Luke Bouma

Optimum Communications, the U.S. broadband provider controlled by billionaire Patrick Drahi, is advancing preparations for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that could arrive before the end of 2026. The filing would implement a restructuring agreement under discussion with creditors, transferring control of the company away from Drahi and addressing a debt burden of roughly $26 billion along with billions of dollars in maturities that approach in the near term, according to The Wall Street Journal. Optimum is the 5th largest provider of traditional Cable TV in the United States.

Eric Bauza, the Emmy-winning Canadian voice actor who became the modern voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and a host of other classic Looney Tunes characters, died at the age of 46.

YouTube is preparing to introduce higher-quality, more efficient video streams next year through the AV2 codec, with initial rollout targeted for the web version of the platform as early as the first quarter of 2027, according to Flatpannelshd

The number of independent companies that own local television stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC has fallen by more than half over the past 20 years. What was once a broad field of more than 150 separate owners owning local TV stations across the country has shrunk to roughly 62, according to industry tracking of broadcast groups that produce local news. The change has concentrated control of most local network affiliates in the hands of a few large corporations.

Verizon Communications reported 314,000 broadband internet net additions in the third quarter of 2026, bringing its total broadband connections to 17.4 million as the company delivered another record-breaking quarter. The gains came from a nearly even mix of fiber and fixed wireless access, reflecting the carrier’s dual-path strategy for home and fixed broadband services. This comes as Comcast lost 144,000 internet customers during the same period.

The Federal Communications Commission’s Space Bureau approved Amazon Leo’s application to acquire approximately 25 megahertz of Globalstar’s internationally harmonized mobile-satellite service spectrum. This action concludes the agency’s review of Amazon Leo’s $11.5 billion purchase of Globalstar and clears a major regulatory path for the companies to combine assets.

Industry observers are increasingly asking whether the cable news operation now known as MS Now and the remaining NBC News division could eventually reunite once NBCUniversal completes its separation from Comcast. The question has gained traction amid ongoing corporate restructuring that has already split many former NBCUniversal cable networks into the independent company Versant, with further separation of the broader NBCUniversal assets still ahead.

Walmart has unveiled plans for three major holiday shopping events spanning from November 12 through December 2, 2026, aimed at delivering savings on gifts, seasonal favorites, and everyday essentials amid heightened consumer focus on affordability. The retailer is positioning the multi-week calendar as a way to ease holiday shopping pressure, drawing on internal research showing […]

Longtime ESPN producers Mark Gross and Tim Corrigan are departing the network after accepting voluntary early-retirement offers from parent company Disney, according to reporting by Sports Business Journal. The moves represent the latest in a series of personnel reductions at the sports media giant and arrive with less public drama than earlier high-profile exits.

T-Mobile reported strong third-quarter 2026 results on October 28, highlighting continued expansion of its customer base through postpaid account growth that encompasses both core wireless and broadband services, including 5G home internet and fiber connections. The carrier added 274 thousand postpaid net accounts during the quarter, bringing its total postpaid accounts to 35.0 million, an increase of 3 percent year-over-year. This performance exceeded prior expectations of roughly 250 thousand net account additions for the period and supported industry-leading financial outcomes.