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March Madness: How to Watch the Men’s First Round on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More on March 18
March Madness continues after an exciting First Four round, where four teams played their way into the 2022 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament. The remaining 64 teams look to cement their place in the eternal lore of college basketball by advancing to the Round of 32. 32 games will take place over the next…
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Amazon Has Acquired MGM for $8.5 Billion
Amazon has announced that it closed on its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM, bringing a catalog of more than 4,000 film titles and 17,000 TV episodes to Amazon as the studio joins Prime Video and Amazon Studios. Rumors about Amazon’s interest in acquiring MGM for between $7-10 billion began in early May 2021. Amazon and…
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Hub: Consumers Seem to be Most Familiar With Streaming Services That Offer Genre-Focused Content
With new streaming services popping up all over the place, brand recognition is key in attracting subscribers. A new study by Hub Research shows that a surprising amount of streaming services aren’t as well-known as you’d think. Consumers seem pretty confident when it comes to knowing about Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services that have…
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FilmRise Enters Deal to Produce Two Feature Films, Plus Distribution for 20+ Holiday Titles
FilmRise has signed a deal with Los Angeles-based Nicely Entertainment to produce two new holiday movies for distribution in the U.S. – “Sappy Holiday” starring Vanessa Sears (“The Last Man”) and John McLaren (“Heartland”) and “Snowball Effect.” The multifaceted deal also includes distribution rights for two new, never released productions from Nicely, “Adeline” starring John…
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WNBA League Pass to Increase Price for the First Time Since Launch
Heading into its 26th season, the Women’s National Basketball Association is raising the price of its WNBA League Pass streaming service for the first time since its 2016 launch. Andrew Joe Potter at The Score broke the news on Twitter: Last year, during the league’s 25th anniversary season, WNBA League Pass streamed more than 110…
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Ukraine President Zelensky’s ‘Servant of the People’ is Back on Netflix
The political comedy Servant of the People, starring the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, is back on Netflix. US audiences can now watch the first season. “You asked and it’s back!” Netflix wrote in a tweet Wednesday morning. “Servant of the People is once again available on Netflix in The US. The 2015 satirical comedy…
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Netflix is Testing Charging Subscribers for Password Sharing
Netflix is planning a new test that would address password sharing. The company will be launching and testing two new features for members in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru who share their accounts with additional users outside of their homes. “We’ve always made it easy for people who live together to share their Netflix account,…
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YouTube TV is Testing a New Guide as it Gears Up for More Interface Improvements
Some YouTube TV users are noticing an update in the design of their grid guide on the live TV streaming service. A subscriber posted a photo of their screen, shown below, in a Facebook group for YouTube TV users, showing a checkmark on the titles in their library, a description of the selected show with…
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March Madness: How to Watch the Men’s First Four on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More
March Madness has arrived as 8 teams compete in the First Four to secure a spot in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. The play-in round of the tournament will feature 3 conference champions: Texas Southern (SWAC), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Southland), and Bryant (NEC). The play-in game began in…
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How to Watch the 2022 Men’s NIT First Round on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More on March 16
With the First Four of March Madness tipping off, college basketball fans across the world are sure to have their brackets busted but that isn’t March’s only tournament. The First Round of the Men’s National Invitation Tournament (NIT) tips off with 32 teams competing in 16 single-elimination games. Established in 1938, originally the NIT was…
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RedBox to Premiere ‘Johnny & Clyde’ the Same Day as Theaters
RedBox has obtained North American rights to the upcoming gritty drama Johnny & Clyde coming to theaters later this year. With this new deal, the film will be available day-and-date in Redbox kiosks and on demand. The film stars Avan Jogia, Ajani Russell, and Megan Fox among others. “Fans of dark, gritty action movies are going to…
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March Madness: How to Watch the Women’s First Four on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More on March 17
March Madness has finally arrived for NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball. For the first time, the tournament will carry the March Madness banner and the field will be expanded to 68-teams with a First Four play-in round. Conference champions Incarnate Word (Southland) and Longwood (Big South) are making their tournament debuts and will be playing…
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Netflix is Bringing More Dr. Seuss Stories to Streaming
Netflix has announced that it has expanded its partnership with Dr. Suess Enterprises to bring some of the most iconic Dr. Seuss stories to life with five new animated series and specials. The new content will be based on titles like Horton Hears a Who!; The Sneetches; One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; and Wacky Wednesday, and…
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Marquee TV Arts On Demand Channel Launches on Prime Video Channels
Marquee TV, the streaming service for arts and culture, is now available on Amazon Prime Video Channels. Marquee TV is the now the first and only Prime Video Channel dedicated to the performing arts. “By joining Prime Video Channels, Marquee TV is making it easier and more affordable than ever to experience the best in…
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Report: Peacock Finalizing Deal to Stream 18 MLB Games
Opening Day for the 2022 Major League Baseball season is less than a month away and cord cutters may be able to watch live games on Peacock, according to the Wall Street Journal. The league and NBCUniversal’s streaming platform are finalizing a deal that will bring Sunday Morning Baseball to the platform, from the report:…
