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05/17/2023
Effros: Not So New Normal
The current industry headlines are all about significant drops in “cable subscriber” numbers and a slowdown in paid streaming service subscriptions. That may be “normal” when a market is becoming saturated (like broadband subscriptions) but it’s going to get a lot worse as the not-so-new or normal unfettered choices FAST become a paradox for viewers.
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03/22/2023
Newsmax Once Again Part of DirecTV Lineup
After nearly two months of public bickering, Newsmax is returning to DirecTV’s video offerings. Despite its best efforts to get an annual per sub fee of $1, it looks like the conservative news network won’t be getting any money from DirecTV.
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03/17/2023
FTC Goes After Social Media Advertising Scammers
The FTC issued orders to eight social media and video streaming platforms seeking info on how they scrutinize and restrict paid commercial advertising that is deceptive or exposes consumers to fraudulent healthcare products, financial scams, counterfeit and fake goods, or other fraud.
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03/07/2023
RESTRICT Act Would Create Path to Potentially Ban TikTok
A bipartisan group of senators led by Mark Warner (D-VA) and John Thune (R-SD) introduced the Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act.
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02/28/2023
Blair Levin Raises Alarm on ACP Funding
New Street Research’s Blair Levin doesn’t sound very optimistic that Washington will renew funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program.
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01/17/2023
Streaming, Cloud Boosts Internet Activity
The continual rise of streaming and reliance on virtual offerings helped global internet traffic volume increase 23%, according to Sandvine’s 2023 Global Internet Phenomena Report.
