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Prentice Penny

Prentice Penny Inks Onyx Collective Deal

R. Thomas Umstead

‘Insecure’ showrunner to develop projects for Disney offering

Byron Allen

Byron Allen Closes $380 Million Acquisition of Stations From Gray

Jon Lafayette

Byron Allen’s media empire continued to expand as Allen Media Group LLC competed its $380 million acquisition of 10 stations from Gray Television.

The Lord of the Rings

‘The Lord of the Rings’ on Amazon in September 2022

Michael Malone

J.R.R. Tolkien novels come to television

DirecTV Stream

AT&T's vMVPD Biz Comes Full Circle with 'DirecTV Stream' Rebrand

Daniel Frankel

Spinoff restores the 'DirecTV' brand to the erstwhile DirecTV Now; U-verse to remain a standalone service

DirecTV Stream Becomes Single Brand for Former AT&T Video Services

Jon Lafayette

With its spinoff from AT&T officially completed, DirecTV said it is establishing DirecTV Stream as the single brand for multichannel video streaming services previously offered by AT&T.

PBS 'American Veteran'

'American Veteran' Broadcast and Streaming Series Premieres on PBS Oct. 26

Chelsea Anderson

Four-part broadcast accompanies podcast and digital short series

Disney's day-and-date streaming strategy goes from 'watershed moment' to potentially finished forever in just three short weeks — Is Disney Plus Done with Premier Access? Disney's day-and-date streaming strategy goes from 'watershed moment' to potentially finished forever in just three short weeks

Vizio’s announcement of a revamped and enhanced version of WatchFree+ marks the latest battle in an ongoing war to differentiate one set of connected TVs from everyone else’s — Vizio SmartCast Revamp Heats Up Streaming Video’s Interface Wars Vizio’s announcement of a revamped and enhanced version of WatchFree+ marks the latest battle in an ongoing war to differentiate one set of connected TVs from everyone else’s

NBCU gave Peacock away to so many for so long, a lot of Olympics watchers were surprised to find out they had to pay to see their favorite events — Peacock Fails To Medal NBCU gave Peacock away to so many for so long, a lot of Olympics watchers were surprised to find out they had to pay to see their favorite events

Cable company says it’s ‘continuing to explore’ out-of-footprint opportunities for its OTT platform — Comcast Touts 3.8 Million Xfinity Flex Deployments Cable company says it’s ‘continuing to explore’ out-of-footprint opportunities for its OTT platform

Netflix’s ‘Manifest’ ranks No. 1 for a third straight week — Nielsen Streaming Ratings: Amazon’s $200 Million Bet on Paramount’s ‘The Tomorrow War’ Pays Off Netflix’s ‘Manifest’ ranks No. 1 for a third straight week

David Bloom: Expect more suits, and more bruised feelings, as the industry tries to right-size compensation packages amid yet another pandemic surge, broad adoption of streaming services, and still more questions about the health of the movie theater business — ScarJo’s ‘Black Widow’ Lawsuit Against Disney Catches Pandemic Hollywood In Its Web David Bloom: Expect more suits, and more bruised feelings, as the industry tries to right-size compensation packages amid yet another pandemic surge, broad adoption of streaming services, and still more questions about the health of the movie theater business

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Cinedigm ConTV Anime

Sling TV Adds Three Channels From Cinedigm to Lineup

By Jon Lafayette

Subscribers can watch Docurama, Dove Channel, CONtv

Broadcasting & Cable

2021 Best of Show Awards

Nominations Open for 2021 Best of Show Awards at NAB Show

By B+C Staff

Submission deadline is Sept. 23

Broadcasting & Cable

Amazon Fire TV Cube

Amazon Adds Zoom Calling to Fire TV Cube

By Daniel Frankel

Feature significantly broadens the two-way calling capability of connected TV device

A Dish technician standing outside a company van.

HBO and Dish End 3-Year-Old Carriage Battle

By Jon Lafayette

Subscribers can get discount to Max, free previews of HBO, Cinemax

Broadcasting & Cable

Cartoonito

WarnerMedia Starts Promoting Cartoonito Block With Trailer

By Jon Lafayette

WarnerMedia Kids & Family started promoting the Cartoonito preschool block that will launch this fall on HBO Max and Cartoon Network.

Broadcasting & Cable

Local Now Ski TV

Local Now Adds Ski TV to Streaming Channel Lineup

By Jon Lafayette

Byron Allen’s free streaming platform Local Now reached an agreement to add Ski TV to the lineup of channels it carries.

Broadcasting & Cable

CuriosotyStream

CuriosityStream Expands German Footprint With Spiegel TV

By Mike Farrell

Deal involves additional programming, rebranded linear channel

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WarnerMedia presents HBO Max at its press day

HBO Max: Everything You Need to Know About the Big OTT Service From Cost to Content

By Tom Tapp, Next TV Staff

Less than a year after launching HBO Max, AT&T announced plans to sell parent unit WarnerMedia to Discovery

Bernstein analyst Todd Juenger

Bernstein Temporarily Suspends Media Coverage

By Mike Farrell

Influential analyst Todd Juenger to take sabbatical; coverage will resume after his return

Multichannel News

Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge

Rutledge: ViacomCBS Deal Was 'Modern Agreement'

By Mike Farrell

Charter chief said including streaming component in carriage pact recognizes video business is changing

Multichannel News

Disney/Marvel's 'Black Widow'

Disney: Johansson Lawsuit 'Sad and Distressing'

By Daniel Frankel

Studio says 'Black Widow' star is showing 'callous disregard' for the impact of the pandemic

Charter Betters Q2 Analysts’ Estimates with 400,000 Broadband Adds

By Mike Farrell

Beats consensus by 125,000 customers, revenue and cash flow growth also exceed expectations

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Technology

Amazon Fire TV Cube

Amazon Adds Zoom Calling to Fire TV Cube

By Daniel Frankel

Feature significantly broadens the two-way calling capability of connected TV device

TCL 6-Series 8K TV

TCL Kicks Off 8K Smart TV Price War with $2,200 Roku-powered 6-Series Set

By Daniel Frankel

Prices drop well below $3,000, as Chinese consumer electronics powerhouse enters the 8K fray

HBO Max

HBO Max App Tech Issues Show Signs of Improvement

By Daniel Frankel

Headlines blare the narrative of 'glitchy tech' and 'frustrated subscribers,' but hard data shows that complaints have actually calmed in July

Locast UI

Locast: Everything You Need to Know About the Streaming Platform Some Are Calling ‘Aereo 2’

By Marc Berman

The app that lets you stream broadcast channels on any device is girding for the next big media tech legal showdown

Comcast

Comcast's Xfinity Flex Adds Support for Hulu + Live TV

By Daniel Frankel

Streaming box Comcast hands out to broadband-only users already supports Sling TV

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