Author: Jess Barnes
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XUMO Launches Black News Channel
Free streaming service XUMO has announced the launch of the Black News Channel, now available on XUMO as well as on cable and on The Roku Channel. Black News Channel launched in February, with a mission to provide intelligent programming that is informative, educational, entertaining, inspiring and empowering to the African American audience. BNC joins…
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Here’s Everything Leaving HBO Max
HBO Max launched this week, advertising that it would include 10,000 hours of content. HBO Max includes content from HBO and Warner Bros., but also hosts content from other studios including Paramount and Universal. Unfortunately, due to licensing issues, not only was some content missing from the lineup on launch day, but the new streaming…
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WWE Launches a Free Version of WWE Network
WWE launched a free version of its streaming service today, with over 15,000 titles. The service will give fans free access to Monday Night Raw, Friday Night SmackDown, and more. We first heard that WWE was planning to update its streaming app with a free option back in September 2019. A that time, it was…
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fuboTV Launches on Xbox One
FuboTV announced today that It will be available on gaming consoles for the first time, with the launch of the live TV streaming service on Xbox One devices. fuboTV offers sports, news, and entertainment channels. The service is now available on Xbox One X and Xbox One S, where users can stream 4K content and…
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Animated Series Central Park is Now Streaming on Apple TV+
Apple has added a new original animated comedy to its lineup. Central Park, made by the creators of Bob’s Burgers, is now available on Apple TV+. Here’s how Apple describes the new series: “Central Park” is an animated musical comedy about the Tillermans, a family that lives in Central Park. Owen, the park manager, and…
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HBO Max Library Was Missing Titles at Launch
Before launching this week, HBO Max sent out lists of the content that would be available on the streaming service on day one. When viewers got a chance to use the app, many noticed that there were some gaps in the content collection. When the comments started to come in, the company pulled the announcement…
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HBO Max Acquires Exclusive Streaming Rights to ‘Young Sheldon’
Newly launched HBO Max announced today that it has acquired exclusive US streaming rights to Young Sheldon, through a deal with Warner Bros. The addition of the series will go alongside the streaming platform’s current collection of all seasons of The Big Bang Theory. Young Sheldonis based on the childhood of Sheldon Cooper, one of…
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AT&T Grandfathered Plans with HBO See a $10 Price Hike with HBO Max Launch
Update: AT&T sent this message to subscribers who saw the increase on their bill Thank you for subscribing to AT&T TV NOW and HBO. Unfortunattely, there was a billing error on your HBO subscription, and we want to let you know we are fixing it. Your $5.00 monthly HBP rate was inadvertently changed to $14.99…
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HBO Max Saw 90,000 Downloads on Day One
HBO Max launched Wednesday morning and Sensor Tower is now reporting that the app was downloaded by nearly 90,000 users through the App Store and Google Play on the first day. When compared to Disney+ which saw 4 million downloads on its first day, or Quibi with 300,000 downloads, that number may seem small. However,…
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Plex Launches Co-Watching Feature for iOS, Android, and Roku
Plex announced today the launch of its Watch Together feature, designed to allow users to watch content from the Plex library or their own personal content collection, with others. With Watch Together, users can find a movie or episode they want to watch with others, invite friends through Plex, and let the platform sync the…