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fuboTV Reaches 681,721 Subscribers
fuboTV released its Q2 financial results today, announcing that the live TV streaming service has reached 681,721 total subscribers, a 138% increase year over year. Engagement also reached all-time highs with fuboTV customers streaming 245 million hours of content during the quarter, a 148% increase year-over-year. “fuboTV delivered a strong second quarter of 2021 across…
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HBO Renews ‘The White Lotus’ for Season 2
HBO announced today that it has renewed its six part limited series The White Lotus for a second season. The series is currently the top ranking of all the series available on HBO Max and has been a hit with both viewers and critics. The White Lotus is a social satire set at an exclusive…
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FilmRise Will Add Over 300 Titles from Maverick Entertainment
FilmRise has acquired rights to over 300 titles from the Maverick Entertainment library. The deal gives the FilmRise Streaming Network AVOD, including FAST rights, in both the US and Canada. “We couldn’t think of a better partner to align with than Maverick Entertainment, given their leading position in providing content for Black audiences,” said Danny…
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WarnerMedia Makes Deal with AMC for 45 Day Exclusive Theatrical Window
WarnerMedia and AMC have made a deal that will bring back an exclusive 45 day theatrical window for Warner Bros. movies in 2022. The agreement follows a similar deal between WarnerMedia and Cineworld. AMC CEO Adam Aron announced the deal during AMC’s earnings call on Monday. “We’re especially pleased Warner Bros. has decided to move…
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YouTube Expands Safety Features for Kids
Today, YouTube introduced additional protections for users under 18 years old on YouTube and YouTube Kids. The big update will involve privacy settings for minors.YouTube will gradually start adjusting the default upload setting to the most private option for users between 13-17 years old. With that setting, the content uploaded can only been seen by…
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XUMO Adds Garfield, Barney & More to Free Kids TV Lineup
Free streaming service XUMO announced today that it has expanded its Kids TV channel with more content including classics like Garfield & Friends, Dr. Panda, Barney & Friends, and more. The launch of the new content coincides with XUMO Kids Week. Starting today and through August 16, XUMO is highlighting a curated collection of the…
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Sony’s Funimation Completes Acquisition of Crunchyroll
Sony and AT&T announced today that Sony has completed its acquisition of anime streaming service Crunchyroll. The acquisition was first announced in December 2020 with Sony paying AT&T $1.175 billion for the streaming service. Crunchyroll has 5 million SVOD subscribers, up from 3 million at the time the acquisition was announced, and 120 million registered…
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Tablo Dual Lite and Quad OTA DVRs Are On Sale
The Tablo Dual Lite and Tablo Quad are back on sale right now for $40-60 off. Tablo is a DVR for cord cutters who use an over-the-air antenna to watch free live, local TV. With Tablo’s OTA DVRs and a single antenna, you can have a whole home over-the-air DVR setup. Get either option on…
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DISH Responds to Sinclair’s Threat to Remove Channels
Earlier today, Sinclair released a statement, saying that DISH Network will likely drop 112 Sinclair-owned channels as the two companies have been unable to agree to carriage terms with an August 16 deadline coming up. DISH has now released its own statement in response, pointing the blame at the media company and claiming that Sinclair…
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Netflix Wants Fans to Become Reality TV Stars
Netflix made a move in expanding its reality TV business today, by launching a new website that it’s calling the “largest reality casting call ever.” “Suck at baking? Awesome. Looking for true love? Great! Does your home need a facelift? We got you. You can now submit your video to potentially be on one or…