Gerry Smith

November 9, 2019 at 8:31 am

Netflix, HBO and cable giants are coming for password sharing

Programmers and cable-TV distributors are considering an array of tactics to cut off people who borrow credentials from friends and relatives to access programming without...

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July 11, 2019 at 6:00 am

Journalism job cuts haven’t been this bad since the recession

Journalism schools say enrollment is up, despite the dark headlines about the industry, and they are adjusting their curriculum to prepare students for in-demand jobs.

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April 11, 2019 at 11:44 am

Billionaire Democratic donor reportedly in talks to buy Enquirer

LOS ANGELES — Billionaire investor Ron Burkle is in talks to acquire The National Enquirer, The New York Times reported, potentially putting a high-profile Democratic...

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December 2, 2018 at 1:30 pm

AT&T’s pay-per-view golf gaffe exposes weakness of online sports

Botched attempts at streaming sports online threaten to undermine television's transition to a digital future.

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December 2, 2018 at 1:06 pm

Nexstar buying Tribune Media — which owns KCPQ-13 Seattle — for $4.1 billion

Nexstar Media Group Inc. agreed to buy Tribune Media Co. for $4.1 billion, creating the largest owner of local-TV stations in the U.S., according to...

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July 2, 2018 at 7:26 am

Buyers are circling Tronc after split with flagship LA Times

Tronc Inc., the newly slimmed-down newspaper publisher, could get even slimmer. After completing the sale of the Los Angeles Times to billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, the...

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February 28, 2018 at 5:09 pm

NBC promises fewer ad interruptions

NBCUniversal, which owns the NBC broadcast network and cable channels like USA and Bravo, said in a statement Wednesday it will also slash the number...

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January 24, 2018 at 5:45 pm

Comcast’s internet growth makes up for cord-cutting defections

The nation’s biggest cable provider lost video subscribers for the third straight quarter, but 350,000 customers signed up for broadband service — helping Comcast top...

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December 24, 2017 at 5:00 pm

Pay-TV companies crack down on password sharing by streaming viewers

Charter Communications is leading an industrywide effort to crack down on password sharing, which may be costing pay-TV companies millions of subscribers — and billions...

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November 18, 2017 at 8:00 am

Billionaires’ interest in print media seen as show of confidence

Struggling publishers may have few options other than turning to wealthy benefactors for financial support. But this new crop of media moguls hasn’t always been...

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