HR professionals have more tools to address employee and talent challenges than ever before, but that doesn’t mean their jobs have become easier. They’re able to collect mountains of data and trend reports on everything from benefits to employee satisfaction, but it all means nothing if they can’t put that data into action. Read More
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Top Stories
Disney+ Ad-Supported Tier Coming in December
Disney+ is making a splash this holiday season, setting the launch of its ad-supported tier for Dec. 8. Read More
Starry Talks Options for Raising More Capital
Starry’s positive growth metrics and strong strategic plans continue to be overshadowed by financial troubles, namely a lack of capital that is hindering the company from reaching breakeven. Read More
DISH Claims Issues with DirecTV 12 GHz Study
DISH is fighting back against DirecTV’s claims that 5G mobile services in the 12 GHz band would interfere with its ability to serve its satellite video customers. Read More
Crown Media No More
Crown Media Family Networks is entering into its next era with a sparkling new name. The company will now be known as Hallmark Media in a move that will bring it closer to its parent company Hallmark Cards. Read More
Group Urges Verizon to Reinstate OAN
An organization of African-American conservatives called Project 21 is asking Verizon to reinstate One America News to its Fios lineup. In a letter signed by 37 members, the group claimed Verizon submitted to political pressure when it stopped carrying OAN. Read More
Fox Not Afraid to Spend on Sports
There’s plenty of talk around the rising cost of sports rights these days, and Fox Corp. maintains that it takes a scientific approach when it comes to obtaining additional rights. Read More
Chicken Soup for Redbox
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment completed its acquisition of Redbox on Thursday. The combined company will have a portfolio that includes an AVOD streaming service, more than 145 FAST channels, an on-demand service and a network of more than 36,000 kiosks. It expects revenue to more than triple through this acquisition to over $500 million annually. Read More
Starlink, LTD Broadband Lose RDOF Money
The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund received a major shake-up Wednesday with the FCC announcing its rejection of LTD Broadband and Starlink’s long-form applications to receive support through the program. Read More
Tubi Grows in Latin America
Tubi is launching in Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala and Panama this month. The streamer’s library will be localized in Spanish and comes with movies such as “The Green Hornet,” “American Psycho” and “The Social Network.” Read More
