Author: Jess Barnes
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The Roku Channel is Adding 37 New Movies and 3 New TV Shows to Its Free Streaming Lineup
The Roku Channel is bringing more content to its free streaming lineup in August, including 37 more movie titles and 3 more TV shows. Highlights include some of your favorite Batman actors and villains, a panda doing martial arts, and John Travolta and Nicolas Cage going head to head (or, you know, face to face.)…
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Dish and WarnerMedia End Feud, Bringing HBO Max, HBO & Cinemax to Dish Customers
Dish Network announced today an agreement with WarnerMedia, making HBO Max, HBO, and Cinemax available to Dish TV customers. With the agreement, Dish is offering customers a 10 day free preview of HBO and Cinemax, from August 6-15. “Our number one priority at DISH is and always has been to provide our customers the best…
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Hulu Adds NFL Network, Launches a Sports Add-On Package with NFL RedZone
Just in time for the upcoming football season, Hulu announced today the addition of NFL Network to its Live TV streaming lineup, along with a new Sports Add-On package which includes NFL RedZone. NFL Network on Hulu Starting today, NFL Network is available to all of Hulu’s Live TV subscribers in the core $64.99 a…
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fuboTV Adds ABC Affiliates in 24 More Markets
fuboTV is once again expanding on its collection of ABC affiliates with the addition of 24 more markets today. You can check to see if fuboTV offers local channels in your area on the full list of affiliate channels available on fuboTV here. Here are the new affiliates added today: WCVB – Boston WSB –…
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Peacock Reaches 54 Million Sign Ups with Help From the Olympics
Peacock, from NBCUniversal, ended Q2 2021 with 54 million sign ups, according to Comcast’s earnings report Thursday morning. That number includes over 20 million monthly active users. Comcast does not break out free and paid Peacock users when reporting its subscriber numbers. Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts attributed the growth to the 2020 Tokyo…
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Hulu Will Livestream Lollapalooza This Weekend
After an all virtual event in 2020, Lollapalooza is back to being an in-person event in 2021. But you don’t have to travel to Chicago to be part of the four day festival. Hulu is the exclusive streaming partner of Lollapalooza 2021 and will live stream the event for on-demand subscribers between July 29 and…
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Google TV’s Android App Update Includes More Streaming Services & Improved Recommendations
Last week, Android TV got an update that borrowed some Google TV features including improved recommendations, immersive detail pages, and a new watchlist. Now, the Google TV app for Android is getting an update. The Google TV app, formerly known as Google Play Movies & TV, will see an updated user interface and, like the…
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What the Heck is The Streamer from Disney?
A new verified Twitter account from Disney popped up this week with the handle @TheStreamer and Disney fans and followers are coming up with theories about what the new account might be. The official Disney+ Twitter account posted the tweet below, tagging the new account. Is it a new streaming service that will combine Disney-owned…
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Hulu and Vice Renew Licensing Deal, Bringing New Titles to Streamer
Hulu and Vice have renewed their licensing deal, keeping Vice content on the streaming service. Vice first signed a deal with Hulu in 2019, then a deal in September 2020 added over 100 hours of Vice content to subscribers. Variety reports that the new deal will keep most of the same titles in place, along…
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How to Watch LeVar Burton (Finally) Host Jeopardy Without Cable the Week of July 26, 2021
While Jeopardy has seen a series of guest hosts since we lost Alex Trebek last year, one celebrity has been working harder than anyone to fill the shoes of the legendary game show host. This week, LeVar Burton will finally get his chance to stand behind the podium. Burton is well known for playing Kunta…