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Sling Upping Prices for Existing Customers
Sling TV is raising pricing for some existing customers next month for both Sling Orange and Sling Blue packages. Read More
PBS Sweeps News and Doc Emmy Nominations
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences revealed nominations for the 42nd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards in more than 60 categories Tuesday, and PBS dominated with 52 nominations. Read More
Comcast, ViacomCBS Halt Talks (For Now)
Talks about a ViacomCBS/Comcast are on pause for now as the companies wait to see how the Biden administration respond to the WM-Discovery merger. Read More
FCC Attempts RDOF Clean Up
After an extensive review process to identify areas of potential waste in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, the FCC is ready to make more than $311 million in funding available across 36 states as part of the fund’s Phase 1. Read More
Comcast Revamps Latino Programming Packages
Comcast is changing up its Latino video packages, nixing its assortment of different plans for a single package called “Xfinity TV Latino.” Read More
MoffettNathanson High on DISH
MoffettNathanson is upgrading DISH to a “Neutral” rating and a target price of $40 following its announcement of a network service agreement with AT&T. Read More
Lumen Sells LATAM Biz to StonePeak
Lumen Technologies is selling its Latin American business to investment firm Stonepeak for $2.7 billion. Read More
Cookie-less Measurement Initiatives
Two companies released cookie-less measurement tools for advertisers. Read More
Ad Market Sizzles for Online Video
Zenith predicts that online video advertising will be the fastest-growing digital channel in 2021, rising by 26% to reach $63 billion. Read More
