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  • CBS All Access Adds New Features and Content for Kids and Families

    CBS All Access Adds New Features and Content for Kids and Families

    CBS All Access has added new features for kids and families, ahead of the streaming service’s rebranding to become Paramount+ next year. Now, families can create up to six profiles per account and parents can manage profiles using Kids Mode. With parental controls, content can be limited based on content ratings and parents can continue…

  • The Roku Channel Adds Five Channels and Full Seasons of Premium Series for Free

    The Roku Channel Adds Five Channels and Full Seasons of Premium Series for Free

    The Roku Channel has added five iHeartRadio holiday music channels. The new additions are part of The Roku Channel’s Winter Streamland to bring holiday cheer to viewers to help celebrate the season. Through the new year, you can go to The Roku Channel to find these stations playing ad-free. iHeart Christmas iHeart Christmas Classics iHeart…

  • ATSC 3.0 is Live in Tallahassee

    ATSC 3.0 is Live in Tallahassee

    NextGen TV is expanding again, with one Gray Television-owned station launching with the new transmission standard in Tallahassee, Florida. WNXG launched on December 2. WNXG simulcasts five programming services on its ATSC 1.0 stations WCTV and WFXU – CBS, Me/My, Circle, Ion and Justice. Gray says that the ability to stream the four HD and…

  • YouTube is Streaming 19 James Bond Movies for Free

    YouTube is Streaming 19 James Bond Movies for Free

    While we wait for the new James Bond movie No Time to Die to find a streaming home or be released in theaters in 2021, YouTube is giving fans the opportunity to watch the first 19 films in the franchise for free with ads. Right now, you can go to the YouTube Movies section and…

  • Apple Announces Season 3 Renewal for ‘For All Mankind’ Ahead of Season 2 Premiere

    Apple Announces Season 3 Renewal for ‘For All Mankind’ Ahead of Season 2 Premiere

    Apple announced today that “For All Mankind” has been renewed for a third season. The news comes before the premiere of the second season of the series which will be available on Apple TV+ on February 19, 2021. The series premiered on Apple TV+ when the streaming service launched on November 1, 2019. “For All…

  • Redbox Launches Free On Demand Streaming Service

    Redbox announced today the launch of Redbox Free On Demand. With the new service, viewers can watch hundreds of free, ad-supported, on-demand titles, with more titles added weekly. Free On Demand is available on Roku, iOS, Android mobile and TVs, and Vizio. More devices including LG, Xbox, Samsung and Chromecast will be added soon. “Today’s…

  • HBO Max Reaches 12.6 Million ‘Activated Subscribers’

    HBO Max Reaches 12.6 Million ‘Activated Subscribers’

    HBO Max now has 12.6 million “activated subscribers,” up from 8.6 million at the end of Q3, according to AT&T CEO John Stankey who spoke at the UBS Global TMT Virtual Conference today. Stankey also discussed the decision to bring Warner Bros’ entire 2021 slate of movies straight to streaming on HBO Max. When the…

  • Xumo Adds Hallmark Movies & More Channel

    Xumo Adds Hallmark Movies & More Channel

    Hallmark Movies & More is now available on the free streaming service Xumo. This is the first time Crown Media Family Networks has offered an AVOD streaming channel. The channel is separate from Hallmark Movies Now, which is offered as a standalone app on iOS, Android, and Roku, as well as on Amazon Channels for…

  • Vizio SmartCast Adds Vevo Music Channels

    Vizio SmartCast Adds Vevo Music Channels

    Music video platform Vevo announced today that its catalogue of over 450,000 music videos will now be available for free on Vizio SmartCast TVs, along with original content from Vevo. The free app is building its list of distribution partners. Vevo has also partnered with YouTube, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Roku, PlutoTV, Apple TV,…

  • Here’s What’s Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video the Week of December 7, 2020

    This week, Netflix and Hulu are helping viewers get into the holiday spirit with original movies and a musical that’s sure to bring some cheer to your home. On Prime Video, you’ll find a couple of classic sitcoms and the premiere of Amazon’s Clifford the Big Red Dog series this week. What’s Coming to Netflix…