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Smart TV ownership and use jumps in US
Three quarters, or 74%, of US TV homes now report owning a smart TV, up…
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Canela Media names ex-WWE tech exec as CTO
Female Latino-focused US media outfit Canela Media has named Peter Gonzalez as its new chief…
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Actors strike: US streaming users more likely to cancel, with Hulu hardest hit
US streamers are likely to see higher churn as a result of perceptions about the…
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TCL taps Amagi to deliver FAST in the US
TV manufacturer TCL has tapped cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV provider Amagi…
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SAG-AFTRA set to approve US actors strike as last-ditch talks fail
Officials at US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA will meet Thursday morning to formally approve a strike,…
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Comcast passes 100k remote PHY nodes milestone as DOCSIS upgrade gathers pace
US cable giant Comcast says it has now passed the milestone of 100,000 remote PHY…
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US operator Charter splits offering with non-RSN sports alternative
In another sign of the changing US TV distribution landscape and the competitive pressures facing…
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Netflix begins streaming HBO shows under new licensing deal
Netflix has begun streaming HBO show Insecure as part of a new licensing deal with…
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SES on course to complete C-band clearance as SES-18 enters service
Satellite operator SES’s new C-band satellite SES-18 satellite is now delivering services at 103° West,…
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Comcast teams up with Apple and Nvidia for low-latency DOCSIS trial
Comcast has launched what it claims to be the industry’s first low latency DOCSIS (LLD)…
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BritBox International launches on Comcast
‘Best-of-British’ streaming service BritBox International has launched as an app on Comcast’s entertainment platforms in the…
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Research: Netflix password sharing crackdown delivering benefits in US
Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing does not seem to have had a deleterious impact on…
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Comcast launches low-cost streamer Now TV in US
Comcast is launching a new US streaming offering, Now TV. The service includes over 40…
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Montana first US state to ban TikTok on personal devices
Montana has become the first US state to attempt to ban video sharing app TikTok…
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US cabler WOW! gives up on pay TV offering in favour of YouTube TV
US number eight cable operator WideOpenWest (WOW!) is to discontinue its existing pay TV service…
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Paramount cutting 25% of US-based team
Paramount Global is cutting around 25% of its US-based team across Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and…
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LGBTQ+ service OUTtv launches on Amazon Prime Video in US
LGBTQ+ television and streaming service OUTtv is launching a channel on Amazon Prime US, available…
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US pay TV outfit DISH suffers big subscriber drop
US satellite TV outfit DISH TV saw its pay TV subscriber count plummet in the…
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African Movie Channel’s Nolly Africa FAST channel joins FreeCast
African Movie Channel’s Nolly Africa HD FAST Channel has joined the FreeCast channel lineup. The…
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Comcast receives earnings boost after ‘tough moment’ of Shell shock
Comcast’s first quarter results provided a minor boost following the shock departure of NBCUniversal CEO…
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Disney job cuts hit animation, unscripted and ESPN divisions
Disney has cut a swathe of jobs across its animation, unscripted and ESPN divisions, as…
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Comcast adds raft of FAST channels to Xfinity Stream
US cable giant Comcast is adding a raft of over 20 FAST channels to its…
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Latest wave of Disney layoffs hits ABC and Freeform
ABC and Freeform execs are among the casualties of Disney’s second round of lay-offs taking…
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NAB Show: FCC’s Rosenworcel promises ‘roadmap’ for NextGen TV transition
The FCC is to “develop a roadmap” for transition to ATSC 3.0, but with the…
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NAB Show: FreeCast targets cord-cutters with over-the-air plus streaming aggregation
FreeCast has used the NAB Show to launch its FreeCast Home system. This whole-home streaming…
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Dataxis: producers diverging on US FAST strategy
Fremantle’s Supermarket Sweep is the producer-created FAST channel with the greatest monthly reach in the…
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US fibreco Frontier offering YouTube TV with integrated billing as cable alternative
YouTube has struck a partnership with US fibre broadband provider Frontier Communications whereby the latter…
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Samsung TV Plus adds more FAST channels to line-up
Samsung TV Plus has added a raft of new FAST channels to its UKS line-up. …
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Altice USA names Fonseca as chairman
Altice USA has named Altice Group co-CEO Alexandre Fonseca as its new chairman, replacing Dexter…
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FCC aims to mandate ‘all-in’ cable and pay TV pricing
US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has said she wants to mandate cable…