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We’ve now seen the upfront presentations from Fox, Disney and Warner Bros Discovery, and the partners behind a sports streaming jv set to launch this fall failed to offer any new information on the product during the glitzy showcases. We don’t know what may have been shown behind closed doors to advertising partners, but with a launch slated for the fall and only breadcrumbs to consume, the list of questions only grows.

A longstanding tenet of those proposing regulatory control is that competition is a paramount objective and always in the public interest. We see that in many of the laws and regulations that exist today, particularly in the antitrust laws. The concern is always that the largest companies become dominant, make it impossible for new entrants to compete and then use their unrestrained power to adversely affect consumers. I don’t disagree with that sentiment in many instances, but what we are now beginning to see is unrestrained competition that could seriously hurt consumers, our economy, and indeed the very existence of the companies that are engaged in the competition.

The largest broadband providers would have to file confidential reports on their Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) security under a new proposal from FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel

Caitlin Clark ’s WNBA debut and the Indiana Fever’s season opener against the Connecticut Sun garnered 2.1 million viewers across ESPN2, ESPN+ and Disney+, making it the most-watched WNBA game—playoffs or regular season—ever on

It has been a year since former FCC nominee Gigi Sohn took on the role of first executive director for the American Association of Public Broadband.

Echostar is bringing together DISH and Hughes to offer a video and internet bundle, specifically positioning the offering to customers in rural America. The offering will combine DISH’s Hopper system with Hughesnet powered by the Jupiter 3 satellite. Broadband download speeds of up to 100 Mbps are available from the satellite service. New customers who take advantage of the bundle will receive a $5/month discount off each service. DISH packages start at $84.99/month while Hughesnet plans begin at $59.99/month.

Cablefax asked, and the sports streaming jv answered. The impending Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery product announced its name and logo at long last Thursday, dubbing it Venu Sports

FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel is standing by her decision to lead a vote for the reclassification of broadband as a Title II service. During a House Appropriations

Gridmetrics, a subsidiary of CableLabs, has pilots underway with broadband providers and power companies that provide an unprecedented look into the power grid.

Fox News sent a letter to Biden and Trump ’s campaigns this afternoon requesting that it moderate a vice presidential debate at Virginia State University, which would be the first HBCU to host a presidential debate. The Commission on Presidential Debates had originally scheduled its second presidential debate for Oct 1 at VSU, but Biden and Trump have opted to skip the Commission debates and instead worked out arrangements directly with