NHL, NBA Playoffs Action: What's On This Weekend in TV Sports (May 14-15)
A look at the weekend's top TV sports events on broadcast, cable and streaming services
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White House Rolls Out 'Internet For All'
Commerce issues notices that billions in broadband subsidies are ready for the taking
While Cord-Cutting Accelerates, Streaming Growth Slows: Analyst
Direct-to-consumer reaches 585 million subscribers, revenue of $14.2 billion
Chicken Soup CEO Bill Rouhana on Redbox: ‘That's a very strong cash-flowing business when it's normal’
'They built their transactional video business, their PVOD business, their FAST TV business with 130 FAST channels,' he tells Next TV. 'That's a perfect fit for what we do with our multiple AVOD networks'
Senate Confirms Alvaro Bedoya to Vacant FTC Seat
Vice President needed to break partisan tie, again
Disney Prepared for Launch of Ad-Supported Disney Plus
Sponsors eager to reach streaming audiences, CEO Bob Chapek said
Business
Nancy Daniels To Run Turner Nets as Brett Weitz Leaves Warner Bros. Discovery
Michael Ouweleen adds Cartoon Network, Boomerang as Tom Ascheim departs
Disney Adds 9.2 Million Streaming Customers in Q1, Gets Set to Run Down Netflix (Chart)
With nearly 206 million subscribers, Disney is now another bad Netflix quarter or two away from being the global streaming champ
Dish Network Shares Crater After Disappointing Analyst Day
Stock falls more than 20% as satellite giant fails to answer key concerns about its wireless plans
Nothing's Over! Subscription Streaming Penetration Up 12% in the U.S. Since 2020
And the portion of U.S. homes taking three or more SVOD services is up 10%
Technology
Apple Set to Abandon Lightning Port for Popular USB-C - Analyst
Apple could give up on its superior but arcane charging and data transfer interface standard starting with the 2023 iPhone
Congress Targets Loud Commercials on Streaming Services
CALM Act update would include extending standards to online ads
For Fast-Aging Streaming Devices, 8GB Is Not Enough
From storage to processor speeds, most sticks, dongles, pucks and smart TVs in living rooms today are getting quickly left behind by the demands of the streaming wars
Charter CTO Stephanie Mitchko-Beale Sets Exit
Unexplained departure of cable operator's No. 2 tech exec comes as Justin Colwell is promoted to the newly created position of executive VP of connectivity technology
