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The Catchy Comedy Network Honors John Amos with Special ‘Good Times’ Tribute Episodes
Catchy Comedy Network is celebrating the life and career of legendary actor John Amos with a special lineup of tribute episodes from his iconic role in Good Times. The tribute kicks off Wednesday, October 2nd at 6 PM ET | 3 PM PT, and continues through Thursday and Friday at the same time. Fans of…
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Bundling and Balancing: TiVo’s Latest Video Trends Report Reveals Shift Towards Industry Consolidation
As the streaming industry navigates economic headwinds, TiVo’s Q2 2024 Video Trends Report highlights a major shift in how consumers are approaching their entertainment subscriptions. According to the report, which surveyed over 4,000 adults across the U.S. and Canada, people are pulling back on entertainment spending, favoring bundled services and ad-supported models over standalone subscriptions.…
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The New Echo Show 5 is On Sale For Just $49.99 For Amazon’s Big Sale
Did you miss out on Amazon’s Black Friday sale? The good news as Amazon has brought back a few of the deals at their Black Friday price. This includes the new 2023 Echo Show 5. Right now, they are at the lowest price ever. Right now, you can get the brand new 2023 Echo Show…
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Roku Backdrops Are Now Rolling Out As a New Feature to Roku TV Owners
Roku is giving its users a new way to experience their TVs, even when they’re not streaming. The company has started rolling out “Roku Backdrops,” a feature that transforms idle screens into personalized art galleries. These backdrops had been announced earlier this year but are now finally rolling out. With Backdrops, users can choose from…
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Sling TV Freestream Adds 16 New Channels Including The Dick Van Dyke Show & Nash Bridge Channels
Sling TV’s free, ad-supported streaming service Freestream officially added another 16 new live free channels this week to its growing lineup of free channels. Since launching the service, DISH has been ramping up the number of channels on Freestream, which is separate from its pay service, Sling TV, or parent DISH’s satellite service. These so-called…
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New California Law Combats Disappearing Digital Purchases
California’s latest law AB 2426 was signed into effect by Governor Gavin Newson to help protect consumers from “disappearing purchases,” reported by The Verge. The law doesn’t take effect until next year, but it will ban digital businesses from using terms like “buy” or “purchase” for any digital media that a customer gets a license…
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Bally Sports Drops TV Rights to 2 More MLB Teams As Its Bankruptcy Continues
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story misstated the number of teams that would be dropped in 2025. That is currently up in the air. Diamond Sports Group, the owner of the Bally Sports regional sports networks, has announced a downsizing of its Major League Baseball coverage. The company, currently broadcasting games for 12…
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Fubo Adds Two New Channels
Family Entertainment Television, the parent company of family-friendly networks FETV and FMC, announced today that both channels are now available on FuboTV, a leading sports-first live TV streaming platform. This partnership significantly expands the reach of both networks, adding over one million subscribers to their viewership base. “We’re delighted to partner with Fubo to bring…
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YouTube TV’s New Feature, Amazon’s Big Sale, & More – Cord Cutting Today
Today in Cord Cutting Today for October 2, 2024 we take a look at some of the biggest stories in the world of cord cutting including: CNN Launches a New Subscription Streaming Service & A Paywall On Its Website. You can find links to each video below this video. CNN Launches a New Subscription Service…
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Everything Coming To, Staying On, and Leaving Plex For October 2024
Plex is a free streaming service with a lot of solid content. Here’s a list of everything Plex has debuting in October, staying in October, and leaving in October. New on Plex in October Still Streaming on Plex in October Leaving Plex in October
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Make Watching Football Better on YouTube TV By Changing This One Setting
With football back once again, having a video stream with lower lag is going to be clutch. YouTube TV will permanently reduce that broadcast delay that once plagued your video stream. This will let you watch the game as close to real-time as possible, reducing the delay. YouTube TV originally introduced this feature last year,…
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Spectrum Elevates Streaming: Free Peacock Premium Now Included for Subscribers in New NBCUniversal Deal
Spectrum is now giving its subscribers even more value by offering free access to Peacock Premium as part of a new multi-year partnership with NBCUniversal. This deal, announced today, not only renews Spectrum’s carriage of NBCUniversal’s popular networks but also brings the streaming service to Spectrum TV Select customers at no additional cost. For streaming…
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Frndly TV Reaches a Deal to Keep Great American Family
After days of worrying that the Great American Family (GAF) would leave Frndly TV on October 1st, we now have good news: The network has apparently reached a deal to stay on Frndly TV. Last Sunday, GAF took the unusual step of publicly announcing the potential disruption through on-screen messages running on Frndly TV. Now…
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Five Cable TV Networks That Are Most Likely to Shut Down in the Second Half of 2024, Including Freeform & Boomerang – Updated October 2024
A lot has happened in 2024 impacting the future of many cable TV networks. These events have forced some cable TV networks to make dramatic changes including Adult Swim, which starts at 5 PM on Cartoon Network. Warner Bros. Discovery has rebranded TruTV as a sports network. Boomerang has suddenly found its parent company launching…
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Pluto TV Adds Another Live Channel Today
October is here and one of the largest free ad-supported streaming services are adding a ton of content. This includes a channel that Pluto TV didn’t announce with the addition of Pluto TV Swat with 24/7 police content. This comes as Pluto TV also added 13 new channels that have already been announced to be…
