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    Roku decides to ruin pausing

    https://kotaku.com/roku-patent-hdmi-tech-tv-ads-game-console-pause-screen-1851388976
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    Cable And Satellite Providers Required To Disclose “All In” Pricing Under Newly Passed FCC Rules

    https://deadline.com/2024/03/fcc-cable-and-satellite-prices-1235858769/ Wasn't sure where to post this since it affects cable and both satellite companies.
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    Amazon bricks Fire TV apps

    https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/amazon-bricks-long-standing-fire-tv-apps-with-latest-update/
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    YouTube TV Now Lets You Customize Your Multiview Experiences

    https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/30/24055945/youtube-tv-multiview-customization-sports-news-weather
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    Apple TV+ Is the New HBO

    Netflix wanted to be the next HBO, but I've been thinking AppleTV+ is the one that actually pulled it off. https://www.wired.com/story/apple-tv-plus-is-the-new-hbo-max/
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    Cuts and Mergers at Streaming Companies

    https://arstechnica.com/culture/2023/12/its-shakeout-time-as-losses-of-netflix-rivals-top-5-billion/
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    Streaming Media Deals With YouTube, Amazon Could Propel NFL Salary Cap Above $240 Million

    https://cordcuttersnews.com/streaming-media-deals-with-youtube-amazon-could-propel-nfl-salary-cap-above-240-million/
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    Netflix - What we watched

    Netflix has started releasing stats on what we collectively watched: https://about.netflix.com/en/news/what-we-watched-a-netflix-engagement-report
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    Mass. lawmakers eye a ‘Netflix tax’ to fund community TV channels

    https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/31/business/mass-lawmakers-eye-netflix-tax-fund-community-tv-channels/
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    TV Streaming Horror Show

    https://www.vulture.com/2023/06/streaming-industry-netflix-max-disney-hulu-apple-tv-prime-video-peacock-paramount.html Here comes the sanity...or at least a dose of reality (and probably too much reality tv).
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    These Are The Most Popular TV Shows on the Internet

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-04-23/these-are-the-most-popular-tv-shows-on-the-internet
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    All the streaming boxes suck now

    I don't completely agree with the thesis, but the article does make some good points. Specifically, the idea that streaming content needs to be organized "like cable" isn't an obvious requirement, but more of a "nice to have" feature...
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    Consumers Use More Video Services, Especially Free Ones

    https://www.telecompetitor.com/tivo-consumers-use-more-video-services-especially-free-ones/
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    ‘South Park’ lawsuit

    https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/26/business/south-park-hbo-max-paramount-lawsuit/index.html Now the ugliness begins.
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    Netflix Cuts Subscription Prices...

    ...in Over 30 Countries. Not the US apparently. https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-cuts-subscription-prices-in-over-30-countries-ae6d047c?mod=hp_featst_pos3
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    Newsmax dispute is OVER

    https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/media/directv-newsmax-reliable-sources/index.html
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    Tablo dropping commercial skip

    https://www.tablotv.com/blog/sunsetting-automatic-commercial-skip/?utm_source=Tablo+Owners&utm_campaign=7cd2432d1c-Newsletter76_jun_2_2022&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_364db32b4d-7cd2432d1c-358327757&mc_cid=7cd2432d1c&mc_eid=2ce220891d I found it to be fairly accurate, so this is a little...
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    HBO Max/Discovery+ Merger

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/hbo-max-streaming-service-discovery-to-combine-post-merger-11647278215?mod=hp_lista_pos4 I'll be very disappointed if I lose my free HBO Max with my AT&T Fiber 1Gig plan.
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    F1TV Now on Major Streamers

    FYI: The F1TV app is now on AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, and Roku. This is a recent development since last season, when these did not exist. I watched a documentary on Kimi Raikkonen's last race on an AppleTV last night, and it worked fine. Hopefully the apps work as well during live races. I...
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    Roku smart TVs are now showing banner ads over live TV

    Have I mentioned Roku flipping sucks (IMHO)? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/01/some-roku-smart-tvs-are-now-showing-banner-ads-over-live-tv/
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    Comcast Weighs Pulling Some Content From Hulu in Effort to Boost Peacock

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/comcast-weighs-pulling-some-content-from-hulu-in-effort-to-boost-peacock-11637614368?mod=hp_lista_pos3 NBCUniversal unit has a window allowing it to remove shows that appear on the Disney-controlled streaming service
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    SOLD!! 3 2019 NVIDIA Shield "Tubes" & 1 2019 Shield Pro

    All less than 1 year old. Like new. I am switching to AppleTV to make wife happy. Asking $100 each for the tubes (including shipping), and $150 for the Pro, or make me an offer. Available individually or as a set.
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    Comcast wants to buy Roku

    https://www.lightreading.com/videomedia/comcast-pondering-hook-up-with-viacomcbs-or-acquisition-of-roku---report-/d/d-id/770467? Do we need more consolidation?
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    Spectrum - Roku dispute

    https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article248605960.html Is Roku the new Dish?
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    Roku wants to buy Quibi content

    https://www.lightreading.com/cablevideo/roku-sizing-up-deal-for-quibis-content---report-/a/d-id/766365?
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