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Xfinity is Launching New Video Plans and Pricing
Xfinity announced today the launch of new video plans and pricing, meant to offer customers simplicity and transparency when choosing a plan. New and existing customers who choose from the new plans will get an included X1 4K TV box and a voice remote. The plans include unique features like Multiview, Enhanced 4K, Fan View…
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DIRECTV Adds 5 New Channels for Subscribers with the Peacock Add On
DIRECTV is adding five new channels to its streaming lineup, but only for some subscribers. Following the addition of seven new ESPN+ live sports channels for satellite customers, DIRECTV is now adding as many as five Peacock Games channels for subscribers who sign up for Peacock through their DIRECTV subscription. These channels are available for…
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MeTV Toons is Now Available on Comcast Xfinity
MeTV announced today on its social media accounts that its classic animated series channel, MeTV Toons, is now available on Comcast Xfinity, on channel 1736. MeTV Toons is a spinoff of the MeTV Network. Launched in 2024, the channel focuses exclusively on classic animated series like Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Tom and…
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Roku Will Launch Roku’s Winning Wonderland Five Days of Prizes Next Week
Starting next week, Roku will be giving daily clues that will give Roku users the opportunity to win prizes every day. A five day scavenger hunt begins December 15, with clues each day that will bring you to a Roku destination where you’ll find a QR code giving you a chance to win. Here’s how…
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Netflix Co-CEOs Confident the Warner Bros. Discovery Will Go Through
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos spoke at a UBS media conference Monday and gave an update on the Warner Bros. Discovery deal. “We’re super confident we’re going to get it across the line and finish,” Sarandos said Sarandos’ comments come after this morning’s news that Paramount is making a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, claiming…
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DIRECTV is Now Available on LG Smart TVs
DIRECTV announced today that the DIRECTV app will now be available on LG Smart TVs from 2021 and newer. The app will give LG customers access to DIRECTV’s full suite of options, including free ad-supported channels on MyFree DIRECTV, Genre Packs, and Signature Packages. “We’re committed to making DIRECTV available on the devices consumers already…
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Paramount is Making a Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount made an official announcement Monday morning that it will make another all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for $30.00 per share. The offer will be for the entirety of WBD, including the streaming and studio side, along with the cable network side. The move comes after Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a…
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NPR Fights Back Against Trump’s Executive Order in Court
This week, U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss heard arguments in the lawsuit of National Public Radio, Inc. v. Trump. The lawsuit was filed earlier this year, in response to an executive order issued on May 1, 2025, seeking to halt federal funding for NPR and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The order directed the…
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Landman Has Been Renewed for a Third Season on Paramount+
Paramount+ announced today that its original series Landman has been renewed for its third season. The announcement comes less than three weeks since the premiere of the second season on November 16. Landman, from creator Taylor Sheridan, is a series set in the boomtowns of Texas, following the lives of roughnecks and billionaires in the…
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YouTube TV Adds TelevisaUnivision’s U.S. Networks Back to Its Base and Spanish Plans
Just before Thanksgiving, YouTube TV announced that it had reached a deal with TelevisaUnivision to bring its U.S. networks back to YouTube TV’s Base Plan and Spanish Plan. Those channels, including Univision, UNIMÁS, TUDN, and Galavisión, are being added back today. An email to YouTube TV subscribers today says: We’re happy to share that we’ve…