Author: Jess Barnes

  • Comcast Could Lose Local NBC Channels & More in Carriage Disputes with Itself and Others

    Comcast Could Lose Local NBC Channels & More in Carriage Disputes with Itself and Others

    Comcast is notifying customers that they could be losing a list of channels from their lineups over the next few months. While that news isn’t surprising, as we’ve seen both cable and streaming lose channels lately due to programmers increasing carriage fees, this list includes many Comcast owned channels. “We expect that we will be…

  • Vevo Expands Music Streaming to Smart TVs with New Partnership

    Vevo Expands Music Streaming to Smart TVs with New Partnership

    Vevo announced today a partnership with Foxxum to bring the Vevo music catalog to Smart TVs. The partnership will bring the Vevo catalog to a broad array of smart TVs managed by Foxxum in North America, Europe, Australia, and South America. Vevo will continue to develop content for the library, with audiences having access to…

  • Quibi Will End Its Service on December 1, 2020

    Quibi Will End Its Service on December 1, 2020

    Yesterday, we reported that Quibi will be shutting down. Now, the mobile-first streamer, which launched just six months ago, has made the official announcement that it will end service on December 1, 2020. “Quibi has made the difficult decision to wind down. We anticipate that the service will end streaming on or about December 1,…

  • Redbox Free Live TV Adds Xbox Support, Reaches 75 Channels

    Redbox Free Live TV Adds Xbox Support, Reaches 75 Channels

    Redbox announced today that its free streaming service, Redbox Free Live TV, now has over 75 channels after recently adding music channels from Vevo. Redbox also announced Free Live TV is now available on Xbox One’s family of devices including Xbox One S and Xbox One X. “Our Free Live TV service continues to grow…

  • How to Watch Big Ten Network on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More (Mar. 2023 Update)

    How to Watch Big Ten Network on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More (Mar. 2023 Update)

    Big Ten football is back this weekend and you don’t need a cable subscription to watch your favorite teams. Several streaming services offer Big Ten Network so cord cutters can watch games airing on that channel on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and other streaming devices. Big Ten Network is dedicated to coverage of the…

  • Netflix Signs Deals with Four More Anime Studios

    Netflix Signs Deals with Four More Anime Studios

    Netflix is again building its anime collection, this time by signing deals with animation houses in Japan and Korea. In total, Netflix now has nine content deals with anime studios. The new partnerships include Anima & Company which owns Naz, Science Saru, and Mappa from Japan, along with Studio Mir from Korea. “In just four…

  • fuboTV Launches Multiview 2.0 Feature for Apple TV

    fuboTV Launches Multiview 2.0 Feature for Apple TV

    fuboTV announced today the launch of a new Multiview 2.0 feature, allowing users to follow multiple games, live and at the same time. The update comes just in time for the Big 10 season kick off this weekend. Last year, fuboTV created Multiview, allowing subscribers to watch two live channels at the same time. Now,…

  • Pluto TV Adds ‘Narcos’ to Its Lineup

    Pluto TV Adds ‘Narcos’ to Its Lineup

    Last week, we reported that Pluto TV had scored rights to the Netflix Original series “Narcos.” Now, you can catch episodes from Season 1 on the free streaming service. Season 1 of “Narcos” is streaming weeknights at 10 pm ET, with catch-up episodes the following day beginning at 8pm ET. Binge watch marathons are airing…

  • ATSC 3.0 is Live in Mobile-Pensacola

    ATSC 3.0 is Live in Mobile-Pensacola

    NextGen TV is spreading across more of the US, with ATSC 3.0 going live in the Mobile-Pensacola area. The six stations broadcasting NextGen TV in Mobile-Pensacola include WEAR-TV (ABC), WKRG-TV (CBS), WPMI-TV (NBC), WFNA (CW), WFGX (MyNet) and WJTC (IND). NextGen TV will be able to support new features incusing immersive audio and video, broadcasting…

  • Hulu Will Drop Sinclair Owned Regional Sports Networks, Including Marquee and YES Network, Tomorrow

    Hulu Will Drop Sinclair Owned Regional Sports Networks, Including Marquee and YES Network, Tomorrow

    Hulu is the next streaming service to lose regional sports networks, according to emails being sent out to subscribers. “Starting October 23, 2020, we will no longer have the rights to distribute a number of Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) that were previously included in our Live TV plans,” Hulu says in a Help Center post.…