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LR Extra: It's mold, it has the juice LR Extra: It's mold, it has the juice

Light Reading editors recap the Dish and DirecTV merger, ongoing outages from Hurricane Helene and why French climbing ropes are best. We also explain what 'mold juice' is and why we wouldn't be caught dead wearing Meta's AR glasses.

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byKelsey Ziser, Phil Harveyand 2 more

Oct 4, 2024

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Streaming stays central to Charter's new video deals Streaming stays central to Charter's new video deals

byJeff Baumgartner

Oct 3, 2024

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Philippines imposes 12% VAT on foreign digital services providers

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Philippines imposes 12% VAT on foreign digital services providers Philippines imposes 12% VAT on foreign digital services providers

Oct 3, 2024

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Charter's new NBCU deal includes Peacock for no added cost Charter's new NBCU deal includes Peacock for no added cost

Oct 2, 2024

1 Min Read

DirecTV and Dish satellite TV dishes affixed to a brick wall of a residence

Regulatory & Politics

Satellite TV subs are shifting to streaming, even in rural areas – DirecTV CEO Satellite TV subs are shifting to streaming, even in rural areas – DirecTV CEO

byJeff Baumgartner

Sep 30, 2024

4 Min Read

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DirecTV to acquire EchoStar's video biz for $1 DirecTV to acquire EchoStar's video biz for $1

byJeff Baumgartner

Sep 30, 2024

4 Min Read

EchoStar raises $5.1B, sells video unit to boost 5G

EchoStar raises $5.1B, sells video unit to boost 5G

DirecTV to acquire EchoStar's video business

DirecTV to acquire EchoStar's video business

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Regulatory & Politics

Deutsche Telekom ready to blame bad service on freeloading Meta

Deutsche Telekom ready to blame bad service on freeloading Meta

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Fubo launches multi-view beta on some Roku devices

Fubo launches multi-view beta on some Roku devices

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Operator-led streaming bundles gain momentum, but common platform needed for major growth – Omdia

Operator-led streaming bundles gain momentum, but common platform needed for major growth – Omdia

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Roku Ultra jostles for center stage on Google TV Streamer launch day

Roku Ultra jostles for center stage on Google TV Streamer launch day

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Charter, Amazon forge local ad deal

Charter, Amazon forge local ad deal

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Roku intros self-service Ads Manager platform

Roku intros self-service Ads Manager platform

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Charter leans harder into convergence with 'Life Unlimited'

Charter leans harder into convergence with 'Life Unlimited'

byJeff Baumgartner

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Dish, DirecTV are in merger talks again – report

Dish, DirecTV are in merger talks again – report

byJeff Baumgartner

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Disney channels return to DirecTV

Disney channels return to DirecTV

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Quickplay tapped to spruce up TelevisaUnivision's Univision NOW app

Quickplay tapped to spruce up TelevisaUnivision's Univision NOW app

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New Charter-Warner Bros. Discovery partnership weaves in streaming

New Charter-Warner Bros. Discovery partnership weaves in streaming

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Mediacom picks CommScope for IP video ad insertion

Mediacom picks CommScope for IP video ad insertion

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DirecTV adds user profiles to streaming platform

DirecTV adds user profiles to streaming platform

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Comcast's FreeWheel teams with Samba TV to support targeted ads

Comcast's FreeWheel teams with Samba TV to support targeted ads

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AMC Networks taps Comcast unit for linear and on-demand video

AMC Networks taps Comcast unit for linear and on-demand video

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Regulatory & Politics

Eurobites: EU bigwig Draghi calls for telecom consolidation

Eurobites: EU bigwig Draghi calls for telecom consolidation

byPaul Rainford

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FuboTV launches its own ad format for connected TVs

FuboTV launches its own ad format for connected TVs

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MediaKind appoints sales execs to drive growth in the Americas

MediaKind appoints sales execs to drive growth in the Americas

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Quickplay makes hires, promotions

Quickplay makes hires, promotions

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Run3TV taps Collette as CEO, Weiss as CTO

Run3TV taps Collette as CEO, Weiss as CTO

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Cox integrates Xumo's FAST channels, Sky is on deck

Cox integrates Xumo's FAST channels, Sky is on deck

Smartphones & Devices

TiVo announces expanded availability of smart TVs powered by TiVo

TiVo announces expanded availability of smart TVs powered by TiVo

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Regulatory & Politics

Eurobites: Telia to cut 3,000 jobs in decentralization drive

Eurobites: Telia to cut 3,000 jobs in decentralization drive

byPaul Rainford

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Bango adds Disney+ to its bundling platform

Bango adds Disney+ to its bundling platform

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US pay-TV sheds 1.62M in Q2... and the Disney-DirecTV blackout doesn't help

US pay-TV sheds 1.62M in Q2... and the Disney-DirecTV blackout doesn't help

byJeff Baumgartner

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'GAME' JV to launch 'The Gotham Sports App' for $41.99/month

'GAME' JV to launch 'The Gotham Sports App' for $41.99/month

Ad watchdog hits Verizon on home Internet claims

Ad watchdog hits Verizon on home Internet claims

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