Category: News
-
Scarlett Johansson Takes Legal Action Against Deep Fake AI App
Scarlett Johansson is the latest in a growing line of celebrities having their likenesses used in advertising campaigns without their knowledge or consent. The Avengers actress, however, is fighting back. The actress has taken legal action against an artificial intelligence app that used her name and likeness in an online ad without permission. The 22-second…
-
Spectrum Invests $1.25 Billion in Ohio As Part of Massive Internet Upgrade Project
Charter Communications’s Spectrum cable business on Wednesday committed to investing $1.25 billion in Ohio to boost the speed of its internet service. The work underway in Ohio is part of Spectrum’s larger project to upgrade its network to support multi-gigabit speeds and meet the ever-increasing demand for faster internet service. The overall project is set…
-
Dr. Phil Is Launching a New Cable TV Network & Will Host a Nightly Show
Today, Dr. Phil announced he will be returning to TV on his own network called Merit Street Media. Merit Street Media will offer news and entertainment programming as a 24/7 network on cable TV and streaming services. There will also be a new nightly show called Dr. Phil Primetime, which will air at 8 pm…
-
The CW Moves to Another Detroit Station After Getting Booted Over Pay Dispute
The CW has found a new home in Detroit. Again. The CW Network, owned by Nexstar, struck a deal with E.W. Scripps to run on WMYD-TV, and will bring its programming to TV20 on November 13. This represents the third station that The CW has been over over the last two months. It previously jumped…
-
Did T-Mobile’s Merger With Sprint Hurt Wireless Customers? This Lawsuit Aims to Find Out
T-Mobile will have to argue in court that its acquisition of Sprint did not hurt consumers and raise prices after a federal judge denied the carrier’s attempt to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit that was filed last year. U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin issued his opinion in the ruling (spotted by Reuters), saying the “plaintiffs…
-
YouTube Premium Tests Generative AI Features That Help With Comments and Content Discovery
YouTube Premium subscribers may soon get some assistance from an artificial intelligence system that will make it easier to read through comments and find new videos. YouTube, which is owned by Google, said on Monday that it would roll out two generative AI features to select Premium subscribers. The first is a system that will…
-
DISH Network Chairman Says No Plans to Merge With DIRECTV
Satellite TV providers DIRECTV and DISH Network have long been rumored to get together, especially with the satellite industry consistently shedding subscribers. But DISH Chairman Charlie Ergen poured cold water on the speculation. “There are no plans DIRECTV,” Ergen said Monday on the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call. “Certainly for now.” DISH is already busy…
-
Amazon Updates the Fire TV To Promote its Free Live TV Channels From Over 400 Providers
Back in August, Amazon announced that it had launched Fire TV Channels, a new one-stop shop for free content from over 400 providers in a single app. Now this is not Amazon Freevee, but a different app that aggregates content from a wide range of providers, including MLB, Fox News, CBS News, NHL, Fox Weather,…
-
Speedvision Celebrates First Anniversary by Launching on Two New Streaming Services
Speedvision, an auto entertainment network, celebrates its first anniversary today by launching free ad-supported streaming television linear channels on Sling Freestream in the U.S. and Samsung TV Plus in the European Union. U.S. customers can stream Speedvision content on Sling Freestream, while millions of Samsung Smart TV owners in the EU can catch Speedvision’s lineup…
-
AT&T Expands 5G Home Internet to More Than a Dozen Markets
AT&T is playing catch-up when it comes to the 5G home internet game, but it’s slowly picking up the pace. Earlier this month, the telecommunications giant said it brought its AT&T Internet Air service to 13 new markets. While Verizon and T-Mobile have established presences in large swaths of the country for 5G home internet,…