Author: Kierstyn Cummando
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A Proposed Bill Aims to Ban Excessively Loud Streaming Service Ads
The purpose of streaming services for many is having the ability to watch your favorite shows and movies without the onslaught of excessively loud and long commercial breaks. However, as streaming platforms grow, so does their incorporation of commercials, ad-breaks, and other promotional material sprinkled amongst their programming. Arguably the worst aspect of having to…
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You Can Now Recycle Your Old Electronics From Home With Best Buy’s New Mail-In Service
Want to get rid of some old junk around your house? Good news Best Buy is making it easily to recycle old devices with a brand new mail-in option, accepting smartphones, tablets, and more, reported by 9To5Google. In the past you could bring in items to recycle as Best Buy. Now you can recycle old…
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FilmRise Launches a Free ‘FilmRise Faith and Inspiration’ Service
Filmrise has just announced the launch of the brand new free app, FilmRise Faith and Inspiration. Users can instantly stream hundreds of hours of free, religious series, holiday hits, inspirational movies and enriching family content. FilmRise Faith and Inspiration is available now on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart Tvs and LG Channels – all…
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Disney+, ESPN, and Hulu Have a New Boss as Former Disney President Leaves
In a whirlwind of Disney’s streaming leadership-position ranks, the giant company is moving the President of Hulu, Joe Earley, into the role of President of Direct-to-Consumer for Disney Entertainment effective immediately, based on a report from Variety. He succeeds Michael Paull, who is leaving Disney after six years. Earley will lead Disney Entertainment’s streaming businesses…
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T-Mobile Has a New Majority Owner Running The Show
Deutsche Telekom, the chief executive of the German telecoms company, now holds a majority in T-Mobile U.S., it confirmed on Wednesday. The company achieved a majority stake in T-Mobile U.S. late on Tuesday, CEO Tim Hottges said at the company’s annual general meeting. “We have the majority and are the largest shareholder of the world’s…
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Sony’s Next PlayStation Handheld Confirmed to Now Be In Development
After years of speculation, it is starting to look like a brand-new Playstation Handheld now in development, thanks to a report from Insider Gaming. This new handheld device is reportedly codenamed the Q Lite from Sony. The Q Lite is not a cloud-streaming device, but instead will use Remote Play with the Playstation 5 –…
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Here is Everything Coming to Amazon’s Freevee For Free this April…
Amazon Freevee is a streaming video service with thousands of premium movies and TV shows, including Originals and free, ad-supported channels, available anytime, for free. They’re introducing three brand-new channels, all rich with their own premium content. Just in time for Earth Day, BBC Studios is launching a brand-new BBC Earth free, ad-supported channel on…
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The OTA Network Retro TV Has Launched in 5 New Markets This Year, With More on The Way – Here is the Full List
Retro TV, one of the first digital broadcast networks ever, has added San Diego, California to their roster. Users can now find Retro TV on KSDY-TV channel 50.0, along with other locations already available in Charleston, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, and Des Moines, Iowa. The news of this new channel comes after…
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Smart TVs Now Account for 50% of All Streaming
From Aluma Insights, new research finds that adult SVOD viewers spend half of their streaming TV time watching apps on smart TVs, a statistic up from 31% in 2015. This is 2.5 times the contribution of streaming media players, which has declined from 27% in 2015 to 21% today. In the early days of connected…
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Amazon Announces Latest Progress in Counterfeit Prevention
Today, Amazon released its third annual Brand Protection Report, showcasing how the company’s efforts to protect customers, brand, and partners from counterfeit products have progressed. This has resulted in more criminal referrals and industry partnerships than ever before. This report also demonstrates how the strategic combination of industry-leading technology and experts are successfully stopping scammers…