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Disney+ Ousts Netflix from Nielsen’s No.1 Spot with ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’
Disney+ finally took the top-ranked spot away from Netflix for the week ending March 28 with the help of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. The MCU series got 628 million minutes of streaming time, beating out Netflix’s top original of the week The Irregulars by more than 200 million minutes. It’s interesting to note…
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MeTV’s ‘Month of Mayberry’ Features Favorite Episodes from ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
Get ready for The Month of Mayberry on MeTV where you’ll be transported back to the front porches and sheriff’s office of the small Southern town in The Andy Griffith Show all month long. Programming kicks off Sunday, May 2 on MeTV with the very first episode of The Andy Griffith Show and the backdoor…
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‘How I Met Your Father’ Series Starring Hilary Duff Headed to Hulu
A spinoff series of the popular 2000’s comedy How I Met Your Mother is coming to Hulu. The streamer has ordered 10 straight-to-series episodes of How I Met Your Father with Hilary Duff set to star as the lead role. The sequel series will be set in the future with Duff’s character Sophie looking back…
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Discovery+ Launches Premium Nature Programming in Honor of Earth Day
Discovery+ announced the launch of its newest collection “Discovery+ Immersions,” a compilation of premium and exclusive long-form nature originals in honor of Earth Day. The collection includes expanded versions of Sunrise Earth and North America, with never-before-seen footage, along with 30-minute to 3-hour feeds of content focusing on different animals and experiences across the planet to…
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Sling TV Expands Locast Integration to Android TV and Android Mobile
Sling TV is making it easier for subscribers who use Locast for locals to see what’s on TV. Sling has expanded its Locast integration and is showing Locast channels in its channel guide on Android TV and Android mobile devices. The Sling TV and Locast integration started in February when a Sling update allowed subscribers…
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Cinedigm Announces Content Partnership with Genius Brands’ Kartoon Channel!
Cinedigm has teamed up with Genius Brands International to bring new content to Kartoon Channel!, a free, ad-supported kids’ and family streaming channel. The content partnership includes Cinedigm providing some of its most popular films and series to Kartoon Channel!, including new movies like Cinderella, Hero Quest featuring the voices of Whoopi Goldberg, Sharon Stone…
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Netflix’s Approach to Curb Password Sharing Won’t be Too Aggressive
Back in March, we reported on Netflix testing ways to crack down on password sharing by sending out a verification code to the account owner’s device. Naturally, this started a buzz among subscribers that wasn’t necessarily well-received. One survey revealed that 78% of cord-cutters share passwords for video streaming services and that 54% of Netflix…
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HBO Max Reaches 44.2 Million Subscribers
In AT&T’s Q1 earnings call today, the company showed a drop in video customers across AT&T TV, U-Verse, and DirecTV, but growth for HBO Max that exceeded market forecasts. The streaming service added 2.7 million subscribers, ending the quarter with 44.2 million subscribers in total. Subscriber additions were boosted by same day movie premieres for…
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AT&T Lost 620,000 Video Subscribers in Q1 2021
AT&T reported its first quarter earnings Thursday morning, showing a loss of 620,000 video customers. That number includes losses from DirecTV, U-Verse, and AT&T TV. AT&T ended the quarter with 15.89 million pay TV customers. AT&T and TPG entered into an agreement to form a new DirecTV in February, which included the sale of 30%…
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Sling Launches DraftKings Channel for Sports Betting
Today, Sling TV launched a new sports betting channel in partnership with DraftKings. Sling subscribers can now turn to the DraftKings Basketball channel to check out game scores and betting odds in real time. Along with the DraftKings Basketball channel, Sling TV will be launching DraftKings Baseball and DraftKings Hockey channels in the coming weeks.…
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Disney’s New Deal With Sony Pictures Means Spider-Man Can Head to Disney+
Sony Pictures announced a major new deal today with Disney that includes streaming and TV rights to Sony Pictures new theatrical releases and earlier titles, including the studio’s Spider-Man films. The deal opens the door for Spider-Man to join other Marvel superheroes on the Disney+ streaming service. “This landmark multi-year, platform-agnostic agreement guarantees the team…
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MLB Talks RSNs Going Direct to Consumer
For cord cutters, streaming America’s National Pastime may become a lot easier in the near future. Earlier this week during a keynote interview at the Stream TV Sports Summit, MLB’s Chief Operations and Strategy Officer Chris Marinak discussed the idea of making Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) games available directly to consumers. “What we’re trying to…
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Celebrate Earth Day with These Free Titles on Tubi
Tubi is helping you celebrate Earth Day on April 22 with a collection of titles honoring our planet, all available for free. The Fox-owned streaming service has total view time surpassing 200 million hours of content streamed each month since April, and 30,000 movies and television shows from over 250 content partners, including every major…
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Consumers Subscribe to 4 Streaming Services on Average
With so many changes in the world, including a global pandemic, and generational changes, a new “Digital Media Trends” survey by Deloitte shows how media conglomerates and entertainment companies can create and develop long-lasting relationships with changing customers. The online survey was conducted in February 2021, with 2,009 US consumers surveyed. With consumers having more…
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Sony May Be Adding Movie Streaming to PlayStation Plus
Update: Sony has confirmed that ‘PlayStation Plus Video Pass’ exists and will be tested in Poland for one year. Sony VP Nick Maguire told Polish website Spider’s Web that the streaming app will be available to PS4 and PS5 owners with an active PS Plus subscription, at no additional cost. Users will have access to 15…
