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NBCUniversal to launch an ad-free video streaming service in early 2020
•Also, WarnerMedia and Walt Disney plan to launch streaming media services by the end of the year.
Verizon could partner with Apple or Google as its 5G-based TV service provider
Tech2 News Staff •Verizon is planning to beam online services to home receivers using its 5G technology in the US.
Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox wins antitrust approval from US Department of Justice
•Disney has been in a bidding war with rival Comcast for the key film and television assets being sold by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox.
AT&T finished its $81bn takeover of Warner Bros two days after the judge's approval
•AT&T plans to compete against the likes of Amazon, Google and Netflix.
Comcast and Disney on verge of bidding war for Fox entertainment properties as competition with Amazon, Netflix intensifies
•The potential battle for Twenty-First Century Fox comes as traditional entertainment companies try to amass more properties to compete better with technology companies such as Amazon and Netflix for viewers' attention — and dollars.
Washington DC becomes the first US state to set its own net neutrality rules after FCC repealed the Obama-era ruling
•While several states introduced similar measures this year seeking to protect net neutrality, so far only Oregon and Washington have passed legislation
Group of 21 US state attorneys file petition challenging FCC's decision to repeal net neutrality
•The state attorneys have filed a petition to challenge repealing of net neutrality and have called it “arbitrary, capricious and an abuse of discretion”
Net neutrality fans voice their opinions as FCC nears vote to strike down rules
•Net neutrality has been a hot button before, thanks to assists from TV host John Oliver speaking out about what they see as threats to the internet.
Here's what comes next if the FCC's decision to quash net neutrality rules becomes a reality
•Many worry that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's proposal will stifle small tech firms and leave ordinary citizens more at the mercy of cable and wireless companies.
FCC plans to repeal net neutrality protections: Here's how the ruling affects consumers and businesses
•Here are some questions and answers about net neutrality and the FCC’s plans.