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DIRECTV Hits Back at Cox Media As Potential Blackout of ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Locals Looms
The deadline for DIRECTV and Cox Media to reach a new retransmission agreement is drawing near, but the two cable TV providers appear to be at odds. Following a heated press release on Thursday from Cox, a DIRECTV spokesperson said the company is working with Cox to reach a new deal that will “align the…
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This Weekend’s Catchy Binge Features a Marathon of Three Lost TV 90s Sitcoms
This weekend’s Catchy Binge features a marathon of Lost TV series. Check out the Catchy Binge this weekend to see 84 hard-to-find series from the early 90s, Brooklyn Bridge, Ferris Bueller, and Square Pegs. Lost TV on The Catchy Binge starts on January 27 at midnight and runs through January 28. The binge kicks off…
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The ‘Mother of All Data Breaches’ Just Exposed 26 Billion Records
A researcher at Security Discovery found the largest data leak ever, which exposed an estimated 26 billion records containing user’s personal information from dozens of sites, from Snapchat to MySpace. Bob Dyachenko, a cybersecurity researcher and owner of Security Discovery, discovered the breach along with Cybernews. This is the largest data leak ever found, comprised…
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Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Makes a Small, But Important Title Change Ahead of Paramount+ Debut
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning will drop Part I from its title when the film debuts on Paramount+ on January 25. While Paramount quietly dropped Part I from the title with little fanfare, the decision comes after the film underperformed at the box office. The film was set to be potentially the second to last Mission…
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CBS in Talks With Warner Bros. Discovery for Young Sheldon Spinoff Series
Young Sheldon will reportedly get its own spinoff series. CBS is finalizing a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to create a sequel to the prequel to The Bing Bang Theory. The Young Sheldon spinoff will focus on Sheldon’s older brother, Georgie, played by Montana Jordan, and his fiancee, Mandy McAllister, played by Emily Osment (Hannah…
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NewsNation to Debut The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt This March
NewsNation, one of the fastest-growing U.S. cable TV news networks, will premiere a new Sunday show next month. The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt is scheduled to launch on Sunday, March 3, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The show, hosted by Stirewalt, will feature a variety of politicians and newsmakers discussing the latest political news from…
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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Epic v. Apple Antitrust Case Appeals
The Supreme Court rejected two petitions from Apple and Epic Games, makers of Fortnite, regarding an ongoing antitrust dispute that’s pitted the two companies against each other for years. On January 16, the Court declined to hear Epic Game’s appeal of a lower court’s decision, which deemed Apple App Store policies that limited how software…
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FCC Proposes New Rules to Protect Consumers Against Cable And Streaming Blackouts
Today, the Federal Communications Commission proposed mandatory rebates for consumers facing blackouts through cable or satellite television subscriptions. The Commission is seeking public comment on the Customer Rebates for Undelivered Video Programming During Blackouts, which addresses a growing number of programming blackouts affecting consumers. These blackouts result from cable operators and satellite television providers who…
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A New Battlestar Galactica May Finally Come to Peacock After Years of Waiting
NBCUniversal said it has signed Derek Simonds as the new writer and showrunner for the upcoming Peacock reboot of Battlestar Galactica. Simonds (The Sinner, When We Rise) joins Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot, Leave The World Behind) and Chad Hamilton (The Resort, Homecoming) as executive producers for the new show, NBCUniversal confirmed with Cord Cutters News.…