Author: Jess Barnes
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beIN Sports Launches a Free OTA Sports Channel in 15 Markets
Today, beIN Sports announced in a press release that HC2 Broadcasting will carry beIN Sports Xtra. This will be the second 24/7 live sports channel to be available for free on over the air TV behind Stadium. beIN Sports Xtra will be available in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas – Fort Worth, Houston, San Jose…
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Antennas Are More Popular Than Cable TV, Internet TV, and Satellite Combined
According to a Deloitte Insights report, antenna usage is on the rise and set to become the dominant means of watching TV in 2020. In fact, the analysts at Deloitte estimate that 1.6 billion people worldwide, including 450 million households, will watch at least some TV with an antenna. “Our estimate of 1.6 billion antenna…
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Netflix Has More of IMDb’s Top 250 Movies, More Than Disney+, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and HBO
While many Netflix subscribers have been talking about the streaming service’s shrinking movie collection, Netflix tops the list of streaming services carrying films from IMDb’s Top 250 Movies list. Kill the Cable Bill looked at the libraries from several top streaming services and compared them to the IMDb list. Here’s what they found. Netflix had…
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Update: Hulu is Now Back Online
If you’re trying to access Hulu and running into problems, you aren’t alone. Hulu subscribers across the country are reporting that the streaming service is down. Hulu support has been responding to tweets about the outage for the past couple hours, sending responses saying that they’re aware of the issue, making it a high priority,…
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Kiswe and FITE Partner to Stream Combat Sports Internationally
Kiswe, a company offering cloud based solutions to promote TV viewer engagement, and FITE, the premium digital streaming platform for combat sports, have teamed up. The partnership will combine FITE’s on-demand programming with Kiswe’s cloud-based technology to bring combat sports events to viewers around the world. “We continually seek enhancements and value for our events…
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Apple In Talks to Add Live Sports & More Movies to Apple TV+ With MGM & The Pac-12
Apple is looking at opportunities to expand the content available on Apple TV+. The company is now in talks with MGM and Pac-12 to bring movies, TV shows, and college sports to the streaming service, according to a report from Wall Street Journal. These are only preliminary talks with no deals on the table just…
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Vidgo Launches a Live TV Streaming Service with 60 Channels at Just $39.99/Month for Cord Cutters
Today, Vidgo is announcing the launch of its OTT streaming service, offering 60 channels for $39.99 per month. The lineup includes sports, news, and entertainment, including the full suite of Disney Media Networks. With a Vidgo subscription, you’ll get: A diverse content and channel offering The ability to stream on three simultaneous devices at home…
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TiVo Will Merge with Xperi in $3 Billion Deal
Early this year, we reported that TiVo was looking into splitting into two companies. Instead, TiVo has announced that the company will be merging with Xperi, a company that sells tech products for home, auto, and mobile. In a deal for $3 billion, the company will be under Xperi’s name, with TiVo still existing as…
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NBCU’s New Streaming Service Peacock Will Throw a 2-Day Party to Promote Its New Content
NBCUniversal is planning a live event to showcase the company’s current films and TV shows, along with introducing some of the new content coming to its upcoming streaming service, Peacock. The two day event will take place March 28-29 at Universal Studios Backlot, where NBCUniversal films and TV shows are shot. During those two days,…
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Disney+ Reportedly Added 24 Million Subscribers By November, As Netflix Subscribers Went Down
By the end of November, Disney+ had signed up an estimated 24 million subscribers in the US. That number far exceeds the predictions from analysts before launch, which estimated that the new streaming service would have under 20 million subscribers by the end of 2019. These numbers come from Cowen & Co. and are based…