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Netflix is Testing a Linear Channel in France
Netflix is testing a linear channel with scheduled programming for the first time, in France. The channel began rolling out in select areas on November 5, via the Netflix website, and will expand to more of France over the coming months. The channel is called Direct, according to a report from Variety, and features French,…
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Pluto TV Reaches 28.4 Million Monthly Active Users in the US
In its quarterly earnings release today, ViacomCBS announced that its free streaming service, Pluto TV, has reached 28.4 domestic million monthly active users. That number is up 57% year over year. The ad supported streaming service also more than doubled it advertising revenue in Q3. Globally, Pluto TV continues to grow as well. Pluto YV…
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ViacomCBS ‘On Track’ to Launch Paramount+ in Early 2021, Shows Streaming Growth
ViacomCBS today reported its third quarter results, sharing that its streaming and digital video revenue was up 56% year over year, reaching $636 million in Q3. After completing a merger in December 2019, the company focused on its streaming services – Pluto TV, CBS All Access, and Showtime – now commenting that the “the combined…
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Here’s What’s New on Disney+ November 2020
November on Disney+ brings more than the ongoing episodes of The Mandalorian every Friday. While that might be the biggest not-to-miss series on the platform right now, there are lots of other great options when it comes to family entertainment. Now that it’s November, you can expect to see the holiday movies start piling up,…
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NBC and ViacomCBS Join Discovery in Expressing Concern Over T-Mobile Content Distribution
Earlier today, Discovery CEO David Zaslav mentioned during the company’s Q3 earnings call that he took issue with the way T-Mobile designed the channel lineups for its new streaming services. Zaslav was “very surprised” to see Discovery owned channels on the Vibe plan but missing from the TVision Live plans. ViacomCBS followed suit, saying that…
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Roku Reaches 46 Million Active Accounts
In its Q3 earnings report, Roku has announced that it added 2.9 million active accounts for the quarter, reaching 46 million active accounts total, a 43% increase year over year. Roku device sales also increased year over year by 57% with sales more than doubling in Canada and the UK. “Q3 was the strongest quarter…
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Tegna Will Bring its Live Local News to Fire TV with Launch of New Apps
Today Tegna announced apps for its OTT streaming stations are headed for Amazon Fire TV. The apps are set to hit the devices sometime in 2020. Tegna also announced an update for its Roku apps finished rolling out today, giving viewers an enhanced experience. Tegna’s OTT station apps give viewers free, ad-supported access to live…
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Peacock Will Stream Winter Olympics Sports Coverage
Peacock announced today that NBC Sports Gold’s “Snow Pass” will be moving to Peacock Premium this month. The programming will complement coverage of the sports on NBC, NBCSN, and Olympic Channel. On Peacock, you’ll find live and on-demand coverage of seven winter sports including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, Nordic combined, ski jumping,…
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Discovery Will Announce Its Upcoming Streaming Service in December
We’ve been hearing about Discovery’s plan to launch a streaming service that would feature content from across its portfolio of brands since November 2019. Now, Discovery CEO David Zaslav says we’ll finally get an update on the service next month. During today’s Q3 earnings call, Zaslav said “The whole company has been focused on this,…
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Cinedigm Reports Record-Breaking Ad Revenue Growth
Cinedigm announced it set a new company record with a 29% growth in revenue across its ad-supported streaming channels from September to October 2020. It also reset its record for revenue year over year, up 148% compared to last October. Cinedigm’s revenue growth can b attributed in part to more people staying at home and…
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Vooks Enters Partnership to Stream Animated Storybooks on HappyKids
Storybook streaming platform Vooks and Future Today have entered a partnership to stream animated storybooks on the HappyKids channel, one of the top 10 free Kids channels on Roku and Fire TV. Vooks content will join more than 55,000 family-friendly movies already in the HappyKids library including TV shows and educational videos. “The pandemic has…
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Discovery Says T-Mobile Shouldn’t Be Including Its Channels on Low-Cost Plan
T-Mobile’s TVision streaming app launched just a few days ago, but there’s already tension surrounding the app. Discovery is taking issue with how T-Mobile packaged its channels for the app’s plan. In today’s Q3 earnings call, Discovery CEO David Zaslav commented on Discovery-owned channels showing up in the low cost Vibe plan, saying the company…
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T-Mobile Inherits Sprints $200 Million FCC Fine in Lifeline Investigation
T-Mobile has agreed to pay a $200 million penalty imposed by the Federal Communications Commission for an investigation into Sprint’s compliance with the Lifeline telephone service. Now that Sprint is absorbed into T-Mobile, the Un-Carrier is strapped with paying the fine. In 2019, the FCC accused Sprint of collecting monthly subsidies from 885,000 Lifeline subscribers…
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Crackle Announces New Originals ‘Heroes of Lucha Libre,’ ‘Breaking Beauty,’ and More in November 2020
Crackle Plus has announced its new lineup of titles coming to Crackle this month, and included are some brand new world premieres of Crackle Originals. Plus, check out popular movies new to the streaming service, including The Big Short with an A-list cast starring Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, and Marisa Tomei.…
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‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 Almost Did as Well as Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ 3 on Opening Weekend
Season 2 of Disney’s The Mandalorian dropped last Friday October 30, and its opening weekend numbers show it did even better than the first season’s release. The anticipation of a second season after viewers had time to discover the first plays a role in the success of season 2, along with Disney+’s growing subscriber base.…
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