Author: Jess Barnes
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Sling TV is Giving Subscribers a Free Preview of NBA TV for Round 1 of the Playoffs
Sling TV is helping subscribers stay on top of Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs with a free preview of NBA TV from April 16 through May 1. The channel is normally part of the Sports Extra add-on for $11/month. Sling is the cheapest way to watch the playoffs, with ESPN, ESPN3, and TNT available…
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Tablo Will Delay the Release of Its ATSC 3.0 QUAD OTA DVR
Cord cutters who have ordered their Tablo ATSC 3.0 QUAD HDMI will have to wait just a bit longer to start recording OTA programming. Tablo is notifying customers that new certification requirements will cause manufacturing delays which will push back the delivery date of the new devices. Here’s the email to customers who have pre-ordered…
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YouTube and MLB Renew Their Partnership for 2022 Season to Live Stream 15 Games for Free
Today, YouTube and MLB announced that they have renewed their long-standing partnership and will be bringing back the MLB Game of the Week Live on YouTube, featuring 15 games throughout the 2022 regular season. The games will stream live, for free, for baseball fans around the world. MLB Game of the Week Live for this…
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National Geographic Launches New Subscription Package with Disney+
Today, National Geographic launched a new subscription – National Geographic Premium with Disney+. Subscribers will get exclusive online content through the Nat Geo app and website, print issues of National Geographic, and access to Disney+ for a collection of National Geographic programming. The subscription starts at $10.99 per month, but subscribers can also choose an…
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Amazon’s Free Streaming Service IMDb TV is Rebranding to Amazon Freevee
Amazon announced today that its free streaming service, IMDb TV, is rebranding to become Amazon Freevee on April 27. The streaming service has tripled its monthly active users over the past two years by becoming available on more devices, introducing original content, and rotating its library of movies and TV shows. Following a successful launch…
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Updated: YouTube and YouTube TV Are Down for Many Users
If you’re having trouble streaming content with YouTube or YouTube TV today, you’re not alone. The apps have been down for many users this afternoon. We’ve been hearing about the outage from our readers and on Twitter, with YouTube users across the country sharing that they aren’t able to watch content and are missing some…
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FIFA Launches Soccer Streaming Service FIFA+
FIFA announced today that it has launched FIFA+, an ad-supported, streaming app that will bring viewers live matches, match highlights, classic matches, documentaries, and more. Over 40,000 matches will stream on FIFA+ in 2022, including over 29,000 men’s matches and 11,000 women’s matches. The app is now available on the web and on mobile devices,…
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ATSC 3.0 is Live in Richmond-Petersburg, VA
NextGen TV has launched in Richmond-Petersburg, VA, with seven stations now broadcasting with the NextGen TV transmissions standard. The stations include: WRIC-TV (ABC), WTVR-TV (CBS), WWBT (NBC), WRLH-TV (Fox), WCVE-TV and WCVW (PBS), and WUPV (CW). The participating station has cooperated to ensure that current programming remains available to all viewers, regardless of whether their television…
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The WarnerBros. Discovery Deal Has Closed
Last Friday, Discovery and AT&T announced that their merger was made official. With the deal, AT&T received $40.4 billion in cash, and two media powerhouses were combined. “Today’s announcement marks an exciting milestone not just for Warner Bros. Discovery but for our shareholders, our distributors, our advertisers, our creative partners and, most importantly, consumers globally,”…
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CNN+ is Coming to Roku Today
After launching at the end of March on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and web browsers, the CNN+ app is now coming to Roku. Roku and CNN announced today that Roku users will be able to download the all-new CNN app through the Roku channel store. The app will contain both the CNN+ subscription service…