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Roku Introduces Its First Cloud DVR Features with Addition of Peacock to Premium Subscriptions
Roku customers in the U.S. can now sign up for a Peacock Premium Plus subscription through The Roku Channel, and the subscription includes two new features to use while watching live TV and sports. With a Peacock Premium Plus subscription, you’ll get access to live sports and events including the NBA, Major League Baseball, WNBA,…
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Oprah Partners with Amazon for Her Podcast, TV Show & Book Club
Amazon and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Entertainment have signed a deal to bring The Oprah Podcast on audio and video to Amazon’s Wondery. Beginning in July, the podcast will air two new episodes per week. Wondery will bring The Oprah Podcast to Amazon platforms including Prime Video, Amazon Music, Fire TV Channels, and Audible. The podcast will also…
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DIRECTV is Expanding the MiEspañol Genre Pack
DIRECTV announced a major expansion of the MiEspañol Spanish-language genre pack. Telemundo affiliates in 82 Markets are being added to the genre pack, giving DIRECTV customers in those markets the ability to stream Telemundo content for the first time. With the expansion, MiEspañol will reach around 98% of all U.S. Hispanic TV homes. The expansion…
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DIRECTV Launches on Meta Headsets and You Can Use It for Free
DIRECTV announced today that it will launch its app on Meta Quest headsets, bringing its live TV and on-demand content into a virtual reality experience. The DIRECTV app is now available in the Meta Horizon Store and in Meta Horizon TV. The app is available on Meta Quest 3 and 3S, Meta Quest 2, and…
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Fubo’s Multiview Feature is Coming to Select LG TVs
Fubo announced today that its multiview feature will soon be available on select LG TVs. With the feature, Fubo subscribers can stream up to four live channels simultaneously. The feature is fully customizable and, unlike the multiview feature on some other streamers, any channel from the lineup can be added to the multiview screen. That…
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Roku and Samsung Account for Over 50% of Connected TVs
A recent report shows that just two operating systems make up over 50% of devices used to watch online content in U.S. households. Roku accounts for 28% of connected devices and Samsung makes up 23%. Parks Associates’ latest US household research comes from the Streaming Video Tracker. The data shows that Amazon Fire TV, LG webOS,…
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Pluto TV Brings Back the Modus Super Series Darts Channel
Pluto TV has brought back the Modus Super Series channel, covering weekly darts competitions. With the Modus Super Series channel, you’ll get 24/7 Darts, including live coverage of the Pluto TV Modus Super Series tournament, six days a week, 50 weeks a year. Plus plenty of exclusive darts content, with news, views and interviews with…
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Xfinity is Celebrating Its Customers with a 3 Week Member Event
Today, Comcast’s Xfinity launched its Xfinity Member Celebration, giving customers three weeks of bonus benefits, sweepstakes, and exclusive experiences through May 10. Normally, Xfinity members get weekly perks like movie giveaways, $1 rentals, and exclusive merch, with offers updated every Thursday. During the celebration, Xfinity is offering more benefits to enjoy across entertainment, sports, streaming,…
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MASN and Spectrum Sign a Multiyear Carriage Agreement
MASN, the regional sports network that airs Baltimore Orioles coverage, has announced a multiyear carriage agreement with Spectrum that will bring Orioles coverage to Spectrum customers in areas of southeastern Maryland and Virginia, and eastern North Carolina. Starting today, Spectrum customers in-market will find MASN on their channel lineup. MASN will offer coverage of every…
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Amazon is Warning Some Users That You Can’t Sideload Apps on the New Fire Stick HD
This week, Amazon announced the upcoming launch of a new Fire TV Stick HD. The new model will run on Amazon’s Vega OS, rather than Android, so most streaming apps will be supported, but users won’t be add third party apps. Now, on the product page to preorder the new Fire Stick, some Amazon customers…