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DISH Acquires Boost Mobile, Launches Two New Offers
DISH announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Boost Mobile in a deal for $1.4 billion. With this deal, DISH officially enters the retail wireless market, serving more than nine million customers. “Today, we are proud to welcome hundreds of employees, thousands of independent retailers, and millions of customers to the DISH family,”…
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Peacock Will Carry Paramount Content from ViacomCBS At Launch
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, announced today an agreement with ViacomCBS to stream Paramount movies and TV shows. When Peacock launches on July 15, viewers will have access to Ray Donovan, The Affair, Charmed (beginning in October), Undercover Boss, The Game, Everybody Hates Chris, and Real Husbands of Hollywood. In addition, premium films from Paramount’s library will stream on Peacock in limited exclusivity windows throughout…
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ATSC 3.0 Launches in Salt Lake City
Sinclair and Nexstar have announced that NextGen TV has launched on four local TV stations in Salt Lake City, Utah. KUTV (CBS), KTVX (ABC), KUCW (CW) and KJZZ-TV (Ind) have launched ATSC 3.0. “We’re excited to bring this significant innovation to Salt Lake City, forever changing the way we use and think of broadcast television,”…
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Philo Adds getTV and INSP Channel to Its Lineup
Philo customers are getting two new additions to their streaming lineup. The announcement about INSP joining the streaming service came to subscribers in this email: Philo, Here We Come! Cord cutters! Philo subscribers! INSP fans! Announcing a new way to watch your favorite INSP shows! From Gunsmoke to The Waltons to INSP originals, you can…
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Roku Adds the Peloton App to the Channel Store
Roku announced today the addition of the Peloton App to the Roku Channel Store. Roku users can now add the channel and enjoy studio-style workouts from the comfort of home, with or without a Peloton bike. Existing Peloton customers can access the app with their credentials. New members can sign up using Roku Pay. “As…
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Amazon is Giving Echo Show Customers a Free Year of Food Network Kitchen
Amazon announced it’s giving new and existing Echo Show customers a free one-year subscription to Food Network Kitchen starting June 30. Earlier this spring the company gave this offer to Fire TV and Fire Tablet users and is now extending the complimentary content to Echo Show customers as well. Here’s how to redeem the offer…
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fuboTV Drops Turner Networks, Announces Price Increase
fuboTV is making some changes to its channel lineup and, with those changes, will come a price increase. “Sometimes to help us bring you new channels at the best value, and to deliver premium features like live sports in 4K, we need to remove other channels and adjust subscription prices,” fubo said in an email…
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ESPN+ Will Raise Its Price to $5.99 in August
ESPN+ will be the next streaming service to see a price hike, according to a report from The Verge today. In August, the price of ESPN+ will go up to $5.99/month, up from $4.99/month, while the cost of an annual subscription will remain the same at $49.99/year. Subscribers who are paying $4.99/month will be able…
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Here’s What’s Coming to Tubi in July
The Fox-owned streaming service Tubi recently announced a full new lineup of content set to debut during the summer and fall. July is slated for a list of new movies as well, including The Machinist, Concussion, and Labor Day. In the mood for something a little more lighthearted? Try a classic like Night at the…
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Amazon is Being Sued for Copyright Infringement
Amazon is the target of a lawsuit in New York, alleging that the company has distributed copyrighted videos without licenses. Ralf Hartmann, former CEO of CP Medien, filed the complaint against Amazon, according to a report from Law Street. A CP Medien subsidiary, Capella Films, sold rights to several films to Hartmann, including Austin Powers:…
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TiVo Stream 4K Launch Price is Extended Through July
The TiVo Stream 4K launched back in May with an introductory price of $49.99. Now TiVo announced it’s extending that price through July 30, while supplies last. The deal was recently extended without any announcement from the company. After the special launch price, the device will go up to its normal cost of $69.99. Here’s…
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FloSports Signs a Deal to Stream NCAA Hockey Next Year
FloSports has announced a multi-year partnership with the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) to stream every regular season and postseason event hosted by a CCHA member school live and on-demand on FloHockey. This deal will go into effect with the 2021-2022 season. The partnership will provide streaming coverage of 150 regular-season games, including all 84 regular-season match-ups…
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YouTube TV Adds ViacomCBS Channels, Announces Price Increase
Today, YouTube TV is adding eight ViacomCBS channels to its lineup. The new channels include: BET, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount, TV Land, and VH1. YouTube announced in May that a group of ViacomCBS channels would be added this summer, in two phases. In total, there will be 14 new channels added to the…
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Pluto TV Will Air 31 TV & Movie Marathons Throughout July
Pluto TV announced today “31 Marathons in 31 Days,” a series of nightly marathons of classic and fan favorite shows and movies for July. Throughout the month of July, Pluto TV will stream themed marathons of shows and movies including Walker Texas Ranger, Married with Children, Baywatch, Family Feud, The Walking Dead, Star Trek and more. Look…
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AT&T Expands 5G Coverage to 28 New Markets
AT&T has announced that its 5G wireless network is now available in 28 additional markets and now reaches 179 million people. With this launch, AT&T’s wireless plans for consumers and businesses are in 355 markets in the US. AT&T has also enabled dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) in some areas. The technology allows carriers to share…
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