The classic film-focused streaming service FilmStruck is shutting down after two years of operation. The service said Friday on its website that the last day of service will be November 29, and that it is no longer enrolling new subscribers. The joint venture between Criterion Collection and Turner Classic Movies offered a rotating selection of […]
Justice: Broadband Route to Cross Through West Virginia
YouTube Goes Down for More than an Hour
YouTube’s video streaming service went out for more than an hour on Tuesday, apparently affecting locations around the world. YouTube acknowledged the outage in a tweet at 9:41 p.m. EDT, noting that it affected YouTube, YouTube Music and YouTube TV. The company said it was working on the issue and apologized for the inconvenience. Reporters […]
CBS Taps Media Industry Veteran Parsons as Interim Chairman
CBS says it has named media industry veteran Richard Parsons as interim chairman of the board as the company moves to reshape itself following the ouster of longtime chief Les Moonves. Parsons is the former chairman of Time Warner and Citicorp. He was added to the board of CBS earlier this month along with five […]
Comcast Beats Fox in Sky Auction with $39B Bid
Comcast has emerged as the top bidder for European broadcaster Sky after a rare auction held by British regulators. After three rounds of secret bidding on Friday and Saturday, Comcast offered the higher price of 17.28 pounds ($22.58) per share for Sky, the equivalent of nearly 30 billion pounds ($39 billion). Rival 21st Century Fox […]
Report: Head of Verizon’s AOL, Yahoo in Talks to Depart
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon’s media and advertising chief, Tim Armstrong, is in talks to leave. Armstrong came to Verizon as part of its purchase of AOL in 2015 and began overseeing Yahoo as well after Verizon bought it in 2017. He was tasked with growing Verizon’s ad business in a challenge […]
Report: CBS, National Amusements in Talks to Settle Case
Funding Awarded for Broadband Development in West Virginia
Funding Awarded for Broadband Development in West Virginia
Lawmakers: New Cable Operator Should Observe Net Neutrality
Democrats in the New York state Assembly say any broadband provider picked to replace Charter Communications in the state should be required to observe net neutrality. Twenty-five Democratic lawmakers proposed the idea Monday. The state recently revoked its approval of Charter’s merger with Time Warner Cable Inc. and ordered the company to find a new […]