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Netflix Boots Legacy Subscribers Off Its $11.99 Basic Ad-Free Plan
By Jack Reid published
You now have to either upgrade to the $15.49 'Standard' and $22.99 4K 'Premium' plans, or downgrade to the $6.99 tier and watch commercials
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David Ellison Forges New Agreement To Buy Paramount Holding Company National Amusements
By Daniel Frankel published
Two sides also reportedly agree to 45-day period during which NAI and the Redstone family can shop for better offers
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Altice USA Drops Bally Sports RSNs From Its Optimum Cable TV Service
By Daniel Frankel published
In the latest distribution blow for bankrupt operator Diamond Sports Group, 11 of its channels are blacked out on a pay TV service reaching 2 million subscribers
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Comcast Names Javier Garcia SVP, Sales & Marketing, for Central Division
By Jon Lafayette published
Exec has been with cable company since 2014
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New Forecast Sees Political Ad Spending Hitting $10.7 Billion in 2024
By Jon Lafayette published
AdImpact sees $5.4 billion for broadcast, over $1.9 billion for cable, $1.5 billion for CTV
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Comcast Unveils $10-a-Month Spanish-Language Streaming Package Now TV Latino
By Jack Reid published
Skinny bundle of 25 channels comes with Peacock
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Netflix Just Commissioned Its Largest Number of Titles in 3 Years
By Jack Reid published
And Amazon Prime Video set an all time record for its quarterly content production, Ampere Analysis says
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Free TV Networks Rebrands, Launches Defy Broadcast Network
By Jon Lafayette published
Lineup features A+E series including ‘American Pickers,’ Storage Wars,’ ‘Pawn Stars’
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Why the NFL Probably Won't Pay More Than a Dollar of That $4.7 Billion ‘Sunday Ticket’ Verdict
By Daniel Frankel, David Bloom published
Also in this week’s ‘Next Text,’ we look at Robot Al Michaels, lament presidential golf swings, weigh spending three hours on Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ … and laud Jay Penske’s, er, activism in the Middle East
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