Verizon Clears Capital for 5G Investment by Laying Off 10,400 Workers
Voluntary buyouts will commence in 2019
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fuboTV Gets Into International Game
Sports-focused vMVPD is first to head overseas with Spain launch
Sinclair Preps Streaming Movie Service for Launch
Last week, Sinclair named three key management hires for its upcoming over-the-top service STIRR, which it said will launch in early 2019
Discovery Further Expands Streaming Reach With Sling TV Deal
Arrival on Dish vMVPD comes after recent infiltration on Hulu and Pluto TV program guides
Advanced Ad Efforts Pay Off for Sling
Yielding ‘explosive growth’ in terms of revenue, says Schlicting
SVOD May Be Heading Toward a Bear Market
The graveyard for OTT video platforms is about to get more crowded
More Subscription Streaming Sites Will Soon Go Down, Fox Exec Predicts
With close to 200 niche services battling for a limited number of consumers, something has to give, Fox’s Sherry Brennan says
Housecleaning WarnerMedia Keeping, and Doubling Down on VRV
Sorting through its assets after the AT&T purchase, the rebranded WarnerMedia has big plans and new shows for its Otter Media side of its business
O'Rielly Agrees: NCTA Is Primed to Be Smart Cities Leader
Cites the importance of fiber to next-gen communications cityscapes
Amazon Shoots Down Reports about Ad-Supported Streaming Launch
In Q3 call, FAANG company dismisses report that originated in The Information
Teleste, SOFC.nl Take Top Prizes in Energy 2020 Adaptive Power Challenge
Winners Selected Following Finalist Presentations at SCTE•ISBE Cable-Tec Expo
Station Groups on ATSC 3.0: Let’s Do This
Commitment to launch by 2020 inches the ball forward on next-gen TV
FuboTV Touts Benchmarks, Fueling Sale Talk
What's a nice startup like fuboTV doing with a bunch of desperate telecoms and nefarious Silicon Valley giants like this?
Fox, NBC and Other Stations Lead Broad Coalition Formally Committing to ATSC 3.0
Display of industry unity comes with next-gen broadcast standard set to be broadly launched by broadcasters beginning in 2020
'Rachael Ray' Celebrates Female Artists With #WallsbyWomen
Art created by women will hang on the walls of show's audience holding area throughout season 13
fuboTV Adds NBA League Pass
Addition of out-of-market subscription service comes after vMPVD added NBA TV and TNT
Cox Integrates YouTube Kids, NPR One Into Contour TV
Integration into white label platform comes about six months after Comcast placed apps into flagship X1
Hispanic TV Summit: Linear Isn't Dead for Hispanic Channels
In a growing OTT world, Spanish language channels depend on traditional carriage
Netflix Is Only SVOD Service Growing Among U.S. Mobile Video Watchers, Study Says
UK research company suggests smartphone users are abandoning Amazon Prime and HBO Now in select regions
RDK Streamlines OTT App Integration
Will ease pay TV providers’ ability to offer popular online services
Liberty Global Seeks Euro Momentum Via ‘Horizon 4’
Platform combines linear TV with cloud digital video recording, video-on-demand, voice remote capabilities, mobile “go” features and integrated over-the-top apps
fuboTV Says It's Licensed 486 Local Stations, Ranks 3rd Among vMVPDs
With the addition of eight more affiliates, start-up vMVPD ranks only behind Hulu and YouTube TV