Author: Jess Barnes
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Cable Companies Will No Longer be Required to Give 30 Day Notice of Channel Blackouts
The FCC has approved a rule change saying that cable operators will no longer need to give customers 30 days notice before a channel is removed from a cable package. The wording now says that cable operators must give customer notice of the loss of a channel “as soon as possible,” rather than specifying 30…
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ESPN+ Now Has 10.3 Million Subscribers
Rounding out the Q4 results for Disney-owned streaming services, the company announced today that ESPN+ has reached 10.3 million subscribers. The sports streaming service raised its price from $4.99 per month to $5.99 per month in August, just after Disney’s Q3 earnings report when the service reached 8.5 million paid subscribers, with 600,000 new subscribers…
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Hulu with Live Reaches 4.1 Million Subscribers, Holding Its Title as Top Live TV Streaming Service
In Disney’s Q4 2020 financial report today, the company announced that Hulu with Live has reached 4.1 million subscribers, an increase of 41% year over year. That keeps Hulu at the top of the list of live TV streaming services. YouTube TV recently reported just over 3 million subscribers and Sling TV comes in third with its…
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Disney+ Reaches 73 Million Subscribers on Its One Year Anniversary
In today’s Q4 2020 earnings report, Disney announced that Disney+ has reached 73 million subscribers, up from the 60.5 million reported at the end of the previous quarter. Today marks the one year anniversary of the streaming service’s launch. In October, MoffetNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson predicted the streamer’s subscribers will number closer to a whopping 155 million…
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Marvel’s WandaVision Will Debut on Disney+ on January 15, 2021
After the release dates for Disney’s new Marvel shows were in limbo due to the pandemic, then learning that Disney+ planned to release WandaVision by the end of the year, we finally have an official premiere date for the series. Today, Disney+ announced that Marvel Studios’ new series “WandaVision” will debut on the streaming service…
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Sling TV is Offering BOGO Deals on Monthly Subscriptions & Free Devices for Black Friday
With Black Friday still two weeks away, the deals are already dropping. Sling TV just announced two new offers to help subscribers save during the holiday season. Buy One Month, Get One Month Free New customers who sign up for one month of Sling Orange and/or Sling Blue or Best of Spanish TV will receive…
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Vudu On-Demand Will be Available on PlayStation 5 at Launch
Fandango, which acquired transactional on-demand service Vudu earlier this year, announced today that Vudu will be available on PlayStation 5 at launch. With Vudu, viewers will have access to over 150,000 movies and TV shows to rent or buy, along with a collection of movies to watch for free with ads. PlayStation 5 officially launches…
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EXPIRED: Get Peacock Premium for 50% Off (Limited Time Deal)
Peacock is currently offering a deal on its Premium tier. Right now, you can get a year of Peacock Premium for $24.99, down from $50. While Peacock has a free tier, upgrading to Peacock Premium will unlock everything Peacock has to offer. You’ll get fulls seasons of series, more movies, and exclusive Peacock Originals, along…
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YouTube and YouTube TV Experiencing Outages
Update (8:57 pm): YouTube is working again for many users. If you’re still experiencing issues, hang tight. You should be able to start watching again soon. Update (8:49 pm): Some YouTube TV users are reporting that they’re able to watch content on the service again. Others are still experiencing issues. Both YouTube and YouTube TV…
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Hulu Breaks Records with Election Night 2020
Election Night, November 3, broke records on Hulu as it became the most watched event ever on the streaming service, with over 65% of Hulu with Live subscribers tuning in to watch coverage. Hulu offered all subscribers options for getting election night coverage. On demand only subscribers could tune in to ABC News Live at…