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It’s all about reach. Rogers is framing its proposed buy of Shaw as one way to make broadband and 5G more accessible across Canada. HBO Max expects to reach 120 million subscribers by 2025, and the company's first step towards that goal is a plan for 60 international launches set to take place before the close of the year.

Rogers Looks to Convince Regulators to OK Shaw Deal
Rogers is pitching its $16 billion deal to acquire Shaw as the means to make 5G Canada-wide a reality and as a way to close the digital gap for remote, rural and indigenous areas faster. Read More »
 
 
HBO Max Expects 120 Million Subs by ’25
AT&T raised the bar on its lofty goals for HBO Max, saying at its analyst day Friday that it expects to count 120 million worldwide subscribers by 2025. Read More »
 
 
T-Mobile Sets Major Home Broadband Goals
T-Mobile ’s home broadband service is finally moving out of the pilot phase and will launch widely later this month. Read More »
 
 
Cablefax Executive Round Up
We asked some of last year’s Faxie winners to share the biggest professional lesson they learned as a result of the pandemic. Here’s what they had to say. Read More »
 
 
NHL, Disney/ESPN Sign Seven-Year Rights Deal
Disney and the NHL have struck a seven-year deal that will see the sport return to ESPN for the first time since 2004. Read More »
 
 
Fox Invests in Tubi While Pledging Pay TV Allegiance
Don’t expect Fox Corp to leave the pay TV ecosystem behind any time soon. While it’s making heavy investments in the streaming space, the company sees its pricing power within the bundle growing as more of its peers launch their own SVOD services. Read More »
 
 
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