan But Stops Offering Its More Expensive Ultimate Package
Today Fubo confirmed to Cord Cutters News that it is bringing back its popular Premier plan that has not been available for the last few months. This $94.99 Fubo Premier plan includes everything the Ultimate package had but no NFL Redzone. Sadly if you wanted the more expensive $99.99 Ultimate package, it is no longer…
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The NFL Reportedly Not Interested in Selling Individual Games ‘À la Carte’
The NFL isn’t likely to start offering football fans the option of buying individual out-of-market games or a broadcast season ticket for single team, according to Sports Illustrated. “We’ve never liked that model,” NFL chief media officer Brian Rolapp told Sports Illustrated‘s Monday Morning Quarterback. “We haven’t heard a ton of that in our fan research that they…
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Alexa’s Latest AI Trick: Having a Conversation With Your Kid That You Don’t Have to Worry About
Kids ask a lot of questions. Like, a lot of questions. Amazon’s launched a new Alexa tool that might be able to step in when parents are burned out. Amazon Echo devices will now let kids have interactive chats with Alexa through a new artificial intelligence feature. “Explore with Alexa,” which was unveiled at its…
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Comcast’s Peacock Gives 2.8 Billion Reasons Why Streaming Prices Are Going Up
Comcast’s Peacock streaming service is on pace to lose $2.8 billion this year, according to Comcast President Mike Cavanaugh. And that’s actually good news. That’s because the cable giant originally expected $3 billion in losses before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the year, Cavanaugh noted on an earnings conference call on Thursday. In the…
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The U.S.’s Low-Cost Internet Program Could Run Out of Money By March if it Doesn’t Get $6 Billion in Funding
The White House is asking Congress to allocate $6 billion in additional funding to keep its program to provide low-cost high-speed internet going through next year, according to Reuters. The Affordable Connectivity Program, which offers eligible consumers access to discounted internet service at $30 a month, is set to run out of money by March.…
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Is The Death of Bally Sports Near? A Growing Number of Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Broadcasters Hope So
For months, the bankruptcy of Bally Sports has raised one question: Will it even survive? A growing number of local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC broadcasters appear to be rooting for its failure so they can become the new home of the teams that currently air on Bally Sports. Joining this list of broadcasters is…
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FCC Robocall Crackdowns Aren’t Doing Much To Stop Spammers, Senate Says, But They Have Ideas to Fix That
The Federal Communications Commission has been locked in a war against robocalls for decades. Now, a Senate subcommittee is saying the agency’s attempts have had little impact on the problem. “Either the FCC does not have sufficient legal tools to stop these unwanted and illegal calls, or it has not yet determined how to deploy…
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Nearly Three-Quarters of Millennials Subscribe to a Streaming Service Just For Their Kids, Study Says. Do You?
If you’re a parent, you would do anything for your kids. That includes subscribing for a streaming service that you may not even like, for their sake. That’s especially the case for millennials. A study conducted by market research firm Samba TV found that 73% of millennials subscribe to a streaming service for just their…