Author: Jess Barnes
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The Roku Channel Adds 25 New Channels to Its Free Lineup
Yesterday, we shared the news that Law&Crime had joined The Roku Channel’s free channel lineup. That was just the beginning. Roku has added 25 new channels to The Roku Channel, bringing the total number of channels to over 190. Here are all of the new channels you can now watch for free. Adventure TV — Adventure…
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CuriosityStream Reaches 16 Million Subscribers
CuriosityStream released its Q1 financial results Tuesday, showing a 28% increase in subscribers year over year, reaching 16 million subscribers total. CuriosityStream also reported an increase in revenue for the quarter, hitting $9.9 million, up from $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2020. The streaming service, home of science, technology, and history content, released…
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fuboTV Added 43,000 Subscribers in Q1 2021
FuboTV shared its Q1 financial results Tuesday, announcing that 43,000 new subscribers signed up for the live TV streaming service. That brings the total number of subscribers to over 590,000, a 105% increase year over year. FuboTV also saw an increase in total revenue to $119.7 million, a 135% increase year over year, and an…
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Get Sling TV for Just $10 for Your First Month
In case you missed it, Sling TV announced last month that you can subscribe for just $10 for your first month on either Sling Orange or Sling Blue (normally $35/month). The offer also includes DVR Plus (normally $5/month) giving you 200 hours of storage. If you want to bundle the two packages, you can sign up…
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Law & Crime Channel Launches on The Roku Channel
Another new addition to The Roku Channel has been announced. Law & Crime, a channel focusing on live trials and true crime, is now available on The Roku Channel in the US and Canada. Law & Crime gives viewers an inside look at high profile cases with multiple trials aired daily. The channel also offers…
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The Roku Channel Adds Over Two Dozen Free Movies for May
The Roku Channel, Roku’s free streaming service, is adding over two dozen movies and two new TV shows to its free streaming lineup in May. Starting this month, you can watch all five seasons of Alias, a 1962 John Wayne classic crime story, and the quintessential 80s fantasy film The Neverending Story. Here are all…
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The HDHomeRun NextGen TV Tuner is Available on Amazon
After a successful Kickstarter campaign last year, Silicondust started sending out its HDHomeRun NextGen TV Tuners in October 2020. Now, the OTA network tuners are available on Amazon for $199. “The new HDHomeRun QUATRO 4K (HDHR5-4K) is the device to upgrade your home entertainment to receive every free channel available in your area,” the company…
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ATSC 3.0 is Live in Grand Rapids
ATSC 3.0 is now live in Grand Rapids, MI with six stations now broadcasting with the NextGen TV transmissions standard. The stations in Grand Rapids are WOTV (ABC), WOOD-TV (NBC), WXSP-CD , WOLP-CD (MyNet), WWMT (CBS), and WXMI (Fox) The participating stations have cooperated to ensure that current programming remains available to all viewers, regardless…
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AMC Networks ‘On Track’ to Reach 9 Million Subscribers Across Streaming Services
AMC reported Q1 2021 financial results Friday morning, missing revenue estimates and dropping 5.8% year over year with total net revenues at $691.7 million. A 7% drop in advertising revenue impacted the results for the quarter, which AMC said was “due to shifts in the timing of the airing of original programming and lower delivery,…
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Roku Reaches 53.6 Million Active Accounts
Roku announced its Q1 2021 financial results Thursday, showing a 35% rise in active accounts to reach 53.6 million by the end of the quarter. 2.4 million accounts were added in Q1. The company also reported an increase in streaming time. Roku reported 18.3 billion hours of streaming in Q1, up from around 17 billion…