Author: Jess Barnes
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Offline Ad-Supported Downloads Could Bring in $3 Million Monthly to Services Like Pluto TV According to Penthera
Recently, we learned that ad-supported downloads will be coming to streaming services in the beginning of 2020. In an interview with Cord Cutters News, president and chief operating officer of Penthera Dan Taitz explained how offline viewing will benefit both consumers and distributors. The benefit to distributors is clear. Offline ads create an opportunity for…
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XUMO Adds ABC News Live Channel to Its Free Streaming Service
The free streaming service XUMO has launched the ABC News Live channel to its ad-supported platform available in the US and Canada. This addition will bring the channel’s 24/7 news coverage to viewers for free, including ongoing 2020 election coverage, Democratic debate analysis and more. “ABC News Live offers exceptional, world-class coverage of the most…
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As Hulu, AT&T TV NOW, & More Raise Their Price Cord Cutters Are Moving to Cheaper On-Demand Only Services
Research firm MoffettNathanson shared a report today titled Q3 2019 Cord-Cutting Monitor: Live Is Dead. The report focuses on the rise of video on-demand services as a replacement for live TV. “The live TV model for entertainment programming is being displaced by SVOD and AVOD much more rapidly than the cord-cutting numbers alone would suggest.…
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The Live TV Streaming Service Vidgo is Giving Away a 32” Vizio Smart TV
Vidgo is currently hosting a giveaway for a free 32” Vizio TV to spread the message of Social TV. Haven’t heard of Social TV? With this Vidgo feature, you can create Hangs, watch parties with your friends and family, so your favorite groups of people can watch the same content, at the same time, in…
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Can Sling TV Replace PlayStation Vue When it Shuts Down? We Take a Look…
Now that PlayStation Vue is no longer accepting new subscribers in preparation to shut down on January 30, 2020, many PlayStation Vue subscribers are looking for another service to take its place. Today, we’re comparing PlayStation Vue with Sling TV to help you decide is this is the streaming service that might be your ideal…
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AT&T’s HBO Max Pricing Could Be Too High for Subscribers, According to Moody
In a report Thursday, Moody’s senior VP Neil Begley shared his opinion that the $14.99 price point for HBO Max was an “error in judgement.” At $14.99, this is the costliest of the new and soon to be launched subscription services that will attempt to compete with Netflix. While AT&T will have a great lineup…
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Is Hulu with Live Still Worth it After The Price Hike? We Take a Look…
Hulu just announced that they’ll be raising the price of Hulu with Live to $54.99 on December 18, 2019. Will this live TV streaming service be worth it at the higher price? The most recent report of subscriber numbers showed that Hulu is currently the top live TV streaming service with 2.7 million subscribers. Now…
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Philo is Now 2 Years Old & Is Seeing 3.5x Growth
November 14th was the 2 year anniversary of Philo, an affordable skinny bundle streaming service. In September, Philo shared that they were growing quickly with no signs of slowing down. “We grew by 30% in the last eight weeks, and we’re really at the most accelerated growth in our company’s history,” Philo’s Mike Keyserling said…
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NewsNet is Preparing to Unveil Their New Studio Space
The 24 hour news network NewsNet has been giving some previews of their new studio space. In a network promo video that debuted this week, NewsNet shared the new space will go on-air next month. News about the network breaking ground on the new facility was released six months ago. Since then, the three new…
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Disney+ Users Accounts Are Being Hacked & Sold Online
Many Disney+ users on social media are saying their accounts are showing unauthorized user profiles. When users are logging into their new Disney+ accounts, they’re finding strange names and extra profiles added to the account. Others have reported that their accounts have been hacked, with their contact email and password changed, blocking them from using…