Author: Jess Barnes
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NBCU’s New Streaming Service Peacock Will Throw a 2-Day Party to Promote Its New Content
NBCUniversal is planning a live event to showcase the company’s current films and TV shows, along with introducing some of the new content coming to its upcoming streaming service, Peacock. The two day event will take place March 28-29 at Universal Studios Backlot, where NBCUniversal films and TV shows are shot. During those two days,…
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Disney+ Reportedly Added 24 Million Subscribers By November, As Netflix Subscribers Went Down
By the end of November, Disney+ had signed up an estimated 24 million subscribers in the US. That number far exceeds the predictions from analysts before launch, which estimated that the new streaming service would have under 20 million subscribers by the end of 2019. These numbers come from Cowen & Co. and are based…
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JustWatch Launches Apps for Apple TV, Fire TV, and Android TV
JustWatch, known for their web based and mobile streaming guide, will now be available on TVs. The company has created apps for Apple TV, Fire TV, and Android TV. The streaming guide works by allowing users to search for a movie or TV show and generating a list of which streaming services the content is…
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Dish Plans to Launch a Wireless Service 30 Days After Closing Sprint T-Mobile Merger With 5G Coming in 2020
As the T-Mobile and Sprint merger case continues in court this week, Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen testified in support of the merger. Ergen shared that he has letters from three banks, offering $10 billion in funding for Dish to launch a new wireless network. The letters show that the banks are “highly confident” that…
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Hulu Will Add Voice Support for Google Devices
This week, Hulu was added to the list of services supporting voice commands with Google devices, including Chromecast and Google Home speakers. With this update, Hulu users will be able to access and control content on Google devices with voice commands. Hulu is joining the list of Google content partners which also includes Netflix, CBS…
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Amazon is Testing a Free to Me Filter for Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video is making it easier to find the content you’re looking for. Since launch people have complained about Amazon mixing paid and free content together in the Prime Video app. Now in the newest version of the app in the Play Store, you’ll find a few new features to make it easier to…
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BYUtv Has Free Family Friendly Content for Cord Cutters
BYUtv is a commercial free TV network, owned and operated by Brigham Young University. With the app, you can watch family friendly content for free. While the network does describe itself as a “value based television network,” this isn’t just a channel for the church (though the network does air LDS General Conferences and some…
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NBCUniversal Considering $10 Price Point for Ad-Free Peacock
NBCUniversal is considering a $10 price point for an ad-free version of Peacock, with an ad-supported version priced at $4.99, according to sources for The Information. Previously, we heard that NBCU was looking into the possibility of making an ad-supported version of the streaming service free for all users. This would have made Peacock the…
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Amazon Adds Live TV Streaming to the Prime Video App in Canada in Partnership With StackTV
Corus Entertainment launched StackTV for Canadian cord cutters back in June. Six months later, the company believes they’re making it possible for a wider audience to cut the cord and still enjoy live TV. StackTV is powered by Amazon, which brings both benefits and drawbacks with everything from signups to support to content. In order…
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If You Have These Older Roku Players It is Time to Upgrade
With new Roku models introduced earlier this year and great deals on streaming devices continuing to pop up this holiday season, many cord cutters are wondering: is it time to upgrade? Here are three reasons you might want to upgrade. If You’re Using an Older Model That Didn’t Get the 9.2 Update The Roku 9.2…