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Ergen, who is back in the saddle as Dish’s CEO after a period as chairman, has spent the past six weeks aggressively building his $20-a-month Sling TV and meeting with programmers, sources told The Post. Sling is expected to be paired with a cloud-based data service — using some of the $13 billion in wireless Read More …
AT&T has announced it will bring the SVOD service Hulu to its customers through its web sites and mobile applications beginning in the fall.The news comes on the heels of Monday’s announcement that competitor Verizon is buying AOL for $4.4 billion, and, according to one analyst, can be seen as the latest volley in a competition between the Read More …
The Mayweather-Pacquiao fight shattered all previous records for a pay-per-view event, according to the official tally from HBO and Showtime, racking up 4.4 million buys in the U.S. worth more than $400 million. As we now know, it was too much of a good thing. A last-minute crush of orders KO’d many pay-TV operators’ ability Read More …
The Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission have nearly wrapped up their reviews of AT&T Inc.’s $49 billion acquisition of DirecTV and aren’t likely to block what would be the biggest media deal of the past year, people familiar with the matter said. The posture contrasts with the strong opposition from the agencies that killed Read More …
Meerkat has its camera focused on Hollywood. The hot live-streaming app has hired an executive to work with industry partners and content creators. Sima Sistani, formerly of Yahoo-owned Tumblr, has joined the startup as vp media, overseeing content, partnerships, business development and community. Sistani, who reports to Meerkat CEO Ben Rubin, is based at the 15-person Read More …