Cable operator adds video subs in period fueled by COVID-19-related offers Programs aimed at keeping residential customers connected online during the nationwide pandemic helped fuel growth at Charter Communications in Q2. Charter said it added 102,000 video subscribers in Q2, a reversal of the 150,000 video customers it lost in the prior year but entirely …
Blake Toppmeyer Knoxville News Sentinel Published 1:43 PM EDT Jul 31, 2020 The charges in the case against Tennessee defensive lineman Darel Middleton have been dismissed, according to online court records. Middleton had been scheduled for an August court date stemming from his February arrest on misdemeanor charges of domestic assault and public intoxication. “He …
Invokes pandemic, child sexual exploitation Attorney General Bill Barr Invoking child sexual abuse and the pandemic, Attorney General Bill Barr is praising the introduction of a bill that would require tech companies to give law enforcement access to encrypted data. It is an issue AGs from both the Obama and Trump Administrations have hammered Apple …
Cassandra Stephenson Nashville Tennessean Published 9:49 AM EDT Jul 31, 2020 Memphis and Shelby County led the state with the highest unemployment rates among Tennessee cities and counties in June, according to data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. But the impact of coronavirus pandemic-related business closures has caused unemployment rates to swell …
The FCC has provided a 30-day extension of the priority window for rural Tribes to file for free 2.5 GHz 5G spectrum before the FCC auctions it. That window opened Feb. 3 and the FCC said it has over 200 applications for the spectrum already. The window was supposed to close Aug. 3, but will …
With July win, Fox News remains undefeated on a monthly basis in primetime, total day in 2020 Fox News was the most watched cable network in July on both a primetime and total day basis, according to Nielsen. Fox News’ ‘The Five’ The cable news network averaged 3.2 million viewers in primetime during the period …
Three of Big Tech’s biggest, Facebook, Apple and Google, have joined with Microsoft, Cisco and others to add their voices to the computer and cable chorus asking the FCC not to reconsider its decision to open the entire 6 GHz band to low-power unlicensed–broadband access–devices. NCTA Tells FCC to Reject Recon Petitions That came in …
Jamie Satterfield Knoxville News Sentinel Published 9:42 AM EDT Jul 31, 2020 Nearly five months after the body of a missing Sullivan County toddler was found in her grandfather’s shed, authorities still haven’t sought charges in the death. The body of 15-month-old Evelyn Mae Boswell was discovered inside a shed owned by grandfather Tommy Boswell …
For nearly 30 years, he provided the big backbeat behind Billy Joel as a core member of his band for hundreds of concerts around the world and on a string of hugely successful records. The two also formed a deep personal relationship, enjoying good times and the vast fruits of their success. Not too bad …
Teamed with Ted Turner to create 24-hour news net Reese Schonfeld, who founded CNN alongside Ted Turner, and later helped launch Food Network, has died. He was 88 and suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Reese Schonfeld CNN Prior to teaming up with Turner on CNN, Schonfeld ran a service that sold news packages to TV stations, …