Author: Jess Barnes
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The Next Roku Original is a 10 Minute Talk Show with Demi Lovato
Roku announced today that “The Demi Lovato Show” will premiere on The Roku Channel on July 30. The show was originally set to debut on Quibi with the working title “Pillow Talk with Demi Lovato.” Each episode of the show will be 10 minutes long and will feature a special guest. The show will focus…
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Locast Brings Free Local Channels to Columbus, OH
Locast has launched in its 34th market, expanding to Columbus, Ohio today. The free live, local channel streaming service is bringing 45 local TV channels to 2.5 million residents in the Columbus area which includes Bucyrus, Chillicothe, Marion, Mt. Vernon, and Washington Court House. Locast offers local broadcast TV via the internet for free, though…
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Amazon Music Unlimited Customers Can Get 6 Months of Disney+ for Free
Starting today, Amazon Music Unlimited customers are eligible for up to six free months of Disney+. New Amazon Music Unlimited customers in the U.S. and Canada are eligible for 6 months of Disney+ for free while existing Amazon Music Unlimited customers in the U.S. and Canada can get 3 months of Disney+ for free. This…
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YouTube TV Launches 4K Plus Add-On for $19.99/Month
Today, YouTube is launching its 4K Plus add-on. With the optional add-on, subscribers will get 4K streaming, downloads, and unlimited streams at home. YouTube TV first mentioned the new add-on package with 4K streaming, offline viewing, and unlimited concurrent streaming at home in a blog post in February and the optional package of features is available for…
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Pluto TV is Adding Over 70 Movies in July: Here’s the Full List
Free streaming service Pluto TV announced last month that it’s launching new movies all summer long for a “Popcorn Summer Movies” marathon. Last month, the service added titles including the “Hunger Games” series, “Pulp Fiction,” and “Forrest Gump.” Over 70 more titles will start streaming later this week, including some repeat titles from last month…
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Last Chance to Watch These Classic TV Shows for Free on The Roku Channel
The Roku Channel has a huge library of shows and movies, all available to stream for free. While the channel is regularly adding new content to the lineup, some shows and movies also rotate out every month. These are the classic TV shows leaving The Roku Channel at the end of the month. I Dream…
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ATSC 3.0 Goes Live in Baltimore
ATSC 3.0 is now live in Baltimore, MD with six stations now broadcasting with the NextGen TV transmissions standard. The stations in Baltimore are WMAR-TV (ABC), WBAL-TV (NBC), WBFF (FOX), WNUV (CW), and WMPT and WMPB (Maryland Public Television) The participating stations have cooperated to ensure that current programming remains available to all viewers, regardless…
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Locast Update Allows Users to Create Profiles, Set Favorites & Use Closed Captioning
Locast has updated its app and added a few highly requested features. Locast users can now create profiles, set and rearrange their favorite channels, and use closed captioning. Here’s a look at how to use each of the new features. To create a new user profile: Open Locast and click the circle icon in the…
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SpaceX Wants Starlink to Offer Global Coverage by September
SpaceX has set an aggressive timeline when it comes to the global expansion of its Starlink satellite internet service, expecting to offer global coverage by September. “We’ve successfully deployed 1,800 or so satellites and once all those satellites reach their operational orbit, we will have continuous global coverage, so that should be like September timeframe,”…
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Peacock Will Be Available on Fire TV Devices on June 24
After giving users a not so subtle hint on Twitter yesterday, Amazon officially announced today that Peacock will be available on Amazon Fire TV and Fire tablets in the U.S. starting Thursday, June 24th. “We aim to make Peacock as widely available as possible, so we’re excited to bring the service to millions more people…