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Broadband industry quietly abandons Capitol Hill fight to revive low-income internet subsidy
Cunaplus_m.faba | Istock | Getty Images Internet service providers like Charter, Verizon and Comcast have quietly scaled back their efforts to revive the Affordable Connectivity Program, an expired federal internet subsidy that helped low-income households pay for broadband. The $14.2 billion program provided a discount of up to $30 per month for some qualifying households […]
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DirecTV customers will likely miss ‘Monday Night Football’ NFL game as carriage fight with Disney continues
Millions of DirecTV customers will likely be unable to watch the NFL’s opening “Monday Night Football” game on ESPN as the company has yet to reach a deal with network parent Disney as of Monday evening. Disney’s TV networks went dark on Sept. 1 for DirecTV’s customers amid a carriage battle over fees and bundling. […]
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NFL’s next big media rights payday is years off — and subject to a shifting industry
A view of a ESPN cameraman during the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cincinnati Bengals on December 4, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fl. David Rosenblum | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images In 2021, the National Football League signed an 11-year, $111 billion media rights deal. In July, the National Basketball Association […]
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YES Network, MSG Networks to launch bundled New York regional sports app
New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge. Erick W. Rasco | Sports Illustrated | Getty Images Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment, the joint venture between MSG Networks and the YES Network, is launching a new bundled app in the fall that will air local games for seven New York area teams. The package announced Wednesday is […]
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DirecTV is pushing its pay TV bundle — without a satellite dish
The “For the Birds” ad campaign for DirecTV emphasizes customers don’t need a satellite dish anymore for service. The pigeons are voiced by former NFL star Deion Sanders, and actors Steve Buscemi and Henry Winkler. Courtesy: DirecTV Coach Prime wants consumers to know they can watch DirecTV without a satellite dish. The company best known for […]
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Diamond Sports, Comcast reach a deal to return Bally regional sports to cable customers
A Bally Sports display is shown in the eighth inning of the game between the MLB’s Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 9, 2023. David Berding | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Bally Sports regional channels are returning to Comcast cable TV customers. Diamond Sports — the […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: 3M, Dexcom, Sweetgreen, Texas Roadhouse and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: 3M — The stock skyrocketed more than 18% to hit a 52-week high after the maker of office supplies and adhesives reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results. 3M posted second-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.93 per share, exceeding an LSEG estimate of $1.68 per share. Its revenue also came […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Coursera, WW International, DexCom, Deckers and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. CrowdStrike — Shares of CrowdStrike were up nearly 2% after CEO George Kurtz said that more than 97% of Window sensors were back online after last week’s global IT outage. However, the stock is on pace for a 17% week-to-date decline. Semiconductor stocks — Nvidia , […]
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Bally Sports regional networks go dark for Comcast cable customers
A Bally Sports display is shown in the eighth inning of the game between the Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins at Target Field on April 9, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Astros defeated the Twins 5-1. David Berding | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Comcast customers on Wednesday lost access to Bally Sports’ regional […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Microsoft, Alphabet, Exxon Mobil, Snap and additional
Check out out the firms building headlines in midday trading: Microsoft — Shares jumped 2% just after the tech large reported better-than-envisioned fiscal 3rd-quarter effects as its Azure enterprise continued to clearly show momentum. Alphabet — The Google guardian firm rallied 10%. Alphabet posted 1st-quarter success that topped estimates and authorized its to start with-ever […]
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