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  HBO CEO describes internet-only subscriptions that probably won't happen

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 21, 2013 05:58 pm + 52 comments

  The idea of an internet-only HBO subscription doesn't seem to be going away. In a conversation with R Continue reading…

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  DirecTV CEO: Viacom should give 'the choice to pay for only those channels you watch'

  By Dante D'Orazio on July 14, 2012 06:33 pm + 76 comments

  The scuffle between DirecTV and Viacom to negotiate a new contract continued today with a new ad Continue reading…

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  DirecTV to lose MTV, Comedy Central, and 24 other Viacom channels tomorrow due to contract disputes

  By Nathan Ingraham on July 10, 2012 08:30 am + 205 comments

  Viacom is apparently using a strong tactic in its contract negotiations with DirecTV — the TV Continue reading…

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  Karma: a 4G provider that rewards users for sharing their data plan with strangers

  By Ben Popper on June 14, 2012 08:39 am + 80 comments

  "Something is fundamentally broken in the market for mobile providers," says Robert Gaal, one of the Continue reading…

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  Panasonic to deliver a record-breaking 12,000 TVs to London Olympics

  By Vlad Savov on May 31, 2012 02:18 pm + 3 comments

  Panasonic has just dished some of the statistics from its Olympics sponsorship this year, the Continue reading…

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  Sprint luring iPhone users on competing networks with $100 trade-in credit toward iPhone 4S

  By Scott Lowe on May 19, 2012 10:24 am + 34 comments

  As rumored earlier this week, Sprint is now offering prospective subscribers $100 in trade-in credit Continue reading…

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  Deutsche Telekom reportedly looking to merge T-Mobile USA with MetroPCS

  By Amar Toor on May 10, 2012 02:55 am + 12 comments

  Bloomberg is reporting that Deutsche Telekom is in talks to merge T-Mobile USA with MetroPCS, a Continue reading…

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  Verizon to launch 911 emergency texting service next year

  By Amar Toor on May 5, 2012 04:13 pm + 11 comments

  Verizon announced yesterday that it has selected a vendor to help launch the nation's first Continue reading…

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  TiVO Premiere will include Xfinity On Demand for Comcast customers in April

  By Nathan Ingraham on March 8, 2012 10:17 am + 2 comments

  TiVO and Comcast have been working on bringing the cable provider's Xfinity On Demand services to Continue reading…

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  Ting launches no-contract wireless phone service on Sprint's network

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 2, 2012 07:17 pm + 21 comments

  It's not every day that a new nationwide wireless provider pops up, but that's exactly what happened Continue reading…