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RDK

RDK Integrates OpenSync for Managed Wi-Fi

Daniel Frankel published 29 March 23

Open-sourced framework for managed Wi-Fi software was originally developed by Plume, a tech company backed by RDK principal Comcast

Vizio Inscape People Watching TV

Vizio Makes Vidgo Available On SmartCast Streaming Platform

Jon Lafayette published 29 March 23

Service offers 200 TV networks plus on-demand content

Promo for 2021 season of NFL Sunday Ticket

NFL Flies With RedBird Capital to Put 'Sunday Ticket' in Bars and Restaurants; DirecTV Says It's Still in Play

Daniel Frankel published 29 March 23

NFL forms a joint venture with private equity firm to stream NFL games in public establishments, with other live events potentially added down the road

Capitol Building

Hill Looks To Expand Broadband Subsidy Contribution Base

John Eggerton published 29 March 23

FCC would be required to undertake rulemaking to that effect

Paramount Plus' 'Strange New Worlds'

Paramount Plus Renews 'Star Trek' Spinoffs ‘Strange New Worlds,’ ‘Lower Decks'

R. Thomas Umstead published 28 March 23

Animated kids series 'Star Trek: Prodigy' returns this winter

Shania Twain will get an award at the CMT Music Awards

‘CMT Music Awards’ on CBS April 2

Michael Malone published 28 March 23

Alanis Morissette, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban to perform as gala celebrates women in country

Spy thriller racks up nearly 170 million viewing hours in its first four days on Netflix
Shawn Ryan's 'The Night Agent' Is Streaming's Biggest New Show of 2023 So Far -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for March 20-26 Spy thriller racks up nearly 170 million viewing hours in its first four days on Netflix
Bundled telecom services aren't going away, and this the way they'll probably look moving forward
The Future of the Internet-TV Bundle? Frontier Integrates YouTube TV Into a Single Unified Bill Bundled telecom services aren't going away, and this the way they'll probably look moving forward
Disney will take three seasons of the Fox-produced cult series down from Hulu, but it will keep linear TV rights
Netflix Cuffs ‘Arrested Development’ Exclusive Streaming Rights in Last-Minute Deal To Keep One of Its OG Hits Disney will take three seasons of the Fox-produced cult series down from Hulu, but it will keep linear TV rights
Relax, he says, ‘You're going to enjoy things written by humans for a long time’
Aaron Sorkin on AI, Streaming … and The Big Strike (Bloom) Relax, he says, ‘You're going to enjoy things written by humans for a long time’
Profit margin per hour viewed on traditional video platform is still slightly higher than the streaming leader
Linear's Dead? Well, It's Still (Slightly) More Efficient Than Netflix (Chart of the Week) Profit margin per hour viewed on traditional video platform is still slightly higher than the streaming leader
Across-the-board price cuts include $150 off Roku’s 65-inch QLED ‘Plus’ and ‘Select’ Series models
Slow Start? Best Buy Starts Discounting Roku TVs Just Two Weeks After They Hit Store Shelves Across-the-board price cuts include $150 off Roku’s 65-inch QLED ‘Plus’ and ‘Select’ Series models

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First look art for season three of Apple TV Plus's 'Ted Lasso'

Apple Buys AI Video Compression Tech Company, Could Help It Make Streaming Cheaper and Better

By Daniel Frankel published 28 March 23

Mountain View-based WaveOne makes a technology that focuses limited bandwidth resources on things like faces rather than backdrops

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View of Des Moines, Iowa, from Iowa State House

Des Moines Stations Start Broadcasting NextGen TV Signals

By Jon Lafayette published 28 March 23

Sinclair’s KDSM converts to ATSC 3.0

Broadcasting & Cable
Charter Communications logo on a wall

Charter Buys Maine’s Bee Line Cable

By Daniel Frankel published 28 March 23

Acquisition of Central Maine operator accompanies an $82 million investment to compete more forcefully against fiber rivals in the region

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Bob Chapek

Bob Chapek’s Metaverse Unit Gets Whacked Amid Disney’s Mega-Cuts

By Daniel Frankel published 28 March 23

The ‘Next Generation Storytelling and Consumer Experiences’ division was one of the former Disney CEO’s pet projects

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New York Yankees

Yankees Return to Amazon Prime Video for ’23 Season

By Jon Lafayette published 28 March 23

20 games to stream exclusively in New York area

Broadcasting & Cable
NewsON WRAL

Sinclair’s NewsON Adds WRAL News Plus to Station Lineup

By Jon Lafayette published 28 March 23

Streaming channel provides news from the Raleigh, N.C., market

Broadcasting & Cable
Netflix Hidden Menu

Secret Codes Unlock Hidden Subgenres Of Content On Netflix

By Jon Lafayette published 28 March 23

Moving past the home page

Broadcasting & Cable

Business

Charter Communications logo on a wall

Charter Buys Maine’s Bee Line Cable

By Daniel Frankel published 28 March 23

Acquisition of Central Maine operator accompanies an $82 million investment to compete more forcefully against fiber rivals in the region

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Bob Chapek

Bob Chapek’s Metaverse Unit Gets Whacked Amid Disney’s Mega-Cuts

By Daniel Frankel published 28 March 23

The ‘Next Generation Storytelling and Consumer Experiences’ division was one of the former Disney CEO’s pet projects

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The Brady Bunch

Streaming Services Need To Focus On Longer Seasons (Wolk)

By Alan Wolk published 28 March 23

Think 34 episodes of 'Ted Lasso' is enough to fill a FAST channel? Why streaming companies should be thinking a little more about the aftermarket

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LA TV Week logo

Disney’s Craig Erwich to Keynote Next TV Summit

By Next TV Staff published 27 March 23

The Disney Television Group President’s remarks will kick off two days of forward-looking discussion about the business of television at the Sofitel Los Angeles June 20-21

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NFL 'Thursday Night Football'

NFL to Discuss ‘Flex Scheduling’ to Fix Amazon’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ Mismatches

By Daniel Frankel published 24 March 23

Last season’s Thursday-night schedule was full of lopsided scores and teams that didn't make the playoffs

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Technology

First look art for season three of Apple TV Plus's 'Ted Lasso'

Apple Buys AI Video Compression Tech Company, Could Help It Make Streaming Cheaper and Better

By Daniel Frankel published 28 March 23

Mountain View-based WaveOne makes a technology that focuses limited bandwidth resources on things like faces rather than backdrops

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MuxIP

MuxIP’s FASTHub Converts Broadcast Channels Into FASTs

By Jon Lafayette published 27 March 23

Cloud-based software creates single workflow

Broadcasting & Cable
Amazon Fire TV

Amazon Expands Its Own Fire TV Smart TV Lineup, Targets U.K., Germany, Mexico

By Daniel Frankel published 22 March 23

Amazon also says that it has sold 200 million Fire TV devices globally

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Dish Network Hopper

Dish Gets Judge to Toss Jury's $469 Million Patent Verdict

By Daniel Frankel published 21 March 23

Decision comes just 11 days after a Salt Lake City jury awarded parental-control tech maker ClearPlay nearly half a billion dollars over two technologies used in Dish's AutoHop commercial-skipping feature

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Charter Communications logo on a wall

Charter Chooses Harmonic for Key Piece of Network Virtualization Upgrade

By Daniel Frankel published 21 March 23

No. 2 U.S. cable operator’s decision to use Harmonic virtual CMTS comes after Comcast has spent over $450 million on the vendor's virtualization tech

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