Author: Luke Bouma
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Roku’s Ad Play Is Paying Off
Roku is known as a leader in the world of streaming media players and now smart TVs, yet increasingly Roku is an ad company. The next time you see a streaming ad it is more likely that that ad comes from Roku. In the first half of 2017 Roku reported that 41% of their revenue…
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Dish Network Drops CBS-Owned Stations
This morning after a long battle with CBS Dish dropped CBS-owned CBS locals, CBS Sports Network, Pop, and the Smithsonian Channel. Both sides are blaming the other but the story is one we have all heard before. CBS wants more money and Dish is fighting back against having to raise their fees. In a statement…
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Sling TV Reminds Everyone They Are the Cheapest Option For the Hallmark Channel
Increasingly Hallmark Christmas movies are becoming a major part of many American viewer’s holiday plans. Last year Sling TV was the first to add the Hallmark Channel to a live TV streaming service. Since then DIRECTV NOW and fuboTV also added the Hallmark Channel. More recently PlayStation Vue added the Hallmark Channel; however, Sling TV wants…
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The CEO of Philo Talks About Adding HBO & Apple TV Support
Recently Philo CEO Andrew McCollum sat down with the Decider to talk about their new live TV streaming service. He opened up about the future of Philo and some of the plans including HBO and Apple TV support. Here are a few of the most interesting highlights from the interview with the Decider. HBO During…
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Here is Everything New on Netflix, Hulu, & Amazon For The Week of November 20th 2017
Netflix: Available November 20th Piranha Available November 21st Beat Bugs: All Together Now – NETFLIX ORIGINAL Brian Regan: Nunchucks and Flamethrowers – NETFLIX ORIGINAL Saving Capitalism – NETFLIX ORIGINAL The Case for Christ Available November 22nd Cherry Pop Godless – NETFLIX ORIGINAL The Boss Baby Tracers Available November 23rd Deep She’s Gotta Have It: Season 1 – NETFLIX ORIGINAL Available November 24th Bushwick…
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Report: The Justice Department Plans to Sue AT&T to Block Time Warner Purchase
For some time now we have heard the Justice Department was concerned about AT&T’s purchase of Time Warner. It was first reported by the New York Times that the Depart of Justice has called on AT&T and Time Warner to sell Turner Broadcasting Group the group of cable networks including CNN as a potential requirement for approving…
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PlayStation Vue Emails More Subscribers About a Price Hike
Last week we reported that PlayStation Vue had emailed some subscribers to notify them that their Slim pricing would be discontinued. Now over the weekend, it looks like most PlayStation Vue subscribers have received the email notifying them that their Slim pricing is coming to an end. A few months ago Sony announced that it…
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Twitter Launches a New Video Series Called #Verified
Today Twitter and The Players’ Tribune announced the launch of #Verified. The series will consist of individual episodes featuring A.J. Green (Bengals/NFL), Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves/NBA), Mohamed Sanu (Falcons/NFL) and T.J. Watt (Steelers/NFL) where the athletes answer questions from fans, in real time. The first weekly episode featuring A.J. Green will debut tonight at 7:30 pm ET. Here is…
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Here is Everything New on Netflix in December 2017
Dec. 1 8 Mile Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls All Hail King Julien: Season 5 A StoryBots Christmas August Rush Chef & My Fridge: 2017 Dark: Season 1 Diana: In Her Own Words Dreamcatcher DreamWorks Home: For the Holidays Easy: Season 2 Exporting Raymond Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story Full…
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Last Day: Enter to Win a WatchAir Antenna & DVR
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ENTER! We are giving away a FREE WatchAir antenna with build in DVR to 10 lucky subscribers person. From their Amazon listing: A smart antenna, WatchAir, powered by patented Hang & Watch Technology. This innovation will provide consumers with more complete alternatives by wirelessly streaming live HDTV directly from WatchAir to…