Author: Jess Barnes
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Discovery Gets Closer to Launch of Its New Streaming Service
In today’s quarterly earnings call, Discovery CEO David Zaslav shared more information about the company’s upcoming streaming service. When discussing plans for the service, Zaslav compared it to “a new SUV” compared to “sportscars” like Netflix and other top streaming services. When competing with other services, Discovery plans to differentiate itself by being “useful every day”…
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‘Mulan’ Will Go Straight to Disney+ for a Premium Price
In today’s quarter 3 earnings call, Disney announced that Mulan will be going straight to Disney+ on September 4, along with premiering in theaters that have opened by that time. While the film will be available on the streaming platform, it won’t be included in the monthly subscription cost. It will be available on-demand for…
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Disney+ Reaches 57.5 Million Subscribers, Hulu Hits 32.1 Million, ESPN+ Grows to 8.5 Million
In today’s quarter 3 earnings call, Disney reported subscriber numbers for its three streaming services. Disney+ has reached 57.5 million, Hulu came in at 32.1 million with 3.4 million subscribing to Hulu with Live, and ESPN+ reached 8.5 million subscribers to close out the quarter. “Despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, we’ve continued to…
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Pluto TV is Now Available on LG TVs in the US
Pluto TV announced today a global distribution deal with LG Electronics, bringing the free streaming service to LG TV Smart TVs. Pluto TV is now available on 2020 LG Smart TV models, with rollouts on 2016-2019 models set to begin in Fall 2020. “We’re thrilled to be able to bring Pluto TV and our leadership…
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Pluto TV Adds Two New Channels to Its Free Lineup
Pluto TV announced today the addition of two new channels to its free streaming lineup. Bellator MMA (Channel 511) Bellator MMA is home to the most exciting MMA action featuring the top fighters from around the world. Relive all the best events, championship fights, knockouts and submissions from inside the Bellator cage. Nuestra Vision (Channel…
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Starry Internet Announces ‘Fresh Start’ Debt Forgiveness Program for Customers
In March, Starry Internet joined many other internet providers in taking the FCC Pledge to keep customers connected throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the company has announced the Fresh Start debt forgiveness program for subscribers would were unable to pay for their broadband service due to the health crisis. The Fresh Start program will wipe…
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DISH Acquires Ting Mobile Customers, Expanding Mobile Business
DISH and Tucows Inc. announced today that Tucows will be the wireless retail business partner of DISH. As part of this agreement, DISH has also acquired Ting Mobile assets, including customer relationships. The acquisition supports DISH’s long term goal to disrupt the current mobile industry in the US, but will also make DISH more competitive…
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Stingray Music Launches 10 Music Channels on XUMO, Xfinity & More
Stingray Group Inc. announced today the launch of Stingray Music with six distribution partners in the US: Comcast Xfinity, Distro TV, Freecast’s Select TV, Channel Plus on LG, MX Player, and XUMO. With the launch, those using the six platforms will have free access to Stingray Music channels that were curated by expert programmers across…
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SpaceX Plans to Bring Internet to 5 Million US Households
SpaceX has requested permission from the FCC to increase the number of terminals it will deploy to 5 million. Originally, SpaceX was granted a license from the FCC for 1 million terminals in March. “SpaceX Services requests this increase in authorized units due to the extraordinary demand for access to the Starlink non-geostationary orbit satellite…
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Cinedigm Partners with Littlstar for Channel Distribution on PlayStation, Android TV & More
Cinedigm announced today a partnership with Littlstar to distribute Cinedigm’s portfolio of on-demand channels. Littlstar is known for streaming movies and TV to the gaming ecosystem, including over 100 million PlayStation consoles, along with Android TVs, mobile, and more. Littlstar currently works with Discovery, Viacom, Showtime, and Universal and is financially backed by A&E, Sony,…