Cord cutting slowed a bit in Q4, analyst says

Linear pay TV services lost 560,000 customers in the fourth quarter, a 23% blood-loss year over year, an Evercore ISI analyst noted.

Judges on a federal appeals court on Thursday grilled the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its challenge to a lower court decision blessing the AT&T-Time Warner merger. Source: Judges grill DOJ over challenge to AT&T-Time Warner merger

Netflix, Amazon Face New Parameters and Challenges in Europe

Netflix and Amazon view Europe as a key battleground, but a new local quota and pushback from traditional broadcasters present challenges. Source: Netflix, Amazon Face New Parameters and Challenges in Europe

Media mega-mergers under threat with Democrats controlling the House

A media landscape prone to tectonic shifts is likely to feel a series of aftershocks once Democrats take control of the House. Source: Media mega-mergers under threat with Democrats controlling the House

MoviePass Announces New Pricing While Promising to Win Back Customers’ Trust

MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe opens up about ticketing service’s tumultuous year and its plans to battle back from the brink. Source: MoviePass Announces New Pricing While Promising to Win Back Customers’ Trust

Digital movie collection app Movies Anywhere adds its first pay TV partner, Comcast

Comcast Xfinity TV customers will be able to sync their accounts with Movies Anywhere in order to access their movie purchases from the Xfinity Digital Store alongside those from other digital retailers. Source: Digital movie collection app Movies Anywhere adds its first pay TV partner, Comcast

Amazon Prime Video is finally coming to Comcast Xfinity

Four months after Comcast announced it was integrating Amazon Prime Video, the app is finally rolling out to Comcast’s Xfinity platform nationwide. Source: Amazon Prime Video is finally coming to Comcast Xfinity

Digital Streaming: Snuffing The Life Out Of Live Sports On TV

The main issue of live streaming is that it potentially damages the broadcasters’ investment whereby the benefits of exclusive rights owed to them fail to tally with the expected output. Source: Digital Streaming: Snuffing The Life Out Of Live Sports On TV

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