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The Philadelphia cable giant Coincast hopes to disrupt a $52.4 billion deal between 21st Century Fox and Disney for the bulk of Fox's assets. Source: Comcast Makes $65 Billion All-Cash Bid for Fox

Comcast Makes $65 Billion All-Cash Bid for Fox The Philadelphia cable giant Coincast hopes to disrupt a $52.4 billion deal between 21st Century Fox and Disney for the bulk of Fox’s assets. Source: Comcast Makes $65 Billion All-Cash Bid fo…

AT&T's $85.4 billion proposed merger with Time Warner can proceed and does not pose antitrust problems, a federal judge ruled. Source: AT&T-Time Warner Merger Approved

AT&T-Time Warner Merger Approved AT&T’s $85.4 billion proposed merger with Time Warner can proceed and does not pose antitrust problems, a federal judge ruled. Source: AT&T-Time Warner Merger Approved

Remember the Great Set-Top Box War of 2016? That was the brouhaha touched off by then-Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler's effort to force cable TV operators to "unlock the box" and make their video service available as a standalone feed so that third-party device makers could incorporate the service into their own platforms and within their own user-interface functions. [ 608 more words ]

Thinking Inside The Box Apple and Amazon look beyond the set-top box wars

Whoever winds up with Fox will earn a controlling stake in Hulu, meaning that for the first time in its history, the company will have a clear leader that will be able to strategically position it to its advantage. Source: Why Hulu matters so much in the Disney-Comcast fight over Fox

Why Hulu matters so much in the Disney-Comcast fight over Fox Whoever winds up with Fox will earn a controlling stake in Hulu, meaning that for the first time in its history, the company will have a clear leader that will be able to strategically position it …

The model the Europeans say they’re emulating is Hulu LLC, the U.S. streaming service owned by perennial antagonists Comcast, Time Warner, 21st Century Fox, and Walt Disney. Source: European TV Gets Ready to Fight Off Netflix and HBO

European TV Gets Ready to Fight Off Netflix and HBO The model the Europeans say they’re emulating is Hulu LLC, the U.S. streaming service owned by perennial antagonists Comcast, Time Warner, 21st Century Fox, and Walt Disney. Source: European TV Get…

The push by the online retail giant highlights the seismic shifts happening in the world of entertainment, as digital outlets compete for eyeballs with traditional broadcasters. Source: Amazon Wins Exclusive U.K. Rights to Broadcast Some Premier League Matches

Amazon Wins Exclusive U.K. Rights to Broadcast Some Premier League Matches The push by the online retail giant highlights the seismic shifts happening in the world of entertainment, as digital outlets compete for eyeballs with traditional broadcasters. Source: Amazon Wins…

An Austrian court has ruled that video-sharing platform YouTube can be held partly liable for copyright breaches in videos uploaded by its users, in a ruling that may have far-reaching implications. Source: Youtube partly liable for copyright breaches: Austrian court

Youtube partly liable for copyright breaches: Austrian court An Austrian court has ruled that video-sharing platform YouTube can be held partly liable for copyright breaches in videos uploaded by its users, in a ruling that may have far-reaching implications…

Unlike rivals AT&T and Comcast, the telecom giant hasn't made a public play for a major media company this year. Verizon says that's by design. Source: Is it Verizon's turn to join media merger mania?

Is it Verizon’s turn to join media merger mania? Unlike rivals AT&T and Comcast, the telecom giant hasn’t made a public play for a major media company this year. Verizon says that’s by design. Source: Is it Verizon’s turn to…

Instagram is preparing to launch a new feature which could allow videos of up to an hour in length. Source: Instagram Could Soon Allow Users to Post Long-Form Video

Instagram Could Soon Allow Users to Post Long-Form Video Instagram is preparing to launch a new feature which could allow videos of up to an hour in length. Source: Instagram Could Soon Allow Users to Post Long-Form Video

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Amazon’s Fire TV Cube is like a Fire TV blended with an Echo Dot Amazon on Thursday announced the Fire TV Cube, the latest device in the tech giant’s family of Fire TV media streamers and the latest to employ its Alexa digital assistant. Source: Amazon’s Fire TV…

Apple announced a wide-reaching partnership with Charter Communications at its Worldwide Developers Conference that will let subscribers watch their pay TV service on Apple TV 4K later this year. Source: Charter to launch Spectrum TV app on Apple TV 4K

Charter to launch Spectrum TV app on Apple TV 4K Apple announced a wide-reaching partnership with Charter Communications at its Worldwide Developers Conference that will let subscribers watch their pay TV service on Apple TV 4K later this year. S…

Twitter has reorganized content-partnership teams into regionally focused units, a move that includes disbanding the live-video team. Source: Twitter Reorgs Content-Partnerships Group, Folds Live-Video Team Into Regional Structure (EXCLUSIVE)

Twitter Reorgs Content-Partnerships, Folds Live-Video Team Into Regional Structure Twitter has reorganized content-partnership teams into regionally focused units, a move that includes disbanding the live-video team. Source: Twitter Reorgs Content-Partnerships Group, Folds Live-V…