Ultimate Fighting Championship owner Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. and WWE are combining to create at $21.4 billion sports entertainment company, a business that will share a diverse audience and expansive social media reach. A new publicly traded... Read More
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Google is here to help with a report that will show you the best internet providers in your area. The Google Video Quality Report will show you which internet service provider in your area that has the best connection to YouTube. You can also see... Read More
F1 and ESPN have agreed to a three-year contract for U.S. broadcast rights worth $75 million to $90 million annually, per Sports Business Journal. Most races will be on ESPN or ABC, both of which are owned by Disney. ESPN will also have... Read More
A new website at getinternet.gov lets visitors sign up for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a federal initiative launched late last year giving low-income households a discount on their monthly internet bill, or a reduction if they... Read More
Seeking to boost its Peacock streaming service, Comcast’s NBCUniversal unit is looking at moving most of its content from Hulu to an exclusive position on Peacock, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The Journal report says... Read More
Yesterday, we talked about the death of cable and the general pivot to streaming/connected TV. According to Statista, on-demand streaming revenue is projected to reach $71.2B. A large portion of that will come from subscriptions to services like... Read More
Americans had received almost 22 billion robocalls this year alone. Starting Wednesday, the number of robocalls you receive should decrease as the FCC will mandate Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Comcast to use Stir/Shaken, a technical protocol and... Read More
Earlier today, a large part of the eastern US experienced an internet outage. ⚡ Some internet company made changes to its network without testing them first, and the changes accidentally sent too much traffic through its peering... Read More
AT&T’s HBO Max has reached a streaming deal with Roku, opening a path for service to reach a maximum number of consumers in the U.S., effective Thursday. AT&T wants current HBO subscribers to convert to HBO Max so they can get the tons... Read More
Spike Lee will participate in a live conversation about his 1989 film, Do the Right Thing, on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. The discussion will stream on American Film Institute (AFI) Movie Club’s YouTube channel. American Film Institute... Read More
So here’s the Disney Plus announcement and brief podcast on it’s latest offerings. 1. $7/month ad-free is just an intro play, an AMVAP if you will. (As Many Viewers As Possible.) Same thing the vMVPDs are doing and most Silicon... Read More
The golden age of cord-cutting keeps getting more golden: In addition to streaming services from giants like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, another entertainment mainstay announced plans on Monday to introduce a new streaming service of their own. That... Read More
Disney launches its own OTT service next year into a market where Netflix has spent its way to the top. Will Disney’s offer be too little too late to catch up? Or is there room for another big OTT player? As an over-the-top (OTT)... Read More
Comcast and Fox could merge—their networks carry 59 NBA, MLB, and NHL teams in US. Comcast’s planned purchase of 21st Century Fox properties would give the cable company ownership of the “vast majority” of regional sports... Read More
Long thought to be one of the linchpins of the cable bundle, the National Football League has acknowledged that it needs to appeal to a wider audience of consumers by going over-the-top (OTT) and bringing in consumers who want to watch the games... Read More