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Round Up: The Best Early Black Friday Deals at Best Buy
It’s like Christmas came early this year with Best Buy’s lineup of Early Black Friday Deals, and we’ve got the best ones rounded up in one convenient place. This can be your one-stop holiday shop for all the electronic devices and TVs you’ll need for yourself and as gifts this holiday season. Plus, Best Buy…
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Hulu Will Drop Sinclair Owned Regional Sports Networks, Including Marquee and YES Network, Tomorrow
Hulu is the next streaming service to lose regional sports networks, according to emails being sent out to subscribers. “Starting October 23, 2020, we will no longer have the rights to distribute a number of Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) that were previously included in our Live TV plans,” Hulu says in a Help Center post.…
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AT&T Lost 627,000 Video Subscribers in Q3
AT&T reported today that it lost 590,000 premium video subscribers in the most recent quarter. AT&T TV Now, the company’s live TV streaming service, lost 37,000 subscribers. The company ended Q3 with 17.1 million premium TV subscribers, down 16.3% year over year. AT&T TV Now is currently at 683,000 subscribers, down 40.3% year over year.…
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HBO Max Reaches 8.6 Million Subscribers
In today’s AT&T Q3 earnings call, the company announced that total HBO and HBO Max subscriptions have reached 38 million in the US and 57 million worldwide. HBO Max subscriptions have more than doubled, the company says, with 8.6 million users activating the service. The company has invested $600 million in HBO Max in the…
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Boost Mobile Launches Limited Time Deal for $10 Mobile Plan
Boost Mobile announced today a limited time offer for wireless plans starting at just $10/month. “Now more than ever, Americans are looking for ways to reduce their budgets without sacrificing on necessities,” said Andrea Henderson, head of marketing, Boost Mobile. “Our new plans enable a large segment of Americans, many still at home on Wi-Fi…
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STIRR Adds Four New Channels to Its Free Lineup, Ahead of the 2020 Election
With just two weeks left before Election Day, STIRR is bringing four new channels to its free streaming lineup to help viewers get the information they need to stay up to date on the candidates, election events, national and state races, and the results. Today, STIRR launched dedicated channels for both presidential candidates – a Trump…
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This is the End for Quibi
Just last month, we reported that Quibi founders were exploring options for the future of Quibi, including a potential sale of the mobile-first streaming service. Now, it looks like the service is out of options and founder Jeffrey Katzenberg is letting investors know that Quibi will shutting down. A report from The Information this week…
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Roku Set Up is Free, Don’t Fall for These User Scams
For a while now, there have been fake websites aiming to scam people who are Googling how to set up their Roku. Unfortunately, they actually get a lot of people who fall for them. The scam goes something like this: a new Roku user searches the web for instructions on how to set up their…
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Sling is Launching Big Ten Network
Big Ten Football is back and Sling is helping football fans keep up with their favorite teams by adding Big Ten Network. Back in December, Sling shared that NBTN would be added to its channel lineup ahead of the 2020-2021 college football season, after the channel was removed from Sling’s parent company Dish during a…
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Netflix is Getting a Bizarre Competition Show Hosted by Rainn Wilson
Have you ever wondered how far a frog can jump or if dogs make good dance partners? You’ll soon be able to find out as Netlfix is releasing its new docuseries We Are the Champions, featuring some of the most unusual competitions around the world. Rainn Wilson is putting his talents to good use as…
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Amazon Makes it Easier to Go Hands Free with Fire TV
Amazon announced today some new features for controlling your Fire TV with Alexa-enabled devices. With the updates, Fire TV users can ditch the remote and use voice commands to find, launch, and watch content. Hands-free pairings now enable: Echo Show-like experiences: Leverage the biggest screen in your home when using popular Alexa experiences and skills hands-free.…
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Netflix is Planning a 2-Day StreamFest Event Where You Can Watch For Free
Netflix is looking for new creative ways to promote the streaming service, and apparently, it’s next one will be a 2-day period where non-customers can stream for free. According to code snippets in the latest version of its Android app which were pointed out by Mishaal Rahman, the streamer is hosting a StreamFest beginning Dec.…
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‘The Mandalorian’ Just Dropped a Special Look Trailer for Season 2
The Mandalorian just released a new special look trailer ahead of the Season 2 premiere on October 30. It doesn’t give too much away in terms of storyline, but it does give us a new look into the next chapter as The Mandalorian continues his quest to return Baby Yoda back to his kind. New…
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Netflix Reaches 195 Million Subscribers, Missing Subscriber Forecast for Q3
Netflix has just announced its Q3 results, showing that the streamer added 2.2 million subscribers for the quarter and reaching 195.15 million global subscribers in total by September 30. This quarter’s addition was slightly lower than the company’s estimated 2.6 million growth. The company noted that the slowdown in growth was due to an incredibly…
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Sony’s ‘Happiest Season’ Skips Theaters to Go Straight to Hulu
Another movie is skipping theaters to go straight to streaming this holiday season. Hulu has distribution rights to Sony’s “Happiest Season” in the US, with Sony Pictures keeping rights in all other countries. The film, starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis, will premiere on November 25 as a Hulu Original. Clea DuVall directed the…
