Author: Jess Barnes
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Disney+ Shares Trailer and Premiere Date for the End of Clone Wars
Last summer, before the launch of Disney+, it was announced at ComicCon that Disney would be bringing back Star Wars: Clone Wars for another season. Disney+ has now announced that the final season will begin airing on the streaming service on February 21, 2020. This morning, Lucasfilm also released a trailer for the final season…
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Justin Long Will Host a New Show for Disney+
Justin Long has signed on to host and produce a new show for Disney+. Shop Class will be a competition show and will premiere on the streaming platform on February 28, according to a report from Hollywood Reporter. We first learned about Shop Class before Disney+ launched, when a long list of upcoming original content…
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Netflix Shows Revenue and Subscription Growth After the Launch of Competitor Disney+
Today, Netflix is reporting its Quarter 4 earnings results, showing an increase in both revenue and subscription numbers. 2019 was an important year for the streaming giant, as new competitors entered the marketing, including Disney+ and Apple TV+. Netflix has reported that their revenue has grown by 31% year over year, with the total 2019…
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Pluto TV Execs Share Opinions on Comcast’s Free Peacock Service & Other Competitors
Today, Jeff Shultz, Chief Business Officer, and Amy Kuessner, SVP of Business Partnerships for Pluto TV took questions about the increase in competition within the streaming industry. Competition is heating up with both subscription based services and advertising supported services, like Pluto TV. Recently, Quibi and NBCUniversal’s Peacock have announced that will be ad-supported. HBO…
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Free Streaming Service Tubi Will Expand to Mexico This Year
Tubi will be expending its service into Mexico later this year, in partnership with TV Azteca, one of the two largest producers of Spanish language TV in the world. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with a world-class partner and, together with TV Azteca, launch a new free streaming home to some of Mexico’s most celebrated television…
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FloSports Announces Its 2020 Cycling Broadcast Schedule
FloSports, a live digital sports provider, has released their 2020 cycling broadcast schedule on its FloBikes platform. The schedule includes over 75 world class events and more than 300 days of racing so far, totaling over 10,000 hours of programming. This year’s broadcast schedule includes high profile cycling races such as the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, Men’s…
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The Free Streaming Service STIRR is Adding New Channels & Content to Celebrate Its One Year Anniversary
Today marks the one year anniversary of the launch of the free streaming service STIRR. Since launching, STIRR has exceeded 1.6 million app downloads and now offers 100 linear channels. To celebrate the anniversary of the app, STIRR announces that they will be adding a live 2020 election coverage channel. The channel will add to…
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Disney+ Moves Up European Launch Date & Announces Pricing
Disney+ has moved the launch date for the service in Europe up by one week. The streaming service will now be available in some markets on March 24. Originally, the launch date for Europe was March 31. The company has not given a reason for the change yet. In addition to the new date, Disney…
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81% of 13-24 Year Olds Have Shared Passwords for Streaming Services
Hub has released their Video Redefined study for January 2020, which tracks the most popular video genres and formats among consumers today. The study included data about password sharing, showing which age groups are most likely to swap passwords and which services are most likely to be shared. The study looked at consumers from ages 13-74,…
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Can YouTube TV Replace PlayStation Vue? We Take a Look…
PlayStation Vue will be shutting down in just a couple more weeks. If you’ve been looking for a new service to take its place, you’ve likely heard about YouTube TV. In this post, we’re comparing the two to help you decide if this is the right new streaming service for you. Cost The PlayStation Vue Core…