Author: Jess Barnes
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Netflix Released a Teaser Video for Stranger Things Season 4
Stranger Things was renewed for a fourth season just a few months after the premiere of season 3. The franchise has been successful for the streaming platform, the Duffer Brothers (the creators of Stranger Things) have signed a multi-year deal with Netflix, and there are still plenty of questions left to answer in the series.…
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AT&T’s HBO Max vs HBO Now: What’s the Difference?
HBO Max will launch this May, offering thousands of hours content and a slate of original series and movies to subscribers. The launch of this new service has many asking what sets HBO Max apart from HBO Now? HBO Now HBO Now launched in 2015 and became the streaming option for those who wanted to…
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Roughly Half of All US Households Will Be Cable Free by 2024, Roku Predicts
Along with sharing news that the company exceeded $1.1 billion in revenue during 2019, Roku used their quarter 4 earnings report to give their opinion on the current state of streaming and the future of cord cutting. In a section labeled “The Streaming Decade Ahead,” Roku says that streaming has been embraced by many of…
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Roku Exceeded $1.1 Billion in Revenue in 2019 & Now Has 36.9 Million Active Accounts
Today, Roku shared their 4th quarter 2019 earnings results. In the release, Roku announced that revenue for 2019 exceeded $1.1 billion, with growth of 52% in Q4. The company is continuing to sell devices to new customers, along with bringing in advertising revenue. Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) increased $5.19 year over year to $23.14. Roku noted…
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FCC Approves $240 Million for Rural Broadband Expansion
The FCC has authorized over $240 million in funding to continue to expand rural broadband access. The funding will be used in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, and Wyoming and will connect over 100,000, the FCC said in a statement today. “Today’s announcement is another important step in our efforts to…
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Samsung and Netflix Partnership Will Include Mobile Integration and Exclusive Content
Samsung’s Unpacked event this week included one unexpected guest. Netflix was at the event, as the two companies announced a new partnership that will integrate Netflix into Samsung smart phones and bring exclusive Netflix content to Samsung customers. Forbes described the partnership in two parts. First, Samsung will allow users to use voice commands through…
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Disney+ is Rebooting Turner & Hooch, Starring Josh Peck
Josh Peck has been chosen as the lead in a Tuner & Hooch reboot, a 12 episode series for Disney+. Peck will take the role of U.S Marshal Scott Turner in the reboot of the 1989 film. Tom Hanks originally played the character. Like the movie, the series will focus on the character of Scott…
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How Much Data Does Amazon Prime Video Use? You Asked We Answer
If you have an internet plan with a data limit, it’s important to pay attention to how much data your streaming services are using. Amazon makes it easy to see how much data you’ll use per hour with Prime Video, along with giving viewers options for using less data. When streaming with Amazon Prime Video,…
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The War on Piracy is Heating Up With New Technology
Recently, Intertrust and Friends MTS announces a partnership agreement to enhance Intertrust’s ExpressPlay content protection platform with cutting-edge Friend MTS anti-piracy and watermarking technology services. This partnership will add another layer of protection to the ExpressPlay content security suite. The goal is to tackle piracy with an anti-piracy platform that can effectively shut down a…
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AT&T TV vs. AT&T TV NOW: What’s the Difference?
With AT&T TV set to launch nationwide soon, there has been some confusion about this new service and the existing AT&T TV NOW streaming service. In this post, we’re taking a look at the difference between the two. To put it simply, AT&T TV is the new version of DIRECTV, a cable-like service requiring a…