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By 2027, Smart Phones Will Be Required to Have Replaceable Batteries
The European Council has made a decision regarding a regulation proposed earlier this year mandating smartphones come equipped with replaceable batteries. The Council ruled in favor of the regulation, which also extends to all types of batteries including smartphones, electric vehicles, industrial batteries, and electric bikes. Starting in 2027, all manufacturers will need to comply…
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Paramount+ is Offering 25% Off For Life Deal to Military Members
Good news if you missed Paramount+’s 25% off for live offer for military members. Previously Paramount+ had announced this deal would in earlier this month. Now they have extended the offer and removed any mention of a deadline. With this deal, you will get access to 1883, 1923, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, RuPaul’s Drag…
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Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Is Closer To Becoming a Reality As Amazon Takes a Massive Step Forward
In October of 2022, Amazon announced their Project Kuiper would launch more than 3,000 satellites into low-earth orbit to offer an Amazon-branded home internet service. Now Amazon has announced that they will start building satellites this year with the hopes of launching them in 2024. To do this, Amazon has secured a deal with ULA,…
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Stream Discovery+ for Free With Sling TV This Weekend Only
If you’re looking for a way to stream Discovery+ for free then Sling TV has you covered. Subscribers to the affordable streaming service can take advantage of the streamer’s latest Discovery+ for free from Thursday, July 13th to Sunday, July 16. Over the four-day period, Sling subscribers can watch all of the Discovery+ content without…
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Disney+ Is Still Not Profitable & A Price Hike Is Coming
This may surprise many as Disney+, and Paramount+ are extremely popular, but both services are still not profitable. Disney+ currently has about 161 million subscribers as of the 1st quarter of 2023. Paramount+ has about 60 million subscribers as of the 1st quarter of 2023. These services are not alone as most cord cutting services…
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Netflix’s U.S. Catalog Now Comprised of 55% Original Content
Netflix recently celebrated its ten-year anniversary of debuting original content. Starting with deliverable DVDs and moving on to streaming, the platform has since produced a vast number of original titles. As reported by Whats On Netflix, there are 6,621 films, television series, mini-series, and special programs available on the streaming service, 3,657 of which are…
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Research Report Shows U.S. Streamers Subscribe to 3.8 Services – How Many Do You Subscribe To?
A new study released by Horowitz Research takes a look at streaming platform trends across 2,200 viewers 18 or older. Horowitz Research is one of the leading providers of consumer market research and specializes in media, content, and technology. Its latest report titled State of Media, Entertainment, & Tech: Viewing Behaviors 2023 shows U.S. households…
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MLB Wants The Court to Cancel Bally Sports TV Contracts For The Diamondbacks
Bally Sports and the Diamondbacks have until the 17th to come to an agreement or risk losing their TV rights. Now new court filings by MLB and DIRECTV make it look like Bally Sports and the Diamondbacks will not come to a new deal. In a filing yesterday, both DIRECTV and MLB asked the court…
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Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Writers & Actors Aren’t Being “Realistic”
The WGA strike has been ongoing since May 2nd. As of midnight last night, major studios still had yet to offer an acceptable deal to SAG-AFTRA, exceeding the extended period of contract negotiations without finalizing a new agreement. SAG-AFTRA members have already nearly unanimously voted in favor of a strike ahead of last night’s negotiation…
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Tubi Responds to Rumors It Will Start Charging a $9.99 Subscription Fee
Tubi is one of the largest free ad-supported streaming services. With hundreds of live channels and tens of thousands of on-demand titles, it has a loyal following. Recently rumors started to fly around that Tubi would start charging a $9.99 subscription fee. Now Tubi has publicly come out to say no these reports are not…
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ACC Football & Basketball Games Are Coming to The CW Free OTA TV
Today Nexstar announced that it will air 50 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football and basketball games as part of a new contract. This contract will start this fall on September 9th and is a major win for CW Sports, a growing player in the world of sports. In total, there will be 13 college football…
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FOX’s Fall Lineup is Getting More Reality in The Face of Writers’ & Actors’ Strike
A growing number of networks are scheduling a reality-infused fall season lineup as the writers’ strike wages on and the actors’ strike looms. CBS and NBC have already unveiled their unscripted fall season schedules. FOX is following suit and recently released its own fall schedule mostly featuring reality-based and unscripted programs. Some animated series and…
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Actors Have Gone On Strike Strike Joining The Writers Putting The Future of TV In Doubt
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) today announced that after their contract expired last night at midnight PT they have officially gone on strike. This means actors have joined the writers on strike. SAG-AFTRA members voted in favor of striking last month, and since then, hundreds of actors signed a letter stating they are prepared to…
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Apple TV’s Upcoming tvOS 17 Beta is Now Available For All
Apple TV has begun beta testing of its tvOS 17 update and it’s available to try out now. You need to be a member of the Apple Beta Software Program to test out the upgrade and can sign up with your Apple ID and password to participate in this and future beta testing rollouts. The…
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Netflix’s US Catalog Ranks Just 87th Out of 96 Countries – Who Has The Best Catalog?
Netflix is one of the most popular streaming platforms worldwide, but not all Netflix is the same. Copyright laws vary from country to country, making each content library different. Which country has the best selection? The most titles? Looking at Netflix content in the U.S. compared to the UK, there’s a clear champ among viewing…
