Author: Jess Barnes
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Peacock Could Launch Early Nationwide
The new streaming service Peacock was originally slated to launch for Comcast Xfinity X1 and Flex customers tomorrow, and for everyone else July 15. Now, the company is considering a new plan – launching early for a wider audience. “That’s something we’re certainly evaluating,” said Peacock Chairman Matt Strauss, told reporters in a conference call…
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Tubi Kids Begins Rolling Out on Android
The free streaming service Tubi has just announced that it has started to roll out Tubi Kids on Android. Tubi Kids will be available to all Android users in the coming days, expanding its current availability on Roku, Fire TV and Comcast Xfinity. “We’re excited to expand the Tubi Kids library to Android’s billions of…
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Sling TV Introduces Happy Hour Across America with Free Content Every Night
Starting today, Sling TV will be celebrating happy hour by unlocking free primetime TV from 5pm to midnight every night. You can sign up for Sling TV for free, with no credit card required to watch the free content. Sling developed Happy Hour Across America to bring back a sense of normalcy and shared experience through…
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Locast is Now Streaming in Puerto Rico
Locast has just announced that it will now deliver over a dozen channels in Puerto Rico, bringing important local news, weather and storm coverage, emergency information, sports, and entertainment programming to internet-connected devices. “Now more than ever, Puerto Ricans will seek emergency updates and disaster information from their local TV news, which delivers critical updates…
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Comcast Forecasted to Lose 1.67M Pay TV Subscribers in 2020
With many spending more time at home during the coronavirus pandemic, both streaming services and pay TV services have reported an increase in viewing times. For pay TV operators, the increase could just be a temporary slow down of subscriber losses. With unemployment rates rising and a potential recession on the way, families will be…
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Why Can’t You Watch Quibi on Your TV? A New Feature Could Make it Possible Soon
When Quibi launched last week, one of the most common complaints was that the content can only be viewed on mobile devices. The streaming service was designed to be mobile-only, being promoted as a way to stay entertained on the go, in between other activities throughout the day. Now, Quibi’s CEO says we could soon…
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Roku Estimates 39.8M Active Accounts, 49% Increase in Streaming for Q1
Roku announced today that is has withdrawn its 2020 financial outlook and is providing shareholders with an update on metrics from the beginning of the year, due to the uncertain financial climate. “While we believe that our offerings to consumers, content providers and advertisers will enable our Company to deliver value in these uncertain times,…
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Discovery Makes Family Friendly Content Free to Stream
Discovery, and its affiliate and distribution partners, is expanding its content offering, making select family friendly shows and specials free and without commercials on Discovery’s streaming GO apps and sites. The “Family Favorites” collection includes full seasons of series from Discovery’s collection of networks, including Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel,…
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Bob Iger Steps Back into Disney Role Amid Coronavirus
In February, Disney made the surprise announcement that Bob Iger would be stepping down as CEO of Disney, to be replaced by Bob Chapek, formerly the head of Disney’s parks division. Now, in light of the coronavirus pandemic, Iger is “reasserting control” at Disney to lead the company through this chaotic time. In a story…
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How to Stream TV on a Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a video game console that’s portable for gameplay on the go, and also comes with a home dock to play games on a larger screen at home. Like many other game consoles, you can use the Nintendo Switch to stream TV and movies. There are very few streaming services on the…