Author: Jess Barnes
Recent Post:
-
Top Cable and Pay TV Providers Lost 1.23 Million Customers in Q2
The largest pay TV providers in the U.S. lost about 1,230,000 net video customers in the second quarter of 2021, according to Leichtman Research Group. That number includes 587,649 cable losses from Comcast, Charter, Cox, Altice, Mediacom, Atlantic Broadband, and Cable One. Another 698,000 losses came from AT&T TV Premium TV, Dish TV, Verizon FiOS,…
-
ViacomCBS and Comcast Team Up for a New Streaming Service in Europe
ViacomCBS and Comcast announced today plans to launch a new streaming service in over 20 European markets. The service, SkyShowtime, will include content from NBCUniversal, Sky, and ViacomCBS portfolio of brands, including titles from SHOWTIME, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Paramount+ Originals, Sky Studios, Universal Pictures, and Peacock. News of the partnership between ViacomCBS and Comcast…
-
Pluto TV is Adding Six New Channels To Its Free Streaming Lineup
Pluto TV is expanding its channel lineup again. With these new channels, Pluto TV users will have free, 24/7 access to happenings in the sleepy town of Mayberry, NC; the most mysterious crime cases from across the pond, threats of bank robberies and other happenings in the Wild West, and more. Here are the new…
-
Roku Adds Spectrum App Back to Roku Channel Store
After not being able to come to an agreement to renew their contract in December 2020, Roku removed the Spectrum TV app from the Roku Channel Store. Today, the app is back. Roku and Charter sent Cord Cutters News a joint statement, saying: “Charter Communications and Roku have reached a mutually beneficial agreement to renew…
-
Redbox Expands Free Streaming Service with Over 100 Hours of Comedy Content
Redbox announced a deal with Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud today that will bring over 100 hours of stand up specials and TV shows to the free streaming service. The lineup includes All-Star Comedy Jam: I’m Still Laughing, All-Star Comedy Jam: Orlando, Gary Own: True Story, Kevin Hart: What Now? All Access, DeRay Davis: Power…
-
IMDb TV is Now Available on Comcast X1 and Flex
Amazon’s free streaming service, IMDb TV, is now available to Comcast X1 and Flex customers. Xfinity customers using X1 and Flex can access the app by saying “IMDb TV” into their Xfinity Voice Remote. With IMDb TV, viewers will get a library of free streaming content, along with originals from Amazon Studios including the docuseries Luke…
-
AT&T TV Becomes DirecTV Stream on August 26: Here’s What You Need to Know
Earlier this month, AT&T announced that it had completed the spinoff of DirecTV, creating a separate video business. Within the new company, all streaming offerings will be under the umbrella of DirecTV Stream. When the announcement was made, there was no launch date for the new DirecTV Stream. Now, the company has updated its website…
-
The Roku Channel Adds 17 New Channels to Its Free Streaming Lineup
In addition to El Rey Network making its way to The Roku Chanel, Roku’s free streaming service announced today 15 more new channels that will start streaming today and one new channel being added Thursday. With the addition of the new channels, The Roku Channel is now home to over 200 free streaming channels. Here…
-
The Roku Channel Will Add El Rey Network on August 17
Roku and Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network are partnering together to launch an exclusive linear channel dedicated to Latinx-infused entertainment on The Roku Channel. The channel will launch Tuesday, August 17. Cinedigm announced earlier this month that it would be reviving El Rey Network for a streaming audience. The ad-supported channel will feature content curated…
-
Paramount Will Release Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins to Streaming Audience on August 17
Paramount will release the movie Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins for on-demand streaming audiences tomorrow, August 17, and on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on October 19. The film was released in theaters on July 23, but Paramount opted for a shorter than normal theatrical window. You can pre-order the movie on Amazon…