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HBO is Adding Some European Originals to HBO NOW
Today AT&T the new owners of HBO announced that starting tomorrow several of their HBO Europe Original productions will be coming to US subscribers to HBO NOW, HBO GO, and HBO ON Demand. These new programs include ARANYÉLET (GOLDEN LIFE, Hungary) is centered around the Miklósi family, who live a life of luxury in an elite suburb…
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YouTube Is Rolling Out a Dark Mode on Android
Back in March, YouTube announced a new dark theme for mobile and rolled it out to iOS. This new dark theme replaces the typical white background with a dark background that many have been asking for. According to Tech Crunch, the dark theme on YouTube for Android is in the early phases of a gradual…
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MoviePass is Raising Their Price As They Try to Become Profitable
After several outages in the last few weeks that many say was linked to lack of cash today MoviePass announced a few changes to become more profitable. Including a plan to raise the price of their standard plan to $14.95 a month within the next 30 days. “These changes are meant to protect the longevity…
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Season 3 of ‘Stranger Things’ is Delayed Until 2019
Bad news for fans of the Netflix hit original show Stranger Thigns… According to Netflix programming exec Cindy Holland, the 3rd season won’t come out until the summer of 2019. According to Netflix, the delay is because they want to make the show “bigger and better” than in the second season. With more special effects and more locations. This…
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5 Tips to Help You Get the Most from Sling TV
Over the last three years, Sling TV has slowly been adding new features to make the service even better. Yet many new and old subscribers may not know everything Sling TV has to offer. If you are a long-time Sling TV subscriber, you may already know these options. Yet with the rapid growth of cord…
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PlayStation Vue Will Be Down Tonight for Maintenance
Recently Sony announced that late tonight they will be taking their PlayStation Network offline for maintenance. The outage should last about 30 minutes and will start at 12 AM Eastern on August 1, 2018. Sony has not announced exactly what they are working on, but it is expected that they are working on improving the…
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Here is Everything Coming to The Roku Channel in August 2018
Here is Everything Coming to The Roku Channel in August 2018: The Matrix (1999) The Matrix Reloaded (2003) The Matrix Revolutions (2003) 1-800-Missing (TV Series, 2003) 50 First Dates (2004) A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010) Bewitched (TV Series, 1964) Freedom Writers (2007) Good Times (1974) Hell’s Kitchen (TV Series, 2005) How It Should Have Ended (TV Series, 2005) I Dream Of Jeannie (1965) Jury Duty (1995) Madonna:…
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Here is Everything New on Britbox in August 2018
Here is Everything New on Britbox in August 2018: August 1st: The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco – (BritBox Original Premiere) – Set during the unmistakable social change of the mid 1950’s, BritBox’s very first original series, The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco. Picking up in 1956, the follow-up to The Bletchley Circle (2012-14 ITV/ PBS), the new series finds two of the original…
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Netflix is Working On More Faith & Family Based Shows
Recently there has been pushback from some Netflix subscribers saying the faith and family based programming has lately been lacking. Especially with Disney programming leaving in 2019 many have wondered what Netflix will do to replace that family friendly content. Now Netflix announced that they plan to expand their faith and family based original programing. “It…
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Amazon Is Putting an End to TV Pilots
For years Amazon has released pilot episodes of potential new shows to see how the public responded. Very few of them were picked up and now Amazon Studio’s new head is shutting them down. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly Jennifer Salke, the head of Amazon Studio, said, “I’d never say ‘never’ but that…
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T-Mobile is Spending $3.5 Billion on New 5G Network Gear
Today T-Mobile announced a deal with Nokia for $3.5 billion worth of 5G network gear according to Reuters. T-Mobile said this deal was part of their efforts to be the first with a nationwide 5G service in the United States. A few weeks ago T-Mobile’s CEO John Legere laid out his plans for 5G home…
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Amazon Prime Video is About to Get a Major Upgrade
One of the main complaints about Amazon Prime Video is the user interface. Many have struggled to find what content was included with their subscription and sometimes it was even hard to find the content you owned. Now Amazon’s new head of Amazon Studio Jennifer Slake has announced that Prime Video’s user interface is about…
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5 Tips to Help You Get the Most from PlayStation Vue
PlayStation Vue has several great features that make using the service so much better. After talking with some PlayStation Vue subscribers recently, I was surprised by how few of them take advantage of everything PlayStation Vue has to offer. If you are a long-time PlayStation Vue subscriber, you may already know these options. Yet with…
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AMC Just Bought Acorn TV & The Urban Movie Channel
Today AMC Networks just announced a deal to buy Rober Johnson RLJ Entertainment the parent company behind subscription services Acorn TV and the Urban Movie Channel. AMC already had a part ownership of RLJ Entertainment with a 30.1% share. Now AMC is spending $65 million to shareholders of RLJ common stock in a transaction that…
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Walmart’s New Streaming Service Will Be for “Middle America”
This week it was announced that Walmart has hired cable-industry veteran Mark Greenberg to launch a new subscription video service. According to the Wall Street Journal, the new service is being built to be the Netflix of “Middle America.” Walmart is hoping to diversify and take on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video with a…
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