Author: Jess Barnes
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Hulu Adds Descriptive Audio Tracks for Those With Visual Impairments
Back in October, we shared news about Hulu agreeing to provide an audio feed for people with visual disabilities to make the streaming service more accessible for viewers with disabilities. The agreement includes Hulu providing a separate audio track that describes the actions and the facial expressions of characters, allowing those with visual impairments to…
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Is Philo & PlayStation Vue a Better Deal Than DIRECTV NOW Plus? We Take a Look…
Last week, we compared the new DIRECTV NOW Plus package to a Philo + YouTube TV combo. With many customers looking for alternatives to the new DIRECTV NOW packages with high price tags and fewer channels, we’re back with another option. In today’s post, we’re going to break down the cost and channel selection of…
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DAZN Announces Monthly Plan and New Pricing Structure
In September 2018, UK streaming service DAZN (pronounced Da Zone) expanded to the US market, streaming content including boxing and mixed martial arts. DAZN streams over 70 fights each year without commercials. The major draw of the service is that there are no paywalls after signing up. You’ll instantly get access to every event DAZN…
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As Cord Cutting Grows More Americans Stream Online Video Than Watch Cable TV
For the first time ever, the number of Americans paying for online video services has surpassed the number paying for cable or satellite TV. Deloitte released data, reported by Fortune, showing that 69% of consumers are paying for internet video services while 65% are paying for cable or satellite TV services. These numbers are the…
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YouTube Says it Still Plans to Make Original Content As it Competes with Netflix and Prime
This morning a report from Bloomberg stated that YouTube is no longer focusing on creating original scripted programming and has dropped shows including “Origin” and “Overthinking with Kat and June.” YouTube responded to the story, as reported by TechCrunch, stating that while the service has dropped those two shows, the company is still investing heavily…
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Hulu’s Ad Revenue Expected to Rise After its Recent Price Cut
We shared news about Hulu’s price cut back in February, and a partnership with Spotify to offer both services for a reduced price earlier this month. Those changes have helped to increase Hulu’s subscriber count and with more subscribers comes more ad dollars. According to a forecast from eMarketer, Hulu’s ad revenue is expected to…
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How to Watch MLB Games on Roku, Fire TV, & Apple TV (Updated March 2019)
With DirecTV Now dropping the MLB Network from new plans, sports fans might be looking for other ways to tune in to baseball games this season. Here’s how you can follow your favorite teams online or with your streaming device. ESPN, ESPN2, Fox, FS1, TBS Games For games airing on these stations, you can…
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Is Philo & YouTube TV a Better Deal Than DIRECTV NOW Plus? We Take a Look…
We’ve been talking a lot about the changes that DIRECTV NOW has been making, including the addition of two new plan options to replace the old DIRECTV NOW packages. Now, the basic plan is the DIRECTV NOW Plus package. Many DIRECTV NOW subscribers are looking for alternative options now that the plans are more expensive…
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ESPN+ Acquires English And Portuguese Rights to Copa América for US Viewers
World Soccer Talk shared news this week that ESPN+ will now be able to broadcast 2019 CONMEBOL Copa América games in both English and Portuguese for those in the US. Telemundo Deportes has had Spanish language rights to the games since last year. This new agreement with ESPN+ will open the games up to an…
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PlayStation Vue Adds a New Spotlight Channel
This week received several emails from a reader who noticed a new channel on their PlayStation Vue guide. The Spotlight Channel is now available on all PlayStation Vue plans (Access, Core, Elite, and Ultra). This new channel gives helpful videos that help new PlayStation Vue subscribers learn more about the services. Here you will find…