Author: Jess Barnes
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Is Cord Cutting to Blame for NBA Ratings Decline? We Take a Look…
Last week, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban blamed cord cutting for lower ratings of NBA games. It’s true that numbers are declining for the league. Sports Business Journal shows that the ratings of games on TNT are down 23%, games shown on ESPN are down 20%, and Regional Sports Networks are down 13%. But is…
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TIDAL is Now Offering a High School Student Discount
Today, the music streaming service TIDAL announced that they are now offering a 50% discount for high school students ages 16 and up. Prices for these students are now $4.99 for Premium and $9.99 for HiFi memberships. “TIDAL continues to explore new ways to ensure everyone has access to the best music streaming experience,” said…
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Amazon Fire TV Now Has a Yahoo Video Channel
Yahoo Video is now available on Fire TV devices, giving users a personalized video stream of the news, people, sports, and topics they want to see. Here’s how Yahoo describes the app. Watch your free personalized video reel made from the teams, stocks, and celebs you follow. Simply download the app, select your interests, and…
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Hulu Adds Support for 4K and Dolby 5.1 to Roku Players & Roku TVs
Hulu has added Roku devices to their list of 4K and Dolby 5.1 supported content and devices, further expanding the ways subscribers can enjoy a surround sound experience when watching TV and movies from Hulu’s on-demand library or live TV lineup. Previously, Roku was not included in Hulu’s list of supported devices. A Cord Cutters…
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23% of Disney+ Subscribers Are Likely to Cancel in Next 6 Months, Survey Shows
A survey by ExpressVPN asked 1500 Disney+ subscribers about their viewing habits and opinions on the streaming service. According to the survey, subscribers are most excited about classic Disney content (48.2%) with original content like The Mandalorian coming in second place (20%) followed by Marvel movies (11.87%), Pixar content (11.6%), the Star Wars franchise (5.8%)…
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Families Are More Likely to Choose Live TV Streaming, fuboTV Study Shows
Today, fuboTV released their Portrait of a Cord-Cutter report, with insights about their typical subscriber and cord cutting trends. According to the data collected by fuboTV, the streaming service’s leading demographic is families with parents between the ages of 35-54 who are working professionals, with 2-3 children, most likely including a teenager.On average, fuboTV viewers…
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AT&T Wants 400,000 TV Customers to Switch to More Expensive DIRECTV Plans or Cancel
This week, AT&T chief financial officer John Stephens gave shareholders an update about financial goals going into 2020. A large part of that plan centers on moving customers away from discounted video plans to more expensive AT&T TV or DIRECTV plans. If they don’t move, AT&T seems to be trying to force them to cancel.…
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Locast Founder Says Networks Waited Too Long to Sue
David Goodfriend, founder of Locast, says that ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox “waited too long” to sue the streaming service which offers free access to local channels in select cities. While speaking at TV of Tomorrow Show in New York today, Goodfriend also pointed out that in the case of Aereo, which is often discussed…
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Comcast Will Announce New Details About Its NBC Peacock Streaming Service in January
Today, Comcast announced that they will be holding an investor meeting on Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 4:00 pm EST to talk about the plan for NBC’s Peacock streaming service. We’ve recently heard about some potential plans for Peacock and those details will hopefully be addressed during this meeting. We’ll likely find out whether Peacock…
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Amazon Has Added a ‘My Stuff’ Section to Amazon Prime Video
Amazon has made an update to Amazon Prime Video, now including a section called ‘My Stuff’ alongside the Home, Channel, Rent or Buy, and Categories tabs. In a message to subscribers, Amazon says: “We’ve made a few changes Categories for familiar areas of interest. Your Video Library and Watchlist are now found in My Stuff.” Here’s…