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  • Redbox’s New Free Streaming Service is Now Available on Roku, Apple TV & More

    Redbox’s New Free Streaming Service is Now Available on Roku, Apple TV & More

    Last week, we shared breaking news that Redbox had launched a free, ad-supported streaming service, available on the Redbox website and through the Redbox app. This service is now available on Roku, iPhone, Apple TV, Android-enabled devices, VIZIO SmartCast TVs, and LG Smart TVs. “Redbox has built one of the most trusted brands in entertainment by consistently…

  • Here is Everything Coming to Disney+ in March 2020

    Here is Everything Coming to Disney+ in March 2020

    Here is everything coming to Disney+ in March 2020. Sunday, March 1 Doctor Dolittle 2 Ice Age Wednesday, March 4 Black Panther Thursday, March 5 Bedtime Stories Friday, March 6 The Finest Hours (Returning Title) Three on the Run Diary of a Future President: Episode 108 – “Matters of Diplomacy” Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode…

  • ViacomCBS’ New Streaming Service Will Launch Later This Year

    ViacomCBS’ New Streaming Service Will Launch Later This Year

    Since Viacom and CBS merged, we’ve been hearing vague mentions of a new service that would combine all of the ViacomCBS assets. Today, during their quarter four earnings call, the company delivered more details about what this new streaming service will look like. Before the earnings call this morning, this is what ViacomCBS said about…

  • Cable TV Lost 6 Million Customers in 2019

    Cable TV Lost 6 Million Customers in 2019

    Cable TV is losing customers faster than ever. With Cable TV companies now reporting their end of the year numbers for 2019, we can see just how many customers have cut the cord. According to analyst firm MoffettNathanson, six million customers left traditional pay TV in 2019, a 7% year over year decline. Variety reported…

  • Haystack TV is Expanding Globally with Integration in Vidaa on Hisense TVs

    Haystack TV is Expanding Globally with Integration in Vidaa on Hisense TVs

    This week, news streaming service Haystack TV announced that it will be expanding its worldwide distribution through a partnership with Hisense that will integrate Haystack into Hisense smart TVs. The Haystack TV app will be included on the Hisense Vidaa platform. “Vidaa aggregates content from the best global and local partners for Vidaa users,” said…

  • CBS Launches CBSN Denver for Live News Coverage

    CBS Launches CBSN Denver for Live News Coverage

    CBS has announced that they’ve launched a 24/7 news service for the Denver area, the next city in ViacomCBS’ plan to bring the service to 13 markets across the country. This service will cover news produced by KCNC-TV. The CBSN Denver features anchored programming, coverage of live breaking news events in the region, as well as…

  • How to Watch MLB Spring Training Games on Roku, Fire TV & Apple TV

    How to Watch MLB Spring Training Games on Roku, Fire TV & Apple TV

    Beginning Friday, February 21, MLB teams from across the country will play almost 300 Spring Training games. Here’s how you can stream those games on your Roku, Fire TV, or Apple TV. MLB Spring Training Game Schedule ESPN allows baseball fans to view a full schedule of upcoming games. You can also use a dropdown…

  • DISH Says They Would Love to Do a Deal to Bring FOX Sports Channels Back to Sling TV

    DISH Says They Would Love to Do a Deal to Bring FOX Sports Channels Back to Sling TV

    Today, DISH is delivering their fourth quarter, year-end financial results. During the call, DISH has just commented that they would love to do a deal that would bring FOX regional sports networks back to DISH and Sling TV customers, saying that it would have to be the “right deal.” Fox regional sports networks were dropped…

  • PlayStation Vue’s Death Has Helped YouTube TV & Hulu

    PlayStation Vue’s Death Has Helped YouTube TV & Hulu

    This morning, DISH shared subscriber numbers for Sling TV, showing that the live TV streaming service has lost subscribers for the first time. Sling TV is now at 2.59 million subscribers. In the most recent Disney earnings call, we found out that Hulu with Live has reached 3.2 million subscribers. Recently, we also learned that…

  • YouTube TV & Philo Could Be the Perfect Replacement to Cable TV

    YouTube TV & Philo Could Be the Perfect Replacement to Cable TV

    When cancelling cable, two top concerns are whether the switch to streaming will be cost effective and whether streaming services will offer all the channels a viewer wants to watch. Sometimes, a great streaming service will be missing a few channels and a cord cutter will subscriber to multiple services to get the full package.…