Author: Jess Barnes
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AT&T Raises Prices for DirecTV and U-Verse Customers
AT&T is raising the prices of its TV plans, including both DirecTV and U-Verse packages. The company is citing network fees and FCC fees as the reason for the price hikes. For the first set of increases, AT&T says “Due to increased programming costs, we’re adjusting the price of our video packages. Periodically, TV network…
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Locast Expands to Orlando, FL and Charlotte, NC
Locast, the streaming service for live local broadcasts, announced today that it has launched in Orlando, Florida and Charlotte, North Carolina. In Orlando, Locast is bringing over 70 local channels to viewers, covering over 4 million residents in the greater Orlando area. This is the fourth Florida market for Locast, joining Miami, Tampa Bay, and…
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T-Mobile TVision Adds TV Everywhere Support
T-Mobile’s TVision streaming service has added TV Everywhere support for many of its channels, including Discovery channels and VIacomCBS channels. TVision launched in October, with live TV streaming starting at $40/month. Soon after launching, networks called the service out for not distributing content as promised in contracts. To resolve the issue, TVision began offering all…
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Charter Withdraws FCC Request to Add Data Caps on Spectrum Accounts
Charter Communications has withdrawn its request to the FCC asking permission to put data caps on Spectrum accounts. We reported back in July that Charter had asked the FCC to remove conditions of its merger with Time Warner that prohibit the cable company from implementing a data cap. In the order to approve the merger…
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Netflix Will Officially Launch a Shuffle Feature This Year
Netflix is making it official with a feature we’ve seen being beta tested over time. The shuffle play feature will launch for all users in the first half of 2021, Netflix shared in an investor interview Tuesday, as reported by Variety. Netflix has been experimenting with a shuffle feature for quite a while, with a…
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How to Watch the 2021 Presidential Inauguration and ‘Celebrating America’ Event
On January 20, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as the President and Vice President of the United States. The day’s events kicked off earlier this morning. Here’s how to watch the Inauguration this afternoon. When Will the Inauguration Take Place? The President-elect and Vice President-elect will be sworn in at 12:00…
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Netflix Surpasses 200 Million Paid Subscribers
Netflix shared its Q4 2020 financial results today, writing in a letter to shareholders that it had 8.5 million paid net additions to its subscriber base in Q4, bringing the total amount of paid Netflix subscribers to 200 million. Netflix added 37 million paid members in 2020 and reached $25 billion in revenue, a 24%…
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STIRR Adds Six New STIRR City Channels for Local Coverage
The free streaming service STIRR has added six more STIRR City channels, now offering local news, weather, and sports updates for 79 cities across the US. The new local STIRR City markets include: STIRR City Twin Cities powered by WUCW CW Twin Cities Minneapolis/St. Paul STIRR City St Louis powered by KDNL ABC30 STIRR City…
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Pluto TV Adds Two New Channels & Will Debut Two Documentaries
Pluto is adding two more channels to its free lineup today – BBC Food and BBC Home. On the new channels, viewers will be able to spend some time in the kitchen with British chefs and join designers for home and garden renovations. BBC Food: Step into the kitchen with some of the finest chefs…
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Locast Now Brings Live Local Channels to Over 2.3 Million Users, More Cities on the Way in 2021
Locast announced today that it has surpassed 2.3 million registered users on its live local streaming service. Locast added over 1 million users in 2020. Locast most recently launched in Madison, Wisconsin, and “expects to announce more markets soon.” With cable prices rising and many live TV streaming services recently seeing price hikes, cord cutters…