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Get Up to 50% Off of Roku Streaming Devices With These Early Black Friday Deals
Roku dropped the prices of its streaming devices for Black Friday and it’s the perfect time to upgrade your streaming set up, grab an extra affordable device for a second TV, or pick up stocking stuffer for the holidays. Looking for more smart home products? Check out deals on Roku TVs, streaming players, speakers, cameras,…
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Plex Adds 6 More Channels to Its Free Streaming Lineup
Plex is giving users even more content to stream for free this week, with the addition of six new channels. Here’s more about each of the channels now available on Plex. Looking for more content? Plex has also added new titles to its on-demand library this month, including holiday shows and movies. Here are some…
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The Conjuring: Last Rites is Now Streaming
Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Conjuring: Last Rites is now streaming on HBO Max. The film came to the platform today, joining the full lineup of Conjuring titles, after securing the largest global opening for a horror film during its September theatrical release. About The Conjuring: Last Rites The Conjuring: Last Rites delivers another thrilling chapter…
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Updated: Fubo Losing NBCUniversal Channels
Update: As of 5:00 PM on Friday, November 21, NBCU channels have gone dark on Fubo. You can watch your favorite NBCU content on Peacock. Will Fubo be the next live TV streaming service to lose a slate of channels due to a carriage dispute? Maybe. CNBC Sports reporter Alex Sherman noted in his Thursday…
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Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix Have Submitted Bids for Warner Bros. Discovery
The deadline for the initial round of offers for Warner Bros. Discovery was yesterday, November 20. As expected, Paramount, Comcast, and Netflix all submitted bids. These nonbinding bids are the first step in a potential sale. Next, the submissions will be reviewed and the bidders will be asked to submit binding offers. Meanwhile, Warner Bros. Discovery…
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Netflix Will Continue Bringing Warner Bros. Movies to Theaters if Merger Goes Through
Netflix has reportedly told Warner Bros. Discovery leadership that it would continue to send movies to theaters, if the streamer acquires the studio, honoring any existing contract obligations. Bloomberg first reported on the update to the ongoing conversations about who will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix has taken its own titles to theaters before, in…
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The Roku Channels Adds a New Free Channel to Its Lineup
The Roku Channel is adding to its free streaming channel collection again today, and this one is for the reality TV fans. World of Love Island is a free streaming channel for U.S. audiences and features a curated schedule of full episodes from seasons three and five of Love Island UK and seasons one and…
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73% of Americans Use TV as Self Care, Survey from Roku’s Howdy Shows
Watching TV counts as self-care, according to a new survey from Roku’s Howdy streaming service, in partnership with The Harris Poll. 73% of Americans say watching TV is an important part of their weekly self-care routine. That’s more than exercise at 59%, scrolling on phones at 56%, and hobbies at 53%. What are people watching…
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Verizon Will Lay Off Over 13,000 Employees
Verizon will be laying off around 13,000 employees, or 13% of its staff. The company began notifying impacted employees Thursday, according to a report from Business Insider. News about the restructuring came out last week, with Reuters initially reporting that the layoffs would impact around 15,000 employees, or 15% of the workforce. Ahead of that…
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YouTube is Testing a Direct Messaging Feature (Again)
YouTube is looking to add a more interactive social feature to its platform, according to a new note on its support page. This week, some users over the age of 18 in Ireland and Poland were given the ability to share videos with a direct messaging feature on YouTube. “We’re experimenting with a new feature…