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Amazon Prepares to Kick Off Satellite Internet Project with Atlas V Launch
Amazon is another step closer to launching its satellite internet service, Project Kuiper. Amazon announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with United Launch Alliance (ULA) to use nine Atlas V vehicles for satellite deployment. “We’re determined to make affordable broadband a reality for customers and communities around the world,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon…
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Local Now Expands Free Streaming App
Local Now has re-launched its free ad-supported streaming service, now offering both local news and entertainment content. The app is available on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Xfinity, Vizio, Samsung, Hisense, and Android and iOS devices. Local Now was previously an app dedicated to local news and weather in over 200 markets,…
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Upgrade to Mesh WiFi with Amazon Eero 6 System, On Sale Today
Amazon’s eero 6 Mesh WiFi system is back on sale today. Right now, you can get a set of three eero 6 routers for $279, down from $394, or the eero 6 router with two extenders for $223, down from $279. eero 6 and eero Pro 6 Details The eero 6 system helps to prevent…
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SpaceX Starlink Will Be ‘Fully Mobile’ This Year, Musk Says
As beta testing of SpaceX’s Starlink internet service continues, Elon Musk has taken to Twitter again to answer some questions about the current status of the service and the future of Starlink. In response to Tim Dodd, host of the “Our Ludicrous Future” podcast, Musk shared that the service should be fully mobile this year.…
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Get a Free Trial of NBA League Pass Through April 20
Now through April 20, Amazon is offering a free trial of NBA League Pass. Amazon customers can use this link to go to the League Pass page on Amazon Prime Video and sign up for the package for out of market games. To get started, click here to go to the NBA League Pass page.…
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Tubi Acquires Anpanman Anime Franchise
Free streaming service Tubi will exclusively premiere the popular Anpanman anime franchise for both English and Spanish speaking viewers. Anime fans in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico will be able to watch the content, starting with a slate of ten movies. Apple Boy and Everyone’s Hope will be the first of ten…
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Frontier Plans to Come Back from Bankruptcy in Coming Weeks
Frontier Communications announced Friday that the California Public Utilities Commission has unanimously voted to approve its emergence from Chapter 11. The company says it plans to emerge from its bankruptcy in the coming weeks. Frontier filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 15, 2020 while filing motions with the court to continue providing service to…
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The Falcon & The Winter Soldier Premiere Finds a Spot on Nielsen’s Top Ten List
Nielsen has released its top ten streaming titles for the week of March 15-21. Netflix retained the top spot with Ginny & Georgia while the first episode of The Falcon and The Winter Solider on Disney+ took the second spot. Ginny & Georgia had a total of 540 minutes streamed, down from 722 the week…
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Spectrum Strikers Create a New Internet Provider
A group of Spectrum workers from New York City who have been on strike since 2017 has come together to form a new internet service provider, People’s Choice Communications. Launched in summer 2020, the goal of the ISP is “to bridge the digital divide and help our neighbors get connected to the Internet during the…
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Cinedigm Surpasses 640,000 Subscribers, 23.8 Million Ad-Supported Viewers
Cinedigm announced this week that it has reached record breaking milestones for its streaming services. In March, Cinedigm’s subscriber count reached approximately 23.8 million monthly active users across its ad-supported digital networks, a 208% increase year over year. Cinedigm also shared that its total subscriber count across its subscription streaming services surpassed 640,000, a 574%…