Author: Jess Barnes

  • Rent ‘Respect’ This Weekend & More New Releases Coming Soon to Vudu

    Rent ‘Respect’ This Weekend & More New Releases Coming Soon to Vudu

    The Aretha Franklin biopic “Respect” is already available to rent on Vudu, just a couple of weeks after premiering in theaters. Respect is available to rent for $19.99 on Vudu, along with Amazon Prime Video. Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a young child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international…

  • Plex Adds Four Channels to Its Free Streaming Lineup

    Plex Adds Four Channels to Its Free Streaming Lineup

    Plex is expanding its free streaming channel lineup with the addition of four more channels this week. Tune in for music, eSports, martial arts, and more. New channels now available on Plex: Black Belt TV (Available Globally) Black Belt TV features martial artists and training regime to train your mind and body.  Volty TV (Available Globally)…

  • Netflix Introduces Mobile Gaming in Poland

    Netflix Introduces Mobile Gaming in Poland

    Netflix is beginning its dive into gaming with a test for users in Poland. Android users in Poland are able to try out two games, starting today. The official Netflix Poland Twitter account offered a look at the new feature this morning, in a tweet that says “Let’s talk about Netflix games. Starting today, users…

  • AT&T TV is Now DirecTV Stream

    AT&T TV is Now DirecTV Stream

    Today, AT&T TV officially became DirecTV Stream. The update comes after an announcement from AT&T earlier this month, when the company announced that it had completed the spinoff of DirecTV, creating a separate video business.  “We’re excited to introduce DIRECTV STREAM, bringing together the best of Live TV and On-Demand content like never seen before,” said Vince…

  • All Disney+ Subscribers Can Watch ‘Cruella’ Beginning Friday, August 27

    All Disney+ Subscribers Can Watch ‘Cruella’ Beginning Friday, August 27

    After a run in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Access, Cruella will be available to stream for all Disney+ subscribers this Friday, August 27. Cruella is a live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinema’s most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil. “Cruella,” which is set in 1970s…

  • ATSC 3.0 Launches in Kansas City

    ATSC 3.0 Launches in Kansas City

    NextGen TV has launched in Kansas City, MO with eight stations now broadcasting with the NextGen TV transmissions standard. The stations in Kansas City include KMBC-TV (ABC), KCTV (CBS), KSHB-TV (NBC), WDAF-TV (Fox), KCPT (PBS), KCWE (CW), KSMO-TV (MyNet) and KMCI-TV (independent). The participating stations have cooperated to ensure that current programming remains available to all viewers,…

  • Redbox’s Free Streaming Service Adds Classic Movies & Game Show Network Content

    Redbox announced today that it has signed a deal with Game Show Network to add both game shows and movies to Redbox’s free streaming service. With the deal, Redbox will be expanding its content library with classic movies from the 70s, and 80s, popular westerns, and classic and brand new game shows. Here are the…

  • Tubi Launches ‘Sports on Tubi’ with 10 Live Sports Channels

    Tubi Launches ‘Sports on Tubi’ with 10 Live Sports Channels

    Tubi is teaming up with Fox Sports for a new sports section on the free streaming service. Sports on Tubi will feature 10 live streaming channels and nearly 700 hours of on demand content. On the channel, viewers will find programming from the NFL, MLB, NASCAR, Big Ten, Concacaf soccer, PBC boxing, PBA bowling and…

  • Haystack News Adds Africanews

    Haystack News Adds Africanews

    Haystack News has added another channel to its lineup of local, national, and international news sources. Africanews is the latest channel to join the ad-supported streaming service.  Africanews is the only independent international news channel made for Africa. Launched in 2016, the channel is part of the Euronews group and reports breaking news from the…

  • Pluto TV Adds CBSN Baltimore

    Pluto TV Adds CBSN Baltimore

    Pluto TV is adding another local news channel to its free streaming lineup. The new channel offers local news from Baltimore, Maryland. About CBSN Baltimore CBSN Baltimore is hyper local news streaming 24/7… for free! It’s Baltimore’s place to get top stories, breaking news, weather, traffic and more. Check us out. We’re always on. Watch…