Category: News
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Spectrum Cable TV is Hit Hard By Cord Cutting As It Lost Over 441,000 In The First Half of 2023
2023 has been a year of solid growth for cord cutting. So far, Spectrum has seen its cable TV subscriber numbers drop by over 441,000 in the first half of 2023. This comes as Spectrum lost 241,000 subscribers in the 1st quarter of 2023 and 200,000 subscribers in the 2nd quarter of 2023. Traditionally 1st,…
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The Writers Guide of America Calls Out Amazon, Netflix, and Disney For Dominating Media and Hurting Writers
The Writers Guild of America West released a statement yesterday calling out Disney, Amazon, and Netflix’s growing dominance in the streaming realm for contributing to the dysregulation of the entertainment industry, creating an environment where they’re the gatekeepers of media. The guild called for antitrust regulators and lawmakers to block deals that could create a…
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First Responders Network Launches as a Free Streaming Channel
Cineverse Corp. on Friday launched the First Responders Network, a channel dedicated to showcasing police officers, firefighters and emergency medical services. FRN is a free ad-supported channel on the Cineverse streaming platform. The channel is just the latest so-called FAST, or free-ad supported streaming TV, offering that has come out in recent months. It joins…
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DIRECTV Says Nexstar is Holding Local News & Sports ‘Hostage’ As The Two Sides Can’t Agree On A Deal To Bring Back ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Locals
Today, DIRECTV gave an update on the Nexstar blackouts that have seen 200 local TV stations in 116 metro areas go dark on DIRECTV, DIRECTV STREAM, and U-verse. According to DIRECT, “Nexstar continues to hold your local news and sports hostage since our expiration on July 2 to secure double the rates for the same programming that’s…
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Major Record Labels Sue Internet Archive for $400 Million in Copyright Infringement
Non-profit digital library Internet Archive got slammed by a $400 million lawsuit from several leading record labels over its community effort to collect and protect archaic musical mediums. UMG Recordings, Capitol Records, Concord Bicycle Assets, CMGI Recorded Music Assets, Sony Music Entertainment, and Arista Music filed a civil action against the free online library for…
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Deal Alert! Anker’s 45W 2-in-1 USB-C Battery Pack & Wall Charger Is Back At Its Lowest Price Ever
Do you need a single device that can keep your phone charged even if you are not by a plug? Want a battery pack and wall charger all in once? Want a charger that can also max charge most phones with its 45W charger? Right now, Ankers 521 charger is with two USB-C chargers, and…
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YouTube TV Is Rolling Higher Quality Video & Improved DVR Support Along With Bug Fixes
Today, YouTube TV dropped a full update on with improved video quality and a better library to make streaming even better. One of the big improvements will be a new DVR library that will make it easier to know when something is new or not, according to YouTube TV. Google says it has already rolled…
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Amazon Wants to Pay Influencers $25 Per Video For its TikTok-Like Shopping Feed
Amazon late last year launched Inspire, a TikTok-like shopping feed of photos and videos featuring products on the online retailer site. Thanks to a post by one influencer, we now know how much the company will pay for one of those videos. Kyndhal, a self-described Amazon influencer posted a screenshot on X (formerly Twitter) offering…
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Get Your K-Pop Fix With Free BINGE Korea Streaming Platform
There’s a new free streaming platform dedicated to Korean content called BINGE Korea popping up on various platforms. The platform comes from South Korean media company Next Entertainment World and its subsidiary, NEW ID, according to Variety. The ad-supported service launches on Samsung and LG smart TVs and Amazon Fire TV, but will expand to…
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Cord Cutting 2.0 is Growing as EarthLink Buys a Small Internet Provider
Today EarthLink, one of the widest-reaching internet providers in the United States, has announced a deal to buy One Ring, a major player in the world of fixed wireless home Internet. With this deal, Earthlink is expanding its service into more areas in Arizona, California, Georgia, Maryland, and Texas. One Ring focuses mostly on business…