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  • How to Watch UFC 253 Saturday, September 26

    How to Watch UFC 253 Saturday, September 26

    UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa will take place this Saturday, back on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Saturday’s events include a middleweight championship fight and a fight for the open light heavyweight championship. The main card will bring together the undefeated champion and the undefeated contender – UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya,…

  • Roku Interactive Pop-Up Ads Are Popping Up Again on Roku TVs

    Roku Interactive Pop-Up Ads Are Popping Up Again on Roku TVs

    At this time last year, we reported that a Roku update included interactive pop-up ads when some users were watching cable TV or local channels with an antenna. Those interactive ads appear to be back for some Roku TV users. The ads spotted last year included an ad for a movie on The Roku Channel,…

  • Comet is Keeping it Classy with the Godzilla Classy Monster Marathon This Saturday

    Comet is Keeping it Classy with the Godzilla Classy Monster Marathon This Saturday

    Note: this is a sponsored post. This weekend, Comet it classy and keeping it classic with a monster movie marathon featuring Godzilla and his crew. Tune in to watch the terror, destruction, and mayhem, beginning with the original Godzilla movie from 1954. It all starts this Saturday, September 26, at 4 pm when the King…

  • Amazon Introduces New Fire TV User Experience

    Amazon Introduces New Fire TV User Experience

    Along with announcing the launch of new Eero Mesh Wi-Fi and Fire TV devices, today’s Amazon event also brought news of an updated Fire TV experience, including a redesigned main menu and more personalization. On the main menu, you’ll be able to scroll through your apps for a preview of your content and go directly…

  • Philo Partners with Best Buy for Exclusive Offers

    Philo Partners with Best Buy for Exclusive Offers

    Philo announced today a partnership with Best Buy for exclusive subscription offers, designed for customers purchasing specific hardware online and in-store. New Philo subscribers can choose from two offers exclusive to Best Buy: Get one month of Philo free with a qualifying purchase, which includes select streaming devices, smart TVs and antennas Or sign up…

  • Amazon Announces Eero 6 Mesh Routers That Support Wi-Fi 6

    Amazon Announces Eero 6 Mesh Routers That Support Wi-Fi 6

    During its hardware event today, Amazon announced the new Eero 6 and Eero Pro 6 mesh Wi-Fi routers that support Wi-Fi 6. The Eero 6 will start at $129 and the Eero Pro 6 will start at $229. With a mesh router system, you’ll have one router plugged into your existing modem and then additional devices…

  • Pluto TV Extends Partnership with Major League Soccer

    Pluto TV Extends Partnership with Major League Soccer

    Major League Soccer and Pluto TV announced today a multi-year extension of their distribution agreement. With the extension, Pluto TV will continue airing soccer content including replays of top matches from the current season, classic matches, original features, and original weekly programs like Matchday Central, Extratime driven by Continental, and MLS Review. Spanish language content will also find…

  • WarnerMedia Makes 7 Year Rights Deal for Major League Baseball

    WarnerMedia Makes 7 Year Rights Deal for Major League Baseball

    WarnerMedia’s Turner Sports has reached a deal with Major League Baseball for a seven year rights extension through 2028. With the renewed deal, TBS will continue to air games and will be the exclusive home to the most MLB Postseason games of any network. Bleacher Report and “additional WarnerMedia platforms” will have digital rights to…

  • Haystack News Launches New Streaming Channels for the Presidential Debates

    Haystack News Launches New Streaming Channels for the Presidential Debates

    Haystack News, a streaming service over hyper-local, local, national, and global news, announced today that it will launch dedicated Presidential/Vice Presidential Debate streaming channels. The new channels will feature pre-debate and post-debate analysis from Haystack’s network of nearly 300 local broadcasters, along with national coverage from ABC News, the AP, Bloomberg, CBS News, Cheddar, Euronews…

  • Scripps Buys Broadcast Network ION Media for $2.65 Billion

    Scripps Buys Broadcast Network ION Media for $2.65 Billion

    The E.W. Scripps Company announced today that it will buy ION Media in a deal for $2.65 billion. The deal will combine Scripps’ Katz networks and Newsy “to create a full-scale national television networks business.” ION Media operates a national television network which makes up the fifth largest average prime time audience for cable. The…