Author: Jess Barnes
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CBS Rebrands to Standout in a Crowded Space
CBS announced today that it is rebranding to create a more simplified experience across all of its divisions and platforms. The changes began this week and will continue to be rolled out leading up to major events including the 2020 election and Super Bowl LV. With the rebranding, CBS Television Studios will now be called…
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Tubi Adds Live Streaming from 17 Fox Stations and More New Channels
Today, the free streaming service Tubi announced the launch of “News on Tubi” to bring live, premium news content to Tubi viewers for free. The new section will include content from FOX Television Stations, NewsNOW from FOX, FOX SOUL, Bloomberg TV, NBC News NOW, PeopleTV, CBC, WeatherNation, Cheddar, Altice USA’s News 12 New York, fubo…
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fuboTV Raises Number of Shares, Gets Approval for Listing on NYSE
Last week, fuboTV announced the launch of its public offering of 15 million shares of stock at $9.00 to $11.00 per share. Today, the company announced that it will increase the offering from 15,000,000 to 18,300,000 shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share. fuboTV also announced that its common stock has…
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Netflix is Testing a Feature to Stop the ‘Still Watching?’ Question
Netflix is addressing one of the most common subscriber complaints we’ve seen on social media, by creating an option to turn off the “still watching?” pop up. The Verge confirmed with Netflix that the feature allowing users to turn off the notification is still being tested. Those who are part of the testing are seeing…
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Netflix Launches a Hub for New & Upcoming Content
Netflix is making it easier for subscribers to find the next show or movie to add to their Watchlist. The streaming service announced that it will group some categories together in a New & Popular tab. The new section was tested in April and is now beginning to roll out on connected TVs. In the…
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NextGen TV Goes Live in Austin, Texas
Today, ATSC 3.0 went live in Austin, Texas, with four local TV stations beginning to broadcast NextGen TV – KXAN-TV (NBC), KEYE-TV (CBS), KNVA (CW), and KBVO-CD (MyNet). “The future of television is NextGen TV and we know that our viewers will embrace the multitude of services this new technology offers. This is an important…
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AT&T Dropping DSL Leaves Low Income Households Without Internet
After sharing the news yesterday that AT&T is discontinuing its DSL internet service, a report has been released, showing that the move will leave millions without a fiber internet option. The report, created by Communications Workers of America and the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, begins by stating that AT&T is “is making the digital divide worse”…
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Roku: Average American Spends More Time on Streaming than Traditional TV
Today, Roku released the results of its 2020 Holiday Consumer Shopping Survey in partnership with The Harris Poll. The report gives insight into consumer shopping habits for this holiday season, but also ties that data into streaming, to show how advertisers can best reach their target audiences. The study shows that the average American now…
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fuboTV Adds AccuWeather TV Network
AccuWeather TV is now available in fuboTV’s base package, fubo Standard. The channel will offer subscribers access to weather news coverage to help with weather related decisions and planning. AccuWeather TV provides 24/7 access to weather forecasts and warnings, along with weather news and content. AccuWeather has won numerous awards for its coverage over its…
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AT&T No Longer Selling DSL Internet Service
As of October 1, AT&T has discontinued sales of DSL service. In a message sent out to customers, AT&T says that the company will no longer take new orders and current DSL customers will not be able to make changes to the speed of their service or move service to a new location. “We are…