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Fixed Wireless Internet—Including 5G—Outperforms Fiber in Customer Satisfaction

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

The annual survey asked over 7,000 consumers to rate their ISPs in categories such as speed, reliability, pricing, customer service, and overall satisfaction.

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  • The annual survey asked over 7,000 consumers to rate their ISPs in categories such as speed, reliability, pricing, customer service, and overall satisfaction.
  • Key takeaways from the 2023 Customer Satisfaction Report:
    94% of fixed-wireless customers—including 5G home internet users—are satisfied with their internet service.
  • 5G fixed wireless customers gave the highest ratings for overall satisfaction, price, and customer service.
  • The survey methodology, as well as more findings and information, can be found in HighSpeedInternet.com’s 2023 Customer Satisfaction Report: highspeedinternet.com/resources/customer-satisfaction-survey .

Customer Loyalty Among Live TV Streamers Much Stronger Than Cable and Satellite Customers, J.D. Power Finds

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

The likelihood of live TV streaming customers switching services in the next year is just 12%, while the likelihood of cable and satellite customers switching is 21%, according to the J.D.

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  • The likelihood of live TV streaming customers switching services in the next year is just 12%, while the likelihood of cable and satellite customers switching is 21%, according to the J.D.
  • Customer satisfaction for live TV streaming is higher across all seven factors in the study.
  • Most notably satisfaction with cost of service, which is 156 points higher (on a 1,000-point scale) among live TV customers than among cable and satellite customers, given the cost for live TV streaming averages $69 per month vs. $113 per month for cable and satellite.
  • YouTube TV ranks highest in the live TV streaming segment with a score of 795.

Comcast Promotes Edward Zimmermann to President of Comcast Business

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Comcast Corporation today announced Ed Zimmermann has been named President of Comcast Business.

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  • Comcast Corporation today announced Ed Zimmermann has been named President of Comcast Business.
  • “Ed has brought impressive financial and operational expertise to Comcast Business and is well respected by the management team.”
    Zimmermann succeeds Bill Stemper, who has led Comcast Business since its inception in 2006.
  • Under Stemper, Comcast Business has evolved from selling residential services to small business customers into a global enterprise with $10 Billion in revenue serving customers of all sizes.
  • Most recently, Zimmermann served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief of Strategy for Comcast Business.

Rainbow Ryders Looks Back at 40 Years of Hot Air Ballooning

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Monday, September 18, 2023

As Rainbow Ryders has grown, so has hot air ballooning in the region; and the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta continues to be the largest event in New Mexico.

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  • As Rainbow Ryders has grown, so has hot air ballooning in the region; and the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta continues to be the largest event in New Mexico.
  • “I am so proud of the role that Rainbow Ryders has played on the lives of so many and in the expansion of the hot air balloon industry.
  • Rainbow Ryders also owns and flies new Visit ABQ and Indian Pueblo Cultural Center hot air balloons.
  • Lastly, Rainbow Ryders has been the official hot air balloon ride vendor for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta every year for the last 25 years.

Award-winning Actor, Writer, Producer, Filmmaker and Activist John Leguizamo, Azimuth Films, and Xfinity Announce Exclusive Premiere of the Documentary John Leguizamo Live at Rikers

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Monday, September 18, 2023

Xfinity is excited to announce the exclusive platform premiere of the documentary film John Leguizamo Live at Rikers from award-winning actor, writer, producer, filmmaker, and activist John Leguizamo, and director Elena Engel of Azimuth Films.

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  • Xfinity is excited to announce the exclusive platform premiere of the documentary film John Leguizamo Live at Rikers from award-winning actor, writer, producer, filmmaker, and activist John Leguizamo, and director Elena Engel of Azimuth Films.
  • The documentary arrives Friday, September 15 on the Black Experience on Xfinity Channel, available on Xfinity X1 , Flex , and on-the-go with the Xfinity Stream and Xumo apps, after a one-week Academy Award-qualifying theatrical run.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230914381238/en/
    John Leguizamo Live at Rikers (Graphic: Business Wire)
    In John Leguizamo Live at Rikers Leguizamo performs his hit one-man Broadway show Ghetto Klown at Rikers Island Correctional Facility for an audience of over 400 inmates.
  • This moving short documentary interweaves performance excerpts with commentary from the inmates, as they identify with the narrative truths of Leguizamo’s storytelling.

ALLEN MEDIA GROUP'S FREE-STREAMING PLATFORM LOCAL NOW EXPANDS LOCAL NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT LIBRARY WITH 18 CBS FAST CHANNELS

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

ATLANTA, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allen Media Group digital platform Local Now – a leading free-streaming service for hyper-local news, weather, sports, traffic and entertainment – today announced its partnership with CBS. Local Now has expanded its local news footprint with the launch of 14 free ad-supported television (FAST) channels from CBS Stations.

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  • "Local Now is the leading free streaming service for local news, so this partnership with CBS – a trusted local news source for millions of Americans – was an undeniable match," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group.
  • "And with the addition of CBS News and CBS Sports Golazo Network, we're simultaneously able to expand our entertainment content offering for our audience.
  • "Bringing our FAST channels to Local Now represents the next step in accelerating the growth of our streaming business," said Wendy McMahon, President and CEO, CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures.
  • The Local Now app is available on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Xfinity, Vizio, Samsung, Android and IOS devices.

Alliance Entertainment’s Distribution Solutions Launches Digital Content Partnership with Future Today

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

SUNRISE, Fla., Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Distribution Solutions, a division of Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ: AENT), has announced a new partnership with Future Today, a leading distribution company in the digital space.

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  • SUNRISE, Fla., Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Distribution Solutions, a division of Alliance Entertainment (NASDAQ: AENT), has announced a new partnership with Future Today, a leading distribution company in the digital space.
  • This partnership will allow Distribution Solutions to expand their reach and offer viewers even more options for its licensed and owned video content.
  • "We are excited to partner with Future Today and offer our film and TV content to even more customers," said Distribution Solutions President, Ben Means.
  • "This partnership allows us to expand our reach on the ad-supported streaming digital platforms.”
    This agreement expands the existing relationship with Future Today, which currently publishes and syndicates Distribution Solutions’ content across their owned & operated channels, including Fawesome and HappyKids.

FOX Nation to Premiere New Docuseries “My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes” on September 18

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s subscription-based streaming service, will present a new docuseries My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes on September 18th, announced FOX Nation President Jason Klarman.

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  • FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s subscription-based streaming service, will present a new docuseries My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes on September 18th, announced FOX Nation President Jason Klarman.
  • The four-part limited series features exclusive never-before-heard conversations between serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer and his father Lionel, along with exclusive Dahmer family home movies.
  • The crime scene was a death factory where several decapitated human heads and numerous dismembered bodies were found.
  • Unable to hide the shocking evidence, Jeffrey Dahmer had no choice but to confess to the police.

AT&T and Comcast Join 5G Open Innovation Lab’s Innovation Ecosystem as Founding Partners

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) announced today that international telecommunication leaders AT&T and Comcast have joined its innovation ecosystem.

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  • 5G Open Innovation Lab (5G OI Lab) announced today that international telecommunication leaders AT&T and Comcast have joined its innovation ecosystem.
  • “We are thrilled to welcome AT&T and Comcast as founding partners to help drive our vision to bring industry experts together and, collectively, drive innovation into overlapping ecosystems.
  • 5G and edge are new foundations that can be used to drive new business models and technology across segments and companies.”
    AT&T and Comcast join 5G Open Innovation Lab today as founding partners, alongside a total of 18 other founding and corporate partners .
  • Since the 5G Open Innovation Lab’s program inception in 2020, participating startups and alumni have raised a lifetime total of $2.088B with several exits valued at $200+M.

FOX Nation to Drop The Killer Interview with Piers Morgan on Tuesday, September 12th

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s subscription-based streaming service, will debut The Killer Interview with Piers Morgan on Tuesday, September 12th.

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  • FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s subscription-based streaming service, will debut The Killer Interview with Piers Morgan on Tuesday, September 12th.
  • Episode one on murderer Karl Karlsen will also air on FOX News Channel on Sunday, September 17th at 10 PM/ET.
  • Kimberly Saenz, a killer nurse convicted of murdering her dialysis patients by injecting them with bleach, gives her first ever interview to Morgan.
  • FOX Nation is a direct-to-consumer on-demand streaming service, designed to complement the FOX News Channel experience, as a members-only destination for its most passionate and loyal viewers.