Gigi Sohn has been celebrated by her supporters as an advocate for free speech, but some Senate Commerce Republicans are skeptical that she would act as one should she be confirmed as the fifth and final FCC commissioner. Read More
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Comcast Raising Rates
Comcast customers have started receiving bill notifications of higher rates to take effect over the coming weeks, with the majority hitting in January. Read More
Streamers Get in the Holiday Spirit with Discounts
With supply chain issues expected to make some hot holiday gifts hard to come by, this could be streaming’s year to shine. Read More
Hill to Hone in on Big Tech’s Immunity Idol
A House Commerce subcommittee will tackle Big Tech and reforms to its legal immunity Wednesday, including numerous proposals to reform Section 230. Read More
Lopez Heads to Crown Media
Judi Lopez is headed to Crown Media Family Networks . She’ll serve as EVP, Distribution & Content Strategy, overseeing all aspects of sales, negotiations and marketing tied to content distribution Read More
NTIA Reauthorization Bill Introduced
Sens Roger Wicker (R-MS) and John Thune (R-SD) introduced legislation Wednesday that would reauthorize the NTIA for two years. The NTIA Reauthorization Read More
Discovery Eyes AWS for Cloud Support
Discovery tapped Amazon Web Services to support its cloud-based needs for services like discovery+ as it continues its global rollout. AWS will serve as the company’s Read More
Arnold to Step into Iger’s Shoes
Susan Arnold has been elected to chair Disney ’s board, effective Dec 31. The 14-year board member will succeed Bob Iger when he bids the company adieu at the end of Read More
FCC Warns of EBB Fraud
The FCC ’s Office of Inspector General alerted Emergency Broadband Benefit providers Monday to improper program enrollments being made in connection with the USDA National School Lunch Program’s Community Read More
NBCSN Winding Down
As NBC Sports Network prepares for its previously announced year-end shutdown, more sports programming is headed to USA Networ k, starting with a Jan. 1 Premier League Tripleheader that kicks off at 7am ET Read More
